Municipal litigation involving the defense of cities and counties is one of the firm’s specialty areas. The group is headed by Steve Kraemer, an attorney with more than 23 years’ experience defending municipalities. The group represents cities, counties and special districts throughout the state.
The partners in the group have tried cases in nearly every county and every federal court in the state. The group regularly defends police misconduct claims, First Amendment claims, land use issues, sewage claims, flooding claims and all types of general tort claims involving public entities. The lawyers in the firm’s employment group also regularly represent cities, counties and other public entities in employment litigation in both federal and state courts throughout the state.