Public Law

This year, Public Law has selected Retired Chief Counsel, Judy Hartley as the recipient of the PLOY Award. Read more

The County of Los Angeles nominates Senior Assistant County Counsel Thomas Faughnan.  Read more

The Public Law Section held its Law Enforcement Practices and Liability Conference in San Diego on May 25 and 26, 2023. The timing of the conference was prescient given the Attorney General’s June 30, 2023, release of the 2022 Criminal Justice Statistics Report that highlighted, among other things, the use of force by law enforcement in California. Read more

The Public Law Section of California Lawyers Association (CLA) is hosting the annual Law Enforcement Practices and Liability Conference in San Diego, California, on May 25-26, 2023. Read more

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s Real Estate Educational Services Task Force Team led a 45 state agency task force in conjunction with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) to uncover fraud by mortgage loan originators. Read more

Erwin Chemerinsky became the 13th Dean of Berkeley Law on July 1, 2017, when he joined the faculty as the Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law. Prior to assuming this position, from 2008-2017, he was the founding Dean and Distinguished Professor of Law, and Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law, at the University of California, Irvine School of Law.  Before that, he was the Alston and Bird Professor of Law and Political Science at Duke University from 2004-2008,… Read more

This is a sponsorship form. The California Lawyers Association Public Law Section will honor UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky with its highest award on October 3, 2022, following the constitutional law scholar’s talk on “Our Imperiled Democracy.” Read more

The California Lawyers Association (CLA), Public Law Section will honor UC Berkeley School of Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky with its highest award on October 3, 2022, following the constitutional law scholar's talk on "Our Imperiled Democracy." Read more

With the passage of the American Rescue Plan, as well as other federal funding increases, local governments are spending more federal money on infrastructure than at any point in recent years. But to ensure successful project implementation, agencies need will need to understand and comply with federal rules that may differ from their standard practices. Best Best & Krieger will be providing an overview of the procurement rules when utilizing federal grants, such as Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (part of the American Rescue Plan), as well as best practices in implementing the rules. The goal of the seminar is to learn and understand federal restrictions on procuring property and services when subject to the Office of Management and Budget's “Uniform Guidance". Read more

Exploring what causes legal professionals to suffer from substance use and mental health issues. Read more