Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard A Law Corporation

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Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard was established in 1959 with a focus on water and water-related resource law. Founders Stanley Kronick and Adolph Moskovitz first met in 1950 as staff attorneys for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, where they formulated a water allocation plan that reversed California's water policy and became the basis for the water and hydroelectric projects implemented by Governor Edmund G. Brown. The complexity of legal and governance issues related to water quickly led KMTG into other areas of public agency law, intensifying the firm's experience throughout the complicated network of regulatory agencies and at every level of the state and federal court systems, including the United States Supreme Court. As the firm's expertise expanded, the diversity of its client base grew. Today, KMTG attorneys collectively represent school and community college districts, water districts, cities, counties, local and state government agencies, special districts, joint powers authorities and joint powers insurance authorities, landowners, wineries, private individuals, small to mid-sized businesses and publicly traded companies.

Administrative Law; Appellate Practice; Banking Law; Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Constitutional Law; Construction Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Education Law; Eminent Domain; Energy; Environmental Law; Government; Government Contracts; Insurance; Labor And Employment; Litigation; Municipal Law; Natural Resources; Public Finance; Real Estate; Redevelopment Law; Taxation; Water Law; Zoning Law; Planning Law; Land Use; Wills; Trusts and Estates.

Property Owner's Claim for Inverse Condemnation Did Not Accrue Until City's Occupation of the Property Became Wrongful, Which Was Not Until the Eminent Domain Proceeding Was Dismissed
William T. Chisum,Jeffrey L. Massey, February 15, 2012
In Cobb v. City of Stockton, (--- Cal.Rptr.3d ----, Cal.App. 3 Dist., January 26, 2011), a court of appeal considered whether a property owner’s claim for inverse condemnation was barred by the statute of limitations. The court of appeal held the property owner’s claim was not barred by...

AB 1344 Addresses Employment Contracts, Open Meetings Notice, and Penalties for Misuse of Public Office
Christian M. Keiner,Jeffrey L. Massey, February 7, 2012
Assembly Bill 1344 (“AB 1344”), signed by the Governor on October 9, 2011, made several changes to laws involving local governance. The bill was introduced in response to the City of Bell controversy. The provisions of AB 1344 went into effect on January 1, 2012.

Attorney General: Pre-Proposition 26 Green Building Standards Fee Is Not A Tax
Jon E. Goetz,Jeffrey L. Massey, February 7, 2012
The Attorney General concluded the charge that cities and counties are required to collect from all applicants for building permits pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 18931.6 are regulatory fees, not taxes. (Attorney General Opinion, No. 09-903, December 27, 2011.)

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