Oakland, Calif., May 28, 2003 -- Meyers Nave has announced that Ruthann G. Ziegler and Michael F. Dean have joined the law firm as principals, and will head the firm's newly expanded Sacramento office. Both attorneys specialize in public law and were most recently shareholders in the Sacramento law firm of Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard (KMTG).

"This is an exciting opportunity to align myself with a firm that handles public agency work exclusively," says Dean. "This is my area of expertise and I couldn't be happier with the move."

"I have enjoyed working at KMTG and greatly respect the attorneys and the firm," says Ziegler. "Nonetheless, I am delighted to be joining Meyers Nave, another firm with an outstanding reputation and a firm whose key focus is representing public sector clients."

Steven Meyers, founder and managing principal of Meyers Nave, adds, "We are extremely pleased to welcome Michael and Ruthann to Meyers Nave. Both attorneys are highly respected for their knowledge and understanding of the issues facing municipalities and special districts, and their breadth of experience will be a real asset for our firm."

He continues, "Having this caliber of talent in such a high-profile market is a major milestone in our firm's future development in municipal law."

ABOUT RUTHANN ZIEGLER
Ziegler has considerable experience representing municipalities as well as a wide range of special districts. These include water, irrigation, public utility, community service, sanitary and fire protection districts, as well as joint powers agencies.

In advising public entities, she provides counsel on a variety of legal matters, including open meeting laws; the Public Records Act; drafting and negotiating contracts; and compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Ziegler is a member of the legislative committee and attorneys' committee of the California Association of Sanitation Agencies. She currently chairs the editorial board of the California Municipal Law Handbook, and is a past contributing editor and editorial board member. She has also chaired the environmental law section of the Sacramento County Bar Association and is past president of Women Lawyers of Sacramento.

Ziegler received a bachelor of arts degree from Yale University in 1975 and her jurisdoctorate degree from the University of California at Davis in 1979.

ABOUT MICHAEL DEAN
Dean has practiced law for almost 28 years and has considerable experience in the day-to-day counsel and representation of municipalities and public agencies, with a primary focus on land-use planning, conflict of interest and open meeting laws. He has represented public clients in the areas of eminent domain, redevelopment, personnel and cable television. Dean also acts as a hearing officer for a variety of public agencies.

The seasoned attorney is the past editorial board chair of the California Municipal Law Handbook, a League of California Cities publication. He is the author of A Pocket Guide to Conflict of Interest and co-author of A Local Official's Guide to Ethics Laws, an Institute for Local Self Government publication.

In 1972, Dean received a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley. He then earned a jurisdoctorate degree from the University of California Hastings College of the Law in 1975.

The Sacramento office of Meyers Nave is located at 455 Capitol Mall, Suite 235 in downtown Sacramento. The telephone number for the new office is
(916) 556-1531.

For information about Meyers Nave, or additional background on Ruthann Ziegler or Michael Dean, please visit the firm's web site at http://www.meyersnave.com.

ABOUT MEYERS NAVE
Founded in 1986, Meyers Nave is recognized for its work with all types of public entities in California and provides the full scope of legal services to cities, counties, redevelopment agencies and special districts statewide.

Meyers Nave's areas of practice include labor/employment; torts; redevelopment; city attorney/general counsel representations; eminent domain; litigation; writs and appeals; public contracts and land use; and environmental law.

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