For more than 50 years, Redwine and Sherrill has served a
diverse clientele in civil matters, earning a reputation as a
leader in municipal, water and eminent domain law. Representing
both plaintiffs and defendants, the firm has amassed experience and
professional respect from cases that have set precedents affecting
apportionment of the waters of the Colorado River, interpretation
of the California Coastal Act, rules of public agency liability in
flooding cases, and eminent domain.
PUBLIC AGENCY/MUNICIPAL LAW
Advising public entities has become a mainstay of Redwine and
Sherrill's practice. In counseling clients, the firm considers the
political and social context surrounding each particular public
agency and provides input that is both legally accurate and
sensible within the circumstances. With experience in anticipating
problems and offering guidance to avoid unnecessary litigation, the
firm also has an excellent track record in successful
representation in court on behalf of agencies at all levels of
state and federal practice.
For several decades, Redwine and Sherrill has been active as a
legislative advocate and has drafted many of the laws governing the
powers and conduct of its public agency clients. The firm also
advises staff and legislative bodies of those clients about
proposed legislation, allowing decisions to be made with the full
understanding of the legal ramifications.
As general counsel or special counsel to water districts,
municipalities and other entities, Redwine and Sherrill has an
exceptional reputation in areas involving:
- Regulatory compliance
- Ralph M. Brown Act
- Acquisition of resources
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
- Public Records Act
- Joint powers agencies
- The Fair Political Practices Act
- Civil litigation
- Public works contracts
- Bonding requirements
- Competitive bidding requirements
- Stop notice proceedings
- Change orders and extra work claims
- Contract administration issues
- Construction defect litigation
- Public employment issues
- Discipline and termination/Skelly Rights
- Wrongful termination defense
- Prevailing wage issues
- Bankruptcy creditors' collections - unpaid charges and
assessment claims
- Personal injury and property damage defense
- Actions for injunction against encroachment on public
property
- Water rights adjudications
- State Water Resources Control Board proceedings
- Public Utilities Commission proceedings
