RPLG has formed a multi-disciplinary Police Reform Practice Group to serve as a resource for public agencies navigating this complicated and urgent issue.
About RPLG
Founded by partners Louise Renne, Jon Holtzman, Art Hartinger, and Teresa Stricker
RPLG practices throughout California, advising and advocating for public agencies, nonprofit entities, individuals and private entities in need of effective, responsive and creative legal solutions.
We are proud to have former San Francisco City Attorney Louise Renne lead us forward as Chair.
RPLG is devoted to the principle that representing government is in the public interest.
Our lawyers provide the tools to strengthen and preserve public services. We empower policy makers to further their policy objectives while minimizing legal risks. Although we are a “private” firm, we work seamlessly with our clients to form
a collaborative team with in-house staff to identify workable solutions to complex problems, develop strategy and implement solutions, whether the path is at the bargaining table, city council chambers, the courtroom, or the ballot box.
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RPLG Supports Jefferson Elementary School District Suit Against Juul
RPLG, as part of a coalition of law firms and public agency partners, filed a lawsuit on behalf of Jefferson Elementary School District in San Francisco’s federal district court on Monday against Juul Labs, Inc.
Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Assn. v. Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Assn.: The California Supreme Court Limits the Scope of the So-Called California Rule Governing Vested Pension Rights But Remains Cagey On When The Rule Will Apply In the Future
On July 30, 2020, the California Supreme Court limited the California Rule in a variety of helpful ways, but ultimately found that the case did not present an opportunity to “revisit” the California Rule itself. We could be waiting a long time for a case that brings further clarity about the continuing vitality and scope of the California Rule.
Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Spiking Law; Erodes “California Rule”
On July 30, 2020, the California Supreme Court gave good government a win when it upheld the state law that outlawed forms of pension “spiking.”