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476 3rd Street
Oakland, CA 94607-3834
Phone: 510-836-7563
Fax: 510-836-7564

Practice Areas

The Focus of Our Practice: Building Better Communities

Bryant & Brown letterheadCalifornia Public Entity Lawyers

When public entities and organizations in California are in need of experienced and effective legal representation, they may turn to Bryant & Brown, A Professional Corporation. Located in Oakland, we have over 17 years of experience advocating on behalf of school districts, community colleges, universities, water districts, transit districts and special districts. Please contact us to schedule a free initial consultation.

We are a boutique law firm that utilizes a unique client-oriented approach in our comprehensive public entity practice. Our work with public organizations includes:

In our transactional practice, we negotiate, draft and review the following documents for public entities:

  • Contracts
  • Real estate agreements
  • Procedures
  • Policies
  • Forms

Our firm has worked on multi-million dollar projects and effectively managed teams of real estate, public finance and land use experts to facilitate projects that have significantly improved California communities.

Our attorneys have served as labor counsel and chief negotiator for school districts across California in numerous collective bargaining sessions. They also acted as lead counsel in classified layoff situations and have conducted layoff hearings before the California Office of Administrative Hearings.

A Commitment to Building Stronger Communities

We have extensive experience advising public boards and administrators on complex legal matters involving the California Public Records Act, the California Government Claims Act and other laws that have an impact on how public entities must conduct business for the benefit of California communities.

In our diverse practice, we also advise clients on a variety of other legal matters such as constitutional concerns, Fair Employment and Housing Act claims, education law disputes, public contract issues, and school facility matters.

At Bryant & Brown, A Professional Corporation, we work with public entities throughout California, including school districts, community colleges, water districts, transit districts and special districts. If you need a lawyer who will work with you to build a better community, please contact us to schedule a free initial consultation.

Bryant & Brown, A Professional Corporation
476 3rd Street
Oakland, CA 94607-3834
Phone: 510-836-7563 ● Fax: 510-836-7564

Our law firm practices primarily in public entity law. We are located in Oakland, California, and serve clients statewide. This includes the cities of Redwood City, Newark, Vallejo, San Leandro, Hayward, Alameda, Piedmont, Berkeley, Walnut Creek, Martinez, Fairfield, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Emeryville, Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, Brentwood, Concord, Pittsburg, Tracy, Fresno, Stockton, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose, Sacramento, Monterey, and Los Angeles. Our representation spans Northern California, the Bay area, East Bay, and the San Francisco Bay area, including Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Solano County, Napa County, Marin County, San Francisco County, San Mateo County, Humboldt County, Santa Barbara County, Orange County, Los Angeles County, Fresno County, and Monterey County. As a public entity firm, we often work for schools and colleges, such as those in the University of California school system: UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UC Los Angeles, UC Merced, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco, UC Santa Barbara, and UC Santa Cruz.