Special Districts

The firm's Public Policy and Ethics Compliance group counsels special districts, public officials and their staff on public ethics laws, including the Political Reform Act, the Brown Act and the Public Records Act.

Our attorneys are committed to helping our special district clients develop comprehensive and strategic compliance solutions that meet all legal standards and regulations, and align with new public scrutiny and transparency laws.  Examples of the services our team provides to our special district clients include: 

• Providing public ethics law training (AB 1234) for management, staff and elected officials
• Development of ethics codes and compliance strategies for FPPC/state regulations and reports
• Reviewing current policies and procedures on FPPC reporting duties and related mandates
• Investigation of alleged misconduct, conflicts of interest and assistance with outside agency reviews (e.g. Grand Jury) 
• Independent management audits
• Best practice documentation involving government code mandates and contracts
• Administrative and legal defense