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10/02/2020

Does the First Amendment prevent public agencies from obtaining orders to prevent workplace harassment by members of the public? Our Nicole Roggeveen discusses a recent court case that dealt with this issue. Here's her Daily Journal article:

07/30/2020

The latest edition of Sacramento Magazine lists the Sacramento Area's Top Lawyers. Our Derek Cole is recognized in the area of "state, local, and municipal" law.

We proudly present the August 2020 issue of Sacramento Magazine. In this issue you'll find: Coastal Trails, Covid, Top Lawyers, Food Hub and more! A note from our Editor: When we did our first companywide Zoom (my first Zoom ever), I had a bona fide beach background. It was March 16, and I sat by a....

07/19/2020

Our Derek Cole was recently featured in a Q&A in the 2020 edition of Northern California Superlawyers Magazine. Here's what he had to say:

Super Lawyers magazine features the list and profiles of selected attorneys and is distributed to attorneys in the state or region and the ABA-approved

07/08/2020

The doctrine of qualified immunity is very much in the news these days. What is the doctrine and what is its future? Our Sean DeBurgh explores these questions in a recent Daily Journal article.

04/08/2020

Our good friend Leslie Dufresne has some great insight on how the challenges law firms are facing right now also present opportunities for future growth and prosperity.

While law firms needed to jump into triage mode when shelter-in-place orders first rolled through, it seems that firms are now in a holding pattern. As law firm leaders focus on balancing the management of day-to-day remote operations with the increased demands for faster turnaround times from clien

03/27/2020

Today, the Governor issued an executive order imposing a moratorium on residential evictions. The moratorium will go through May 31. Here's our summary

This afternoon, Governor Newsom issued an executive order imposing a moratorium on residential evictions through May 31, 2020. The order was issued to protect residential tenants from evictions while stay-at-home (or “shelter in place”) orders are in place due to the COVID-19 public-health emerg...

03/18/2020

In light of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor has just issued a revised Executive Order allowing expanded use of audio- and video-conferencing for public meetings. Our Steven Graham covers this updated order in our California Municipal Law Blog.

On March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order No. N-29-20 concerning COVID-19 (the “coronavirus”) that, among other things, supersedes the provisions of Executive Order No. N-25-20 related to partial suspensions of the Brown Act. This previous order and its effect on local agencies w...

03/17/2020

At Cole Huber LLP, we are doing our part to stop the spread of COVID-19 while making sure we continue to serve our local government clients in this critical time of need.

Cole Huber LLP finds itself in a unique situation because of the novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) public-health emergency. As a business, our law firm—like all businesses statewide—has implemented the measures the Governor and public health authorities have directed to stop COVID-19’s spread...

03/13/2020

Yesterday, the Governor issued an executive order that addressed, among other things, public meeting practices in light of COVID-19. Here is our summary of this order and what it means for local agencies.

Today, Governor Newsom issued an executive order concerning COVID-19 (the “coronavirus”) that, among other things, suspended portions of the Brown Act to expand the authorizations of teleconferencing in local public meetings. The executive order also recommends local agencies implement measures ...

03/07/2020

A recent court decision holds that agencies must include backup for closed sessions involving threatened litigation. Our Steven Graham discusses this case in our latest Daily Journal column.

11/01/2019

We love Halloween at our firm!

10/25/2019

The State Supreme Court recently decided a case concerning "Brady List" obligations. Although the case was decided against peace officer unions, the court's ruling might actually be a win for them. Our Dan Roberts' article in the Daily Journal explains.