New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC, D/B/A AT&T Mobility v. City of West Covina
Attorneys Melissa Ballard and Krista Jee were poised to defend the City of West Covina at trial in an injunctive relief case under the Telecommunications Act of 1996 when the plaintiff mobile phone carrier abruptly offered to dismiss the case with prejudice the afternoon before trial was set to commence in the United States District […]
Jones Mayer Leads Successful Appellate Defense in Civil Rights Case
FULLERTON, CA—Municipal law firm Jones Mayer represented peace officers from the West Covina Police Department in a recent civil rights case before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorney Melissa Ballard made oral arguments before the Court in a special sitting held on February 15, 2023, at the University of San Diego. The case, Briseno […]
Jones Mayer Welcomes New Attorney
Jones Mayer is pleased to announce Bruce Gridley has joined the firm as a senior litigator. Gridley received his JD from the University of Southern California Gould School of Law where he learned what it was like to be a litigator, a profession he had been interested in since watching Perry Mason. Following law school, […]
Attorney Danielle Williams Joins Jones Mayer
Jones Mayer is pleased to announce that Danielle Williams has joined the firm’s Citrus Heights office as an associate. Ms. Williams received her J.D. in 2017 from the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento, California. She brings to the firm a wealth of experience as a deputy district attorney and litigator […]
Jones Mayer Welcomes New Attorney Rosemary Koo
Rosemary Koo joined the firm as a senior associate, bringing with her a wide range of legal experience. Ms. Koo received her JD from the University of La Verne College of Law on a full scholarship for three years. While in law school, Ms. Koo received the Student Bar Association’s Appellate Advocacy Award for best […]
J&M Successfully Defeats Motion in Murder Case
J&M Successfully Defeats Motion in Murder Case On September 2, 2016, Jones & Mayer successfully represented the County of Stanislaus and Sheriff Adam Christianson in the case of People v. Jauriqui. Jauriqui, is charged with murder and, while being detained in the County Jail, was involved in a serious assaults on another inmate (resulting in […]
The Passing of Martin J. Mayer, Jan. 30, 2017
It is with deep sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Martin J. Mayer; simply “Marty” to thousands of you throughout the state and to those of us in the Jones & Mayer family. Marty was found unresponsive at his home Sunday evening and transported to Hoag Memorial Hospital in Newport Beach, where he […]
Jamaar Boyd Weatherby named 2016 Super Lawyers Southern California Rising Star Attorney
Jamaar Boyd Weatherby was selected as one of California’s Rising Stars in the field of general litigation. Super Lawyers selects attorneys to receive this recognition using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are […]
Jones & Mayer Successfully Defends Another Writ Case
On July 5, 2016, The Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, ruled in the City’s favor on an Writ of Mandate case. Rudy Castaneda received multiple parking tickets from the Whittier Police Department for illegally parking his vehicle on the streets of the City of Whittier. In response to the citations, Castaneda filed a Petition […]
FEDERAL APPELLATE COURT UPHOLDS FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING SECTION 6409 REGARDING COLLOCATION AND MODIFICATION OF EXISTING WIRELESS FACILITIES
On December 18, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an important ruling upholding the Federal Communication Commission’s (“FCC”) regulations governing eligible collocation and modification requests of existing wireless facilities pursuant to Section 6409 of the Spectrum Act. In 2012, the Spectrum Act was enacted by Congress as part of […]