Municipal Law Myers, Widders, Gibson, Jones & Schneider, L.L.P. has practiced municipal law for more than 20 years. This work has included annexation and development, drafting zoning ordinances, general and specific plans. A number of the firm's attorneys are expert in advising municipalities on state laws applicable to their day-to-day operations. These include the Brown Act, conflicts of interest, elections, Proposition 218, tax allocation and revenue bonds, California Environmental Quality Act, Endangered Species Act and purchase and sale of real property. Monte L. Widders serves as the City Attorney for Ojai, and from July 1992 to December 2007, J. Roger Myers served as City Attorney for Fillmore before retiring as full-time City Attorney. As of January 1, 2008, Theodore J. Schneider replaced Mr. Myers as City Attorney for Fillmore. Mr. Myers now acts as Assistant City Attorney for both Ojai and Fillmore. Katherine E. Stone is special land use counsel to other cities throughout the state of California and other districts.The firm's experience in high visibility, complex land use litigation is unique. Always on the cutting edge, members of the firm have been involved in important cases such as Palmer v. Ojai (1986) 178 Cal.App.3d 280; Nollan v. Coastal Commission (1987) 483 U.S. 825; Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council (1992) 505 U.S. 1003; Pardee Construction Company v. City of Camarillo (1984) 37 Cal.3d 465, 690 P.2d 701, 208 Cal.Rptr. 228; Long Beach Equities v. County of Ventura (City of Simi Valley) (1992) 505 U.S. 1219; Garat v. City of Riverside (1991) 2 Cal.App.4th 259, 3 Cal.Rptr.2d 504; Building Industry Association v. Superior Court (Oceanside) (1989) 211 Cal.App.3d 277; Building Industry Association of Southern California v. City of Camarillo (1986) 41 Cal.3d 810, 718 P.2d 68, 226 Cal.Rptr. 81; and Del Oro Hills v. City of Oceanside (1995) 31 Cal.App.4th 1060, 37 Cal.Rptr.2d 677. |
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