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Areas of Law  |  LITIGATION

Our litigation attorneys focus on minimizing client losses and maximizing client gains.

We serve as champions of our clients' rights in all areas of law that affect public entities, combining our knowledge of public law issues with skillful investigation, negotiation and persuasion techniques to produce the most advantageous outcome for our clients.

Entities and groups often experience difficulties that leave them with no option but to battle in the courts. Our experience and knowledge with respect to complex legal issues helps to bring about advantageous results for our clients, advance their interests, and further the achievement of their policy goals. Specifically, we strive to:

  • Protect our clients' interests with minimal disruption to their operations
  • Resolve disputes cost-efficiently, and
  • Avoid unfavorable publicity.

We use every method possible to resolve disputes quickly and avoid protracted, costly court battles. When trial is inevitable, we are tenacious in seeking a positive outcome - whether we're defending against an employee complaint or citizen class action, or helping a client acquire needed property through eminent domain.

Meyers Nave attorneys have successfully represented clients before every level of state and federal court, including an impressive appeals record. We also represent our clients before a wide range of federal and state administrative tribunals.

View or download a PDF of our Litigation Practice Group Brochure

Head of Group Contact:
Kimberly E. Colwell
e-mail: kcolwell@meyersnave.com
To Request a Brochure or Additional Information:
Call Client Relations at 510.808.2000 or
send an e-mail to: info@meyersnave.com

Attorneys:
Bond, Julia
Colwell, Kimberly
Drake, Kimberly
Fox, Deborah
Gilbert, Kevin
Grutzmacher, Edward
Hayes, Peter
Hynes, Tricia
Kulkarni, Amrit
Lavrinets, Matthew
McIntosh, Dawn
Meyers, Steven
Newmark, Gregory
Rosequist, Margaret
Spellberg, Geoffrey

Links, Resources and Updates Related to this Department:
Briefs and Opinions (19 items)
  • Amicus Brief: City of Ontario vs. Quon
  • Amicus Brief: Santa Clara Valley Water District
  • Kudsk Construction, Inc. v. Moraga-Orinda Fire District
  • Huppert v. City of Pittsburg, 574 F.3d 696 (9th Cir. 2009)
  • Peninsula Guardians, Inc. v. Peninsula Health Care Dist., 168 Cal.App.4th 75 (2008)
  • O'Connell v. City of Stockton, 41 Cal.4th 1061 (2007)
  • City of Dinuba v. County of Tulare, 41 Cal. 4th 859 (2007)
  • Kumar v. Superior Court, 149 Cal. App. 4th 543 (2007)
  • Redwood Christian Schools v. County of Alameda, et al.
  • North Bay Constr., Inc. v. City of Petaluma, 143 Cal.App.4th 552 (2006)
  • Michaelis, Montanari & Johnson v. City of Los Angeles, Dept. of Airports, 38 Cal. 4th 1065 (2006)
  • Placer Cty. Local Agency Form. Comm. v. Nevada Cty. Local Agency Form. Comm., 135 Cal.App.4th 793 (2006)
  • Goleta Amicus Brief
  • Geneva Towers, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, 29 Cal. 4th 769 (2003)
  • Flying Dutchman Park, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, 93 Cal. App. 4th 1129 (2001)
  • Air Transport Assoc. v. City and County of San Francisco, 266 F.3d 1064 (9th Cir. 2001)
  • S.D. Myers, Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, 253 F.3d 461 (9th Cir. 2001)
  • Local 21 v. City and County of San Francisco, 76 Cal. App. 4th 213 (1999)
  • Holmes v. District Attorney, 68 Cal. App. 4th 1523 (1998)

    Company Announcements (1 items)
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    Conferences and Meetings (1 items)
  • Play Now, Pray Later: Regulating Sexually Oriented Businesses and Religious Facilities

    In the News (8 items)
  • IACP Special: Is OIS video the next hot-button issue?
  • High Court to Weigh S.F. Pretrail Plea Policy
  • Pittsburg continues legal fight to recoup money on downtown project
  • Is Judge McBride Power-Mad, or Just Efficient? Discuss ...
  • With big bucks at risk, a Calif. city supports its cops
  • Meyers Nave Attorney Becomes State Bar Certified Appellate Specialist
  • Police Civil Rights Litigator Kimberly Colwell Interviewed by National and Local Media
  • Critics ask judge to invalidate water-privatization contract

    Presentations (3 items)
  • The Interplay Between the Public Records Act and Federal Discovery Rules
  • The Perfect Stormwater: Where is the Finish Line for Urban Runoff Control?
  • Seven Steps Your Department can Take to Protect Itself from a Civil Rights Lawsuit

    Press Releases (13 items)
  • Ninth Circuit Holds that Police Officers' Reports and Investigation-Related Statements Were Outside the Scope of First Amendment Protections
  • Seven Meyers Nave Attorneys Recognized as "Super Lawyers"
  • City of Modesto Police Officers Cleared of Excessive Force Charges in Bar Room Brawl Arrest
  • Two Meyers Nave Principals Named 'Top Women Litigators' by Daily Journal
  • BART Introduces Law Firm for Third-Party Internal Affairs Investigation
  • Court Rules in Favor of City of San Leandro in Church Site Rezoning Suit
  • Meyers Nave Achieves Rare Recovery of Attorneys Fees for City of Palmdale
  • Meyers Nave Helps the City of Santa Fe Springs Keep Adult Businesses in Their Place
  • Meyers Nave Helps Keep Concord Attorney From Harassing Judge
  • Meyers Nave Announces Three New Principals
  • California's Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) Program: A Briefing for the Media
  • Child Molester's Release Blocked From The City of Soledad
  • New Shareholder Joins Meyers Nave

    Publications (27 items)
  • MN Legal Alert: US Supreme Court Holds City's Review of Employee Messages on City Pager Was Reasonable in Circumstances, But Avoids Clarifying General Standards
  • MN Legal Alert: CA Court of Appeal Issues First Decision on CEQA and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • MN Legal Alert: Court of Appeals Gives Deputy Coroners An Unkind Cut
  • MN Legal Alert: Pitchess Discovery Limited to Criminal Cases Involving Allegations That Officer Used Excessive Force
  • MN Legal Alert: Court of Appeal Decision Adversely Affects Public Entity Liability for Dangerous Conditions
  • Viewpoint: Are gang injunctions worth the cost?
  • MN Legal Alert: EIR Not Required to Evaluate Off-Site Alternative Which Does Not Meet Project Objectives
  • Gang Injunction Make Neighborhoods Safer
  • MN Legal Alert: Filing a Notice of Exemption Triggers a 35-day Statute of Limitations for CEQA-Based Challenge to the Project Approval
  • MN Legal Alert: Contractors Permitted to Use Modified Total Cost Method of Damages in Public Project Claims
  • MN Legal Alert: Ninth Circuit Orders Rehearing En Banc, Vacating Controversial Regulatory Takings Decision in Guggenheim v. City of Goleta
  • MN Legal Alert: New decision affecting Miranda: Maryland v. Shatzer
  • MN Legal Alert: 8,000 Adult Items in One Store Found "Substantial" by 2nd Circuit
  • MN Legal Alert: No More Limits on "Permissible Quantity" of Medical Marijuana
  • MN Legal Alert: Court of Appeal Requests Further Briefing in a Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Case
  • Jump-Starting Stalled Redevelopment Projects
  • MN Legal Alert: Ninth Circuit Departs from Established Jurisprudence for Regulatory Takings Claims
  • MN Legal Alert: Unconstitutional Strip Search Does Not Strip School Officials of Qualified Immunity
  • MN Legal Alert: Ninth Circuit Finally Hears Oral Argument on "Donning and Doffing" Cases
  • Legal Alert: Wireless Telecommunications Facilities Regulation - Ninth Circuit Narrows the Preemption Standard of Section 253(a) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Reversing Its Prior Decisions in Sprint Telephony and Auburn
  • Government Tort and Civil Rights Litigation Executive Summary, Issue No. 10, July 2006
  • Government Tort and Civil Rights Litigation Executive Summary, Issue No. 9, June 2006
  • Government Tort and Civil Rights Litigation Group Executive Summary Issue No. 8, March 2006
  • Tort Defense and Civil Rights Litigation Executive Summary Issue 7
  • Eminent Domain Legal Update: Senate Bill No. 1026 - Proposed Emergency Measure
  • Tort Defense and Civil Rights Litigation Executive Summary Issue 6
  • Tort Defense and Civil Rights Litigation Executive Summary Issue 5


    Practice Areas within the Litigation Department :
    Tort Defense
    Revenue & Taxation
    Police Civil Rights
    Writs & Appeals



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