BB&K attorneys can provide context and insight on a wide range of topics. The firm's stable of well-known attorneys includes Grover Trask, former Riverside County District Attorney who co-chairs the firm’s public policy and ethics group and whose practice focuses on government accountability, ethics, conflicts of interest and election law matters.
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Some of the hot topics that BB&K attorneys are working on:
Gripped by a three-year drought, California is struggling with environmental issues and water restrictions from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, the state’s largest source of water for cities and farms. BB&K attorneys are also involved in the multi-agency agreement known as the Quantification Settlement Agreement, hammered out to help the state wean itself from taking more than its share of the Colorado River.
Two BB&K attorneys, Arthur Littleworth and Eric Garner, co-authored “California Water,” one of the pre-eminent books on the historical, legal and policy issues surrounding the state’s most precious natural resource. In addition, Garner is the chair of the International Bar Association’s Water Law Committee.
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Cities in California and across the country have been grappling with how to manage medical marijuana dispensaries. A team of our attorneys recently won a precedent-setting ruling by a state appellate court that found that state law – the Compassionate Use Act and the Medical Marijuana Program – does not pre-empt local zoning laws, thus allowing cities to decide whether to allow dispensaries.
See recent coverage about a federal judge's ruling in the issue.
With California’s goal to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions that lead to climate change, the race is on to wean cities and residents off of coal-burning power plants and to build cleaner, renewable energy projects. BB&K attorneys are providing financing and environmental expertise to these projects. Sophie Akins has become well-known for her work on solar projects that power school campuses and water district facilities. Other attorneys are working on climate change plans for cities and universities. Beth Dorris wrote a chapter in an authoritative book on climate change policies. And Christopher Calfee recently returned to BB&K after serving an appointment with Gov. Schwarzenegger's administration to help craft new greenhouse gas emission guidelines under the California Environmental Quality Act.
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BB&K attorneys are helping public agencies meet deadlines to make their projects shovel-ready and recoup some of the funding available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. They can talk about the regulations, what it takes to get a project to shovel-ready and offer local examples of federal stimulus efforts.
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With the economy at large still suffering, BB&K attorneys are dealing with nearly every angle of the economic crisis. They are dealing with cases involving bankruptcy, layoffs and foreclosures in unprecedented numbers. They can help shed light on the legal issues surrounding those aspects.
See recent coverage on foreclosures and bankruptcies
