HSR Attorneys Fight for the Rights of a Homeless Community of Sober Women and Their Children in Oakland
HSR Attorneys Joshua Piovia-Scott and Jordyn Bishop represented a group of homeless women and their children who had created a sober, safe community called the Housing and Dignity Village on a vacant, publicly owned lot in Oakland. The women sued the City of Oakland when it tried to destroy the community and HSR and co-counsel argued that the recent Ninth Circuit decision in Martin v. City of Boise, which held that the Eighth Amendment prohibits criminal penalties against homeless people for sleeping on public property if there is no shelter space available, should apply to this encampment. As a result of HSR's efforts, the women were able to stay in the community for weeks after the threatened eviction and HSR was able to force the City of Oakland to provide housing for the group if it wants to clear the encampment.
HSR Attorneys Represent LAUSD Assistant General Counsel in Successful Retaliation Suit Against the District
A jury in the Los Angeles County Superior Court found that the Los Angeles Unified School District retaliated against lawyer Jesus Melendez for raising concerns about the District's discriminatory practices against Latinos in promotion decisions at the District's Office of General Counsel. On October 22, 2018, the Superior Court entered judgment for Mr. Melendez in the amount of $210,833, in addition to his attorneys' fees and costs, which are estimated at over $1,000,000. Dan Stormer and Caitlan McLoon of Hadsell Stormer Renick and attorney Toni Jaramilla of Toni J. Jaramilla, A Professional Law Corporation, represented Melendez.
HSR Attorneys Are Best Lawyers in the 2019 Southern California Peer Review. Two partners are selected as Individual Lawyers of the Year
In the Los Angeles area, Dan Stormer was chosen as Lawyer of the Year in the Employment Law-Individual category and Cornelia Dai was chosen as Lawyer of the Year in the Litigation-Labor and Employment category.
Counties Settle Lawsuit with Hiscock Family in Yuba County Jail Death
HSR attorneys Lori Rifkin and Dan Stormer represented the family of Bertram Hiscock who died in Yuba County Jail, January 29, 2017. Bertram and Yuba Counties settled the case for $1 million -- each county to pay $500,000.
HSR Seeks a Temporary Restraining Order Against Phoenix Police in Advance of Possible Trump Visit
On Tuesday, September 18, HSR and co-counsel filed for a temporary restraining order ("TRO") against the City of Phoenix and Phoenix police. Based on the City's denial of any wrongdoing following the police's violent attacks on peaceful protesters during an August 22, 2017 Trump rally in Phoenix, this police violence will be repeated if and when Trump holds another rally in Phoenix unless the court issues a TRO.
Kudos to HSR's Rising Star Attorneys
It's our great pleasure to announce that HSR partner Cindy Panuco and associate attorneys Nancy Hanna and Brian Olney have been chosen as Southern California Super Lawyer Rising Stars for 2018!
