The 2026 CACEO Code Conference moves to Universal City this year, bringing code enforcement officers, supervisors, and agency staff from across the state together for three days of training and networking, with up to 15 credits anticipated toward CCEO recertification. Serviam returns as both an exhibitor and a presenter, and our Team is looking forward to reconnecting with the officers we work alongside throughout the year.
Meet the Serviam Team at the Sheraton Universal Hotel from Tuesday, November 3, to Thursday, November 5. Our booth will be stocked with Serviam patriotic tote bags, promotional items, and a judge’s gavel of your very own, and every visitor can enter our raffle for a Premium Bose Speaker. Supplies are limited, so come early—once they are gone, the ruling is final.
You will also find the Serviam Team at the CACEO Mixer on Tuesday evening at 7 PM. We look forward to seeing you there.
Breakout Session Spotlight
Serviam Managing Partner Curtis Wright will lead three breakout sessions during the conference, offering practical, field-ready legal insight into some of the most complex issues facing code enforcement professionals today:
- Tuesday, Nov 3 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Sober Living Homes, Group Homes, Reasonable Accommodations: Navigating the Legal Minefield
How fair housing and disability protections shape local regulation of sober living and group homes, and how agencies can evaluate reasonable accommodation requests without creating liability.
- Wednesday, Nov 4 | 8:30 – 10:00 AM | When Code Enforcement Becomes a Lawsuit: Avoiding Personal & Agency Liability
How routine inspections, warrants, and enforcement actions give rise to civil rights claims, and the field practices that protect both officers and their agencies.
- Wednesday, Nov 4 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Massage Establishment Enforcement
Lawful local tools for regulating massage establishments, from permitting and inspections to addressing illicit operations.
See full 2026 CACEO Code Conference details.
“Every year, the CACEO Code Conference reminds us why we do this work. Code enforcement officers are often the first to see the problems that affect a neighborhood, and the first to be tested when an enforcement action is challenged. Our goal is to give them the legal tools to act with confidence and to build cases that hold up.” Curtis Wright, Managing Partner at Serviam by Wright LLP
CACEO is the statewide professional association for California’s code enforcement officers. Beyond the annual Code Conference, it offers a path to certification through its Code Enforcement Academies, along with regional roundtables and webinars on topics officers encounter every day. Together, these programs give officers from cities and counties of every size a shared foundation in law, safety, and best practices, and a network of colleagues working through the same challenges. For upcoming events and training, visit California Association of Code Enforcement Officers.
Presenting at the Code Conference is one part of Serviam’s broader commitment to code enforcement education. Serviam attorneys teach legal courses across CACEO’s Code Enforcement Academies and speak at seminars throughout the state on receiverships, nuisance abatement, code enforcement, and police services. Time in the classroom keeps the firm close to the questions officers are facing in the field, and those questions directly inform how Serviam advises the public agencies it serves. Learn more at Serviam.Law.
