Public Agency and Municipal Law

· Contracts

· Open Government, Conflicts of Interests and Ethics

· Personnel and Employment

· Land Use and Zoning

· Negligence and Ethics Complaints 

· Medical Marijuana Licensing and Compliance

The Law Offices of Jonathan A. Goldstein, Esq. provides counsel to government agencies by advising public officials on the complex and frequently changing laws pertaining to local government and representing public agency clients in transactions and litigation. These services include assisting clients regarding statutory compliance; Brown Act compliance; Political Reform Act compliance; Government Code 1090 compliance; Public Records Act compliance; public bidding and contracting; personnel and employment; collective bargaining; intergovernmental relations; real estate; joint powers authorities; land use and development; planning and zoning laws; elections; Proposition 218; Proposition 26; utility rate setting, and SWRCB regulatory compliance. We also provide public agency officials and staff with “in-service” seminars and sexual harassment prevention training. Additionally, we closely monitor the current marijuana legislation and case law affecting the large influx of cannabis related ventures developed in the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area and the Coachella Valley.