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Public agencies need guidance on a broad range of specific topics. The team at Jones Mayer provides special counsel services to agencies throughout the state on matters such as compliance, contracting, and labor.

Special agencies, districts, and joint powers authorities throughout California confront distinctive legal issues that demand an experienced, informed solution. Water districts, fire districts, healthcare districts, sanitation districts, successor agencies, councils of government, and other specialized public entities are comfortably able to put their full faith and reliance in Jones Mayer as their general counsel to effectively and skillfully achieve these goals.

Substandard and severely neglected properties often present complex challenges for local governments. These properties include illegal construction, hoarder situations, or vacant properties. Our experienced receivership team guides agencies through the receivership court process, providing a practical and permanent solution to address blight and protect public health and safety.

Effective governance requires thoughtful and rigorous enforcement through the provision of quality code enforcement and city prosecutor services. In addition to those cities where Jones Mayer serves as city attorney, we currently provide these services to communities throughout California who recognize our demonstrated effectiveness in this area. Our efforts are designed to support the goal of local government to help maintain safe, orderly communities.

Public employment law is complex and dynamic, requiring agencies to have dedicated attorneys who understand unique compliance environments. Jones Mayer provides sophisticated and up-to-date legal counsel, training, investigation, and litigation services to human resources professionals, managers, and staff.

Our litigators are experienced in the full range of controversies that public entities face, including civil rights, employment, contract disputes, land use, environmental, property, and appeals. From its inception, Jones Mayer has successfully protected the interests of our clients in the courtroom. Our litigators have tried over 100 cases to verdict.

Jones Mayer serves as general counsel to law enforcement agencies and associations throughout California. We provide full-spectrum support, from administrative and employment matters to complex civil rights litigation. We are honored to serve as general counsel to statewide professional organizations, including the California State Sheriffs' Association, the California Police Chiefs Association, and the California Peace Officers’ Association.

Jones Mayer is honored to provide legal counsel to the governing bodies and the administrative staff of cities across the state. Our city attorney work spans the full range of legal matters that cities regularly confront, including matters of governance, Brown Act, Public Records Act, drafting of legislation and policies, environmental and land use matters, public health and safety, and transactional matters.