In a win for municipal rights across the State, the California Court of Appeals reaffirmed the rights of California cities to hire outside specialized counsel when addressing code enforcement violations. Importantly, and at the urging of Serviam by Wright LLP...
The prudent use of outside counsel enhances the effectiveness of municipal representation by providing supplemental ‘niche’ expertise and experience which may be utilized (and paid for) only as the specific need arises. City Attorney Michael H. Miller This...
Serviam by Wright LLP Attorneys assisted the City of Richmond (located in Northern California) with obtaining a receiver for a residential property that was abandoned and a safety hazard to the community. As a result of the collaborative effort, the uninhabitable...
As code enforcement officers continue to make the news for the dangerous situations that they are faced within the course of their work, there are two bills (SB101 and SB296) making their way through the legislative process that would serve to protect California’s...
In downtown Salinas, California, the Bruhn Building has been a danger to the community for over a decade, most pressingly after a devastating fire in 2016 nearly destroyed the iconic commercial space, leaving it a hazardous shell of a building with little to no...
