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Attorney General Opines on Open Meeting Rules

  • Andrew Plett
Attorney General Opines on Open Meeting Rules On April 18, 2024, the Attorney General’s Office issued formal opinion Number 23-102 which provides useful instruction on the application of the Brown Act (Gov. Code, § 54950 et seq.) and several of its exceptions. The Attorney General was asked to opine whether it would be a violation of the Brown Act’s “open meeting” requirement if a majority of a...

Social Worker Appreciation Month

  • Ben Ramsey
Social Worker Appreciation Month March is Social Worker Appreciation Month, and setting a month aside to celebrate and appreciate these professionals is simply not enough. The fact of the matter is, these underpaid and overworked professionals are not only underappreciated, but are often the recipients of intense scorn. This article will focus on CPS social workers, but all social workers deserve a tremendous amount...

Prentice Long, PC Obtains a Favorable Appellate Decision: Third District Court of Appeal Upholds Juvenile Court’s Exclusion of Audio/Video Recordings by Mother of herself with her Child in Juvenile Dependency Proceedings.

  • Scott McLeran
Prentice Long, PC Obtains a Favorable Appellate Decision:  Third District Court of Appeal Upholds Juvenile Court’s Exclusion of Audio/Video Recordings by Mother of herself with her Child in Juvenile Dependency Proceedings. IN Re L.J., Case No. C096775, In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District – Filed March 23, 2023 In February 2020, minor child L.J., then age three, was removed from her mother’s care and placed in foster care due to her mother’s substance use issues.  In March 2021, L.J. was returned to her mother’s care...

Willows, CA joins Prentice Long, PC

  • Margaret E. Long, Partner 
Willows, CA joins Prentice Long, PC Prentice Long, PC is honored to announce that The City of Willows has selected Carolyn Walker as their new City Attorney.  We look forward to working with Willows.

Happy Veterans Day!

Happy Veterans Day! On behalf of PrenticeLong, PC, we wish all of our friends and clients a happy Veterans Day.  Thank you to those who have served for your bravery and sacrifice for this Country.We especially want to thank our founding partner and marine David Prentice (pictured above) who teaches us about loyalty and dedication every day.  We all love you.