In a recent feature for the Daily Journal, Partner Benjamin R. Jones discusses the constitutional significance of charter cities' Senate Bill 9 win, a case led and won by Managing Partner Sunny ...

A&W Associate Isaac C. Young shared his unique perspective regarding law practice with students at Loyola Law School. The panelists delved into the intricacies of environmental law, exploring v...

Pam Lee joins NPR's AirTalk host Larry Mantle to discuss the latest on Senate Bill 9 and the Successful Challenge to California’s Law Ending Single-Family Zoning. Tune in to the April 30, 2024,...

Earth Day cleanup was successful in Suisun City with A&W Partner Floy Andrews! Together with the amazing community, we made a significant impact in preserving our environment and clearing up a su...

Aleshire & Wynder, LLP Secures A Legal Win for Restoring Local Control on Housing: Court Rules In Favor of Five California Charter Cities Declaring Senate Bill 9 Unconstitutional On April 22, 202...

The United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado (U.S. Supreme Court, No. 22-1074) on Friday, April 12, 2024. The Court’s ruling subjects Developm...

On May 13, 2024, Partners Steven O’Neill and Christine Carson will present during a day-long online conference concerning Techniques to Promote Groundwater Conservation hosted by HalfMoon Educa...

A&W joined the Murrieta Fire & Rescue for its Annual Firefighter’s Barbeque at Murrieta’s Town Square Park. The Murrieta Firefighter’s Barbeque is one of Riverside County&rs...

Aleshire & Wynder are proud sponsors of the 5th Annual RCBA Barristers Judicial Reception on May 16, 2024. The Riverside County Barristers Association is a group of young and new attorneys ...

On April 8, 2024, the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a final National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for six perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroa...

City Attorney Anthony Taylor and Assistant City Attorney Christy Lopez of Aleshire & Wynder attend the South El Monte State of the City Luncheon with Mayor Gloria Olmos and City Councilm...

Managing Partner Sunny Soltani and LMU Loyola Law School Alumni Isaac C. Young and Joshua Imeri-Garcia spoke at the LLS Latinx Law Student Association’s Annual Law Firm Symposium. We shared our...

This month Aleshire & Wynder are pleased to recognize Equity Partner Anthony Taylor for his accomplishments since joining our firm in 2003: 1. Anthony serves as outside counsel for public agencie...

Managing Partner Sunny Soltani and LMU Loyola Law School Alumni Isaac C. Young and Joshua Imeri-Garcia are set to speak at the LLS Latinx Law Student Association’s Annual Law Firm Symposium on ...

A&W attends the State of the City Address in Carson with Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes and Lynwood Mayor Pro Tem Rita Soto, City Manager David Roberts, and Deputy City Manager Tarik Rahmani. The Mayor s...

A&W is excited to announce that Paralegal Michael Wright will compete in a local tournament at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside on March 30, 2024! Join us in showing your support as we ...

Managing Partner Sunny Soltani engages in a captivating conversation with Jeff Sklar on his debut podcast “The Practice of You” exploring how heroism and tragedy inspired a Persian b...

A&W welcomes the City Manager of Carson, David C. Roberts Jr., to our Irvine office as we collaborate on strategies for the city's growth and prosperity. By combining our expertise with the city'...

On Friday, January 12, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to hear the appeal of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Johnson, et al. v. City of Grants Pass. (USSC No. 23-175.) (&ldq...

On October 11, 2023, Gov. Newsom signed AB 548, which imposes new requirements on local agencies concerning code enforcement inspections and adds Section 17970.7 to the Health and Safety Code. Specif...

On Saturday, March 2, the A&W community rallied together as several members attended as Sunny Soltani’s guests to the White Feather Ballet’s dance party that she was hosting in Laguna...

A&W are proud sponsors of the 2024 CalGovHR Conference. Partner Alison Flowers and Associate Jamie Traxler will speak at the event on March 13, 2024, from 1:00 to 2:15 PM in the Chardonnay R...

The City of Sanger will be hosting its 27th annual Blossom Trail Run. The event is a community collaboration geared towards bringing the residents and runners to see the beauty of the fruit blossoms w...

A&W Partners Alison S. Flowers and Erika Green negotiate a $500,000 settlement for Napa County in longstanding code enforcement case for the prohibited use of luxury properties as short-term rent...

A&W was thrilled to be a gold-level sponsor at the City Attorneys Association of Los Angeles County (CAALAC) Spring retreat. A&W Associates Isaac Young and Alexis Hall presented a 2-hour sessi...

Equity Partner Shannon Chaffin and his son have embarked on a heartwarming mission: building dog houses for pups in need. Witnessing the plight of unsheltered dogs during the cold, rainy season, they...

Partner Christine Carson will present a webinar for California Special Districts Association on Legislative, Legal and Local Responses to PFAS on April 23, 2024 at 10 am along with Patrick Versluis ...

We are grateful to have hosted the City of Murrieta at our offices in Irvine. It was a pleasure connecting with various department heads, engaging in team-building activities, including a fu...

Community Matters at A&W. We are thrilled and honored to announce that our company has been named Business of the Year in Del Rey, California, recognizing our unwavering commitment to providing o...

Partner Benjamin R. Jones along with Associates David Gonzalez and Priscilla George have been selected for the 2024 California Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in...

A&W Attorneys selected for the 2024 Super Lawyers list Equity Partners Dave Aleshire and Keith Lemieux, along with Partner Steven O'Neill, are named for the 2024 California Super Lawyers list. Ea...

On January 1, 2024, all California public agency employers, including cities, counties and special districts, and all other California employers with 5 or more employees, are required to allow employ...

A&W Partners Steven O’Neill & Christine M. Carson negotiate a $7.9 million settlement from Southern California Edison on behalf of the water district for Woolsey fire cla...

What: Town Hall to Save Our Neighborhoods When: January 21, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Where: Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA RSVP here: https://lydiakou.com/jan21/...

A&W Associate Alex Lemieux obtained a $1,335,000 settlement in a business litigation case...

California has amended the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (the “Act”) (Labor Code sections 245.5 through 246.5) to require employers to provide additional paid sick time to empl...

A&W Partner Danny Aleshire was named City Attorney in Glendora....

A&W Partner Elena Gerli joins the Cal Cities City Attorneys Department Ad Hoc on Enhancing Inclusion and Participation....

On December 22, 2023, Aleshire & Wynder LLP co-founder William “Bill” Wynder was published in the Daily Journal, in which he discussed how he is retiring from his practice af...

As we welcome the new year, we are thrilled to announce Sunny Soltani as the new Managing Partner of Aleshire & Wynder, with Keith Lemieux and Adrian Guerra joining her on the Executive Committee....

A&W Partner Chris F. Neumeyer has been selected by the League of California Cities to serve as a 2024 liaison to its Governance, Transparency & Labor Relations Committee...

A&W Partner Elena Gerli elected President of the City Attorneys Association of Los Angeles County....

A&W got a warm reception at the Whittier Christmas Parade. Thank you for your endless waves and friendly smiles as we spread holiday cheer with Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority. View mo...

A&W Associate Priscilla George was recently elected to her fourth term as Secretary for the RCBA Barristers Board. Along with her board, Priscilla is featured on the front cover of the December 2...

Congratulations to A&W Partner Elena Gerli on her new position as City Attorney. ...

Senate Bill (“SB”) 43 (Eggman), signed by Governor Newsom on October 10, 2023, and which goes into effect January 1, 2024, updates conservatorship law under the Lanterman-Petris-Short (&l...

We are proud to promote three outstanding associates to the position of Nonproprietary Partner. Congratulations to Gina Chung, Brian Wright Bushman, and Erika Green. ...

Aleshire & Wynder partner, Keith Lemieux, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times regarding his work to help bring imported water for the first time into the Indian Wells Valley, a desert region...

Partner Michelle L. Villarreal and Associate David Gonzalez secured Summary Judgment in favor of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes in a failure to pay minimum wages lawsuit....

On October 7, 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 700 (“SB 700”) that adds new prohibitions to the Fair Housing and Employment Act (“FEHA”) related to employmen...

Assembly Bill (“AB”) 557 (Hart), signed by Governor Newsom on October 8, 2023, indefinitely extends emergency remote meeting procedures used during the COVID-19 pandemic under the Ralph M...

On October 13, 2023, Governor Newsom signed AB 1572 into law, amending Water Code sections 10540, 10608.12, and 10608.22, and adding Water Code section 110. The new law prohibits public agencies, res...

Join us at the upcoming CalPELRA conference on Nov 16th at 1:15 pm at the Monterey Conference Center, where two of our A&W Partners will be speakers. Coling Tanner and Michael Huston will sh...

A&W Equity Partner Sunny Soltani delivered a key note speech at Carson's annual Women's Health Conference  ...

Public sector temporary employees will soon gain new labor representation and job information rights under AB 1484 (Zbur), signed by Governor Newsom on October 10, 2023 and effective Janu...

A&W proudly sponsored the Carson Jazz Festival and our attorneys enjoyed bonding with Carson residents and community members! ...

Congratulations to Ben Jones for his contribution to Western City Magazine! Ben's article, published in the October edition of Western City Magazine, explores the implications of an upcoming Ninth Ci...

An A&W Team comprised of Tiffany J. Israel, John Fox, and Joshua Imeri-Garcia filed in the Supreme Court of the United States an Amicus Brief entitled “Brief of Amici Curiae -Ten Californi...

We're thrilled to welcome Michael Linden to our team! Michael joins our team as a Partner in our Fresno Office. He has over two decades of experience representing public entities, and his expertise in...

On September 30, 2023, Governor Newsom signed SB 235, which will change the California Civil Discovery Act, specifically California Civil Code Section 2016.010, beginning January 1, 2024—with a...

Partner Michelle L. Villarreal and Associate Isaac C. Young secured Summary Judgment in favor of the City of Carson in a dangerous condition of public property lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged that the la...

On August 24, 2023, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in a California Voting Rights Act (“CVRA”; Elections Code §§ 14025 et seq.) case that has...

We are thrilled to announce our newest addition to Aleshire & Wynder, Khadijah Kenyatté.  Khadijah joins us as a third-year Associate in our Bay office. ...

At Aleshire & Wynder, we take pride in nurturing talent and fostering growth within our Firm. We are thrilled to announce that our exceptional Summer Law Clerks from 2022 have now transitioned int...

The Ninth Circuit recently opened the door to a government employee’s challenge to the State’s practice of demanding that certain employees swear to uphold the State and Federal constitut...

Congratulations to our A&W Associates on their new positions! As of August 16, Priscilla George is the new General District Counsel for the South Montebello Irrigation District, and Erik...

Government Code section 821.6, one of various immunities codified in the Government Claims Act, immunizes public employees from liability for “instituting or prosecuting any judicial or adm...

COURT HOLDS SUCH TOWS WITHOUT A WARRANT ARE AN ILLEGAL SEIZURE UNDER CALIFORNIA AND UNITED STATES CONSTITUTIONS  On July 21, 2023, in Coalition on Homelessness v. City and County of...

Our Ivine Office has moved! ...

SB 1439, adopted last year, extended the Levine Act’s (Gov. Code Section 84308) requirements to local elected officials. In short, SB 1439 now requires local elected officials (including member...

On July 6, 2023, the California Supreme Court held in Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks that when an employee contracts COVID-19 at work and then transmits the virus to their spouse, the non-employee spo...

On June 22, 2023, in Discovery Builders, Inc. v. City of Oakland, the California First District Court of Appeal held that the City of Oakland has the power to impose newly enacted impact fees on a de...

In-lieu fees that are used to mitigate development impacts are subject to the Mitigation Fee Act (Government Code § 66000 et seq.) (“MFA”).  Agencies that fail to make timely fi...

AB 400 (Rubio) would extend the sunset provisions for the use of design-build contracting by local government agencies from January 1, 2025 until January 1, 2031. The California Public Contract Code...

Congratulations to all the 2023 Northern and Southern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, part of Thomson Reuters, for this well-deserved recognition! ...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent (5/25/23) decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (598 U.S. ___ (2023)) attempts to clarify the issue of when wetlands are considered  &ldquo...

In recognition of her service as Secretary on the 2022-2023 Barristers Board, A&W Associate Priscilla George was recently honored to receive the RCBA Barristers Award of Merit as well as hono...

On April 27, 2023, the California Supreme Court in Tansavatdi v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes  held that design immunity in the case is limited to a claim alleging that a public entity creat...

The La Office will be moving effective July 1st, 2023.  The Irvine Office will be moving effective August 1st, 2023.  The new addresses are above. ...

On April 28, 2023, CARB approved a first-of-its-kind rule to help put California on a path towards accomplishing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goal of fully transitioning the trucks that travel across the...

On April 20th, Associate David Gonzalez of the Fresno office partnered with local attorneys from La Raza Lawyers, Central Valley Chapter, to collaborate with Reading & Beyond to support child...

On March 24, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California issued an Order in Vertical Bridge Development, LLC v. Brawley City Council et. al., favoring the City of Brawley (&...

Equity Partner Shannon Chaffin will be a guest on “Welcome Home Radio” to discuss land use, zoning, and other items affecting your use of a home. The show is set for 9:00 a.m. PST on...

In its decision published March 30, 2023, the First District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court’s ruling in East Oakland Stadium Alliance v. City of Oakland, et al. (2023WL2706692) in li...

Mark your calendars! A&W will present at the 2023 City Attorneys Spring Conference on May 18th...

The California Business Roundtable has proposed the “Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (Initiative 21-0042A1)” as a statewide initiative measure to amend the Californ...

Employers may use vehicle location technology with alternative devices on fleet vehicles and commercial vehicles to track and monitor employees during work hours, but only if strictly necessary for ...

On March 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is proposing a national drinking water standard for six polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS chemicals are found in m...

On February 8, 2023 Assembly Bill 557 was introduced by Assembly Member Hart. AB 557 seeks to modify the remote meeting procedures within the Brown Act for local agencies meeting during specified dec...

On February 13, 2023, Assemblywoman Luz Rivas (D ­– San Fernando Valley) introduced AB 799, the Homeless Accountability Act. This proposed bill seeks to impose result-based conditions on th...

A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, Case No. 21-984 (U.S. Sup. Ct. Feb. 22, 2023) (“Helix”), may have implications for public employ...

Congratulations to our two new partners: BENJAMIN R. JONES Mr. Jones currently serves as Assistant City Attorney for the City of Carson and acts as lead counsel to the City’s Planning Commissi...

Congratulations to our new Equity Partners: PAM K. LEE Ms. Lee currently serves as the City Attorney for the City of Hesperia and General Counsel for the Bell Canyon Community Services District. She ...

January 31, 2023 -- A&W’s Westlake Village Partner, W. Keith Lemieux, Jr., is a top-rated attorney who focuses on Environmental issues. Keith Lemieux, Jr. received Super Lawyers design...

On December 7, 2022, Riverside Partner G. Ross Trindle, III was selected to serve as Hearing Officer for cannabis permit appeals for the City of Indio. This appointment further expands A&W’...

On November 15, 2022, Partners Fred Galante and G. Ross Trindle, III secured resolution of disputes with five major residential developers on behalf of client City of Chino, concerning $98 million i...