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Director of PRA Services and e-Discovery Counsel Christine Wood Discusses National Lawyers Guild v. City of Hayward in Sacramento Magazine
Director of PRA Services and E-Discovery Counsel
Los Angeles
300 South Grand Ave.,
25th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Office (213) 617-8100
Fax (213) 617-7480
Sacramento
500 Capitol Mall,
Suite 1700
Sacramento, CA 95814
Office (916) 325-4000
Fax (916) 325-4010
Christine is the head of BB&K’s ARC: Advanced Records Center, which provides support for records-related matters, including CPRA request processing.
She previously worked as assistant general counsel at Los Angeles Unified School District.
Christine is a Certified E-Discovery Specialist.
Christine N. Wood leads Best Best & Krieger LLP’s ARC: Advanced Records Center, which provides comprehensive and cost-effective support for records-related matters, including California Public Records Act request processing. An attorney and Certified E-Discovery Specialist, Christine is also an experienced and sought-after trainer and presenter, with an easy and conversational style that clients appreciate.
Christine skillfully advises, educates and assists public agencies in developing procedures and best practices to support the preservation, collection and production of electronically stored information. Additionally, Christine is experienced in both conducting and supervising forensic investigations. She is also known for being able to distill complex and voluminous data with efficiency and ease — most notably in response to requests for public records. Christine collaborates with clients to analyze the significance of records, using her experience in the newspaper industry to anticipate the newsworthiness of documents.
Before joining BB&K, Christine worked as an assistant general counsel at the Los Angeles Unified School District. Christine has provided legal opinions, advice and training on PRA, the Brown and Greene acts, as well as school finance, including federal grant requirements and developer fees. Although Christine worked for the largest school district in California, she also understands how to scale policies and procedures to assist smaller agencies and districts.
In addition to providing advice and guidance, Christine also represented clients in recoupment litigation special education due process hearings, certificated and classified dismissals, as well as Pitchess motions on behalf of the Los Angeles School Police Department. Christine serves as a coach in the Trial Advocacy Honors Program at Southwestern Law School, where she helps trial teams with litigation strategies and advocacy.
Although she has lived on the East Coast and in the Pacific Northwest, Christine was born and raised in Los Angeles, where she lives with her daughter. She is licensed to practice law in the State of California.
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Director of PRA Services and e-Discovery Counsel Christine Wood Discusses National Lawyers Guild v. City of Hayward in Sacramento Magazine
Access Depends on if Record Request is from “Elected Official” or “Member of the Public”
New CPRA Case Law and Legislation for 2021
A California Appellate Court Draws a Distinction between the Power of a Court to Rule —“Jurisdiction”— and the Proper Place for a CPRA Suit —“Venue”
It's the Information, Not the Record, that Must be Considered, Say BB&K's Christine Wood and Isaac Rosen in PublicCEO
California Public Records Act Provision Permitting Public Agencies to Charge for “Extraction” Analyzed
California Public Agencies Struggle with CPRA Compliance
Police Records Must Be Disclosed Even if Created or Officer Employed By Different Agency, California Appellate Court Says
Part 2: New CPRA Laws for 2020
Part 1: New CPRA Laws for 2020
BB&K's Christine Wood Gives Updates on AB 748 and SB 1421 in PublicCEO
LAPD Agrees to Requirements Significantly Beyond the CPRA
ARC’s Christine Wood Discusses Calif. Public Records Act Updates in Riverside Lawyer Magazine
BB&K’s Christine Wood and HongDao Nguyen Discuss Social Media and 1st Amendment in PublicCEO
Ventura County Decision Latest to Address Public Release of Police Records
Decision is Binding on All Trial Courts in the State
California Appellate Court Decision Says Even a Judge Can’t Review Privileged Records
California Appellate Court Ruling in Anderson-Barker v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
Police Unions’ Argument to Block Release of Pre-2019 Records Found “Legally Unmeritorious”
BB&K’s Christine Wood and Alexander Brand Go In-Depth on SB 1421 in Los Angeles Lawyer Magazine
Legislative and Court Updates Impacting PRA in 2018
Police Unions Obtain Temporary Restraining Orders to Stop Record Disclosures
Information Bulletin Regarding SB 1421 Does Not Impose New Records Retention Requirements
California Appellate Court Reinforces Principle
BB&K Attorneys Christine Wood and HongDao Nguyen Write About Public Officials’ Social Media Use in PublicCEO
California Appellate Court Decision National Conference of Black Mayors, et al. v. Chico Community Publishing Company
BB&K's Christine Wood Explores San Jose Ruling Repercussions in PublicCEO
BB&K Attorney Christine Wood Discusses Record Retention Policies in PublicCEO
First Amendment Issues and Social Media Accounts as Public Forums
Part III: Pasadena Police Officers Association v. City of Pasadena
Part II: Pasadena Police Officers Association v. City of Pasadena
Part I: Pasadena Police Officers Association v. City of Pasadena
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