Nuisance Abatement
Liability & Police Defense
Code Enforcement
California Public Agency and Municipal Law Attorneys
Serviam by Wright LLP
Nuisance Abatement
Dangerous buildings, blight, drugs, crime, and illegal activity affecting neighborhoods.
Code Enforcement
H&S Codes, municipal code enforcement, building codes, zoning regulations, and property maintenance standards.
Receiverships
Court takeover and rehabilitation of substantially dangerous and blighted properties.
Municipal Prosecution
Criminal and civil prosecution of municipal code violations.
Liability & Police Defense
Police liability, civil rights, Due Process, excessive force, and tort defense for law enforcement.
Municipal Services
Ordinance drafting, Brown Act, Public Records Act, and general counsel support.
Court Receivers
Court-appointed receivers for distressed properties, utilities, and businesses.
Hearing Officer Services
Neutral hearing officers to preside over administrative proceedings for public agencies.
Serviam means "I will serve"
"Service is not something we do—it's who we are." Curtis Wright, Managing Partner
That name is a commitment, and it sets the terms of our practice. We represent public agencies exclusively, because the work of a city or county is not the work of a private litigant. Your obligations run to residents, to the record, and to the public budget.
Our attorneys have handled legal matters from every side of the file—as city prosecutors, as special counsel, as court-appointed receivers, and as defense counsel when enforcement draws retaliatory litigation. That range is what lets us give you an answer rather than a referral. Our work is structured around cost recovery where the law allows it, and around resolving matters at the earliest stage that produces durable compliance—which is usually more efficient than the alternative for everyone involved.
Serviam attorneys teach at conferences, symposiums, and classes across the state. If a statute changed this session, we have likely already briefed an agency on it.
Legal Developments and Firm News
When Routine Administrative Hearings Become Anything But Routine
Serviam Partner Teaches CPOA Police Course on Supervisory Decisions That Make-or-Break Litigation
Serviam Attorneys Teach Legal Courses Across CACEO’s Code Enforcement Academies
Serviam Cares Sponsors the 2026 Rivals Cup Golf Tournament Benefiting Kure It Cancer Research
SB 721 and SB 326 Balcony Laws in California
Serviam as a Court-Appointed Receiver Resolves a Public Wastewater Crisis in California
Serviam Cares | Service Beyond the Courtroom
Through Serviam Cares, the firm supports organizations that serve the same people our clients do: peace officers and first responders, at-risk children and families, and communities under strain.
It is the same commitment that gave the firm its name, directed outside the practice of law.
Meet Serviam Attorneys
Curtis Wright
Managing Partner
Rene Farjeat
Partner
Kayla Watson
Partner
Brian Chu
Of Counsel
Andrew Cristea
Attorney
David Lee
Attorney
Mayya Magay
Attorney
Andrew Abrams
Attorney
Contact
Reach out to us regarding a consultation or a current case.
3 Corporate Park, Suite 100
Irvine, California 92606