Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP

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Law Firm in Riverside, California

A Partnership including a Professional Corporation

Address
2280 Market Street, Suite 300
Riverside, California 92501-2121
(Riverside Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 951-788-0100  
Facsimile: 951-788-5785
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http://www.bwslaw.com
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Municipal and Public Agency Representation. Local Government Financing, Taxation and Assessments; Eminent Domain, Community Redevelopment and Land Use Law. Education, College and University; and Non-Profit Organization Law. Employment and Personnel Law. General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts; Environmental, Tort, Toxic Torts, Insurance Defense; Products Liability. Corporate, Business and Real Estate; Securities, Insurance, and Commercial Law.
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Other Office Locations of Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Camarillo, California, U.S.A.
Irvine, California, U.S.A.
Menlo Park, California, U.S.A.
Palm Desert, California, U.S.A.
ATTORNEYS
Erica Ball (Associate) born Oxnard, California; admitted to bar, 2006, California. Education: Smith College (B.A., 2003); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2006). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Municipal Law. Email: Erica Ball
Julie Hayward Biggs (Partner) born Providence, Rhode Island, July 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1978, California; 1979, Colorado; 1998, U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: University of Southern California (A.B., cum laude, 1966; M.A., 1969; M.S., Ed., 1970; J.D., 1978). Phi Delta Phi. Staff Member, 1976-1977 and Note and Article Editor, 1977-1978, Southern California Law Review. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards: Torts II; Community Property. City Attorney, City of Colton, 1993-1997. Assistant City Attorney, City of Glendora, 1998-1999. City Attorney, City of Hemet, 1998-2004. City Attorney, City of Laguna Woods, 1999-2006. City Attorney, City of Goleta, 2002—. City Attorney, City of Banning, 2004—. Member: Riverside and San Bernardino County Bar Associations; Greater Inland Empire Municipal Law Association (President, 2000-2004). (Also at Los Angeles Office). Practice Areas: Public Law; Land Use Law; Municipal Law; Redevelopment Law; Election Law; Real Estate Law; Local Government; Employment; Environmental. Email: Julie Hayward Biggs
Stefanie G. Field (Partner) born New York, New York, December 31, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, California; 2002, U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., cum laude, 1992); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1995). Phi Alpha Delta (President, Taft Chapter, 1991-1992). Member: Riverside County Bar Association; Riverside County Inns of Court. (Resident). Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Law. Email: Stefanie G. Field
Carol J. Fogleman (Partner) born Grand Prairie, Texas, August 21, 1953; admitted to bar, 1993, California and U.S. District Court, Central, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of California. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1990); McGeorge School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Foreclosures. Email: Carol J. Fogleman
Amy E. Hoyt (Partner) born 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., cum laude, 1986); Loyola of Los Angeles Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif; St. Thomas More Law Honor Society. (Resident). Practice Areas: Public Law; Land Use; Environmental Litigation. Email: Amy E. Hoyt
Thomas D. Jex (Partner) born Salt Lake City, Utah; admitted to bar, 1999, California. Education: California State University, San Bernardino (B.A., cum laude, 1996); J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Riverside County Bar Association; State Bar of California. (Resident). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Land Use; Municipal Law. Email: Thomas D. Jex
Eric S. Vail (Partner) born San Diego, California, July 21, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, California and U. S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: California State Polytechnic University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1989); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1992). Adjunct Professor of Housing and Land Use Planning, 1999— and Community Redevelopment Law, 1998—, University of California at Riverside, Extension. City Attorney, City of Hemet, 2004—. Assistant City Attorney: City of Banning, 2004—; City of Hemet, 2001-2004; City of Lake Forest, 2001-2003; City of Hesperia, 1999-2001. Deputy City Attorney, City of Ontario, 1992-1997. Special Redevelopment Counsel: Riverside RDA, 1997—; Hemet RDA, 2001—; Hesperia RDA, 1999—; Lake Forest RDA, 2001-2003; Ontario RDA, 1995-1997. Others Advised: Port Hueneme; Goleta; Stanton; Lawndale; Riverside County Education Foundation; Private Developers. Member: State Bar of California (Member, Public Law Section); Riverside County Bar Association. (Resident). Reported Cases: City of Barstow v. Mojave Water Agency (2000) 23 Cal.4th 1224, 99 Cal. Rptr. 2d 294. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Redevelopment; Land Use; Water Law; Eminent Domain. Email: Eric S. Vail
Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices


Los Angeles, California Office: 444 South Flower Street, Suite 2400. Telephone: 213-236-0600

Orange County Office: 4 Park Plaza, Suite 850, Irvine, California. Telephone: 949-863-3363. Facsimile: 949-863-3350.

Ventura County Office: 2310 Ponderosa Drive, Suite 25, Camarillo, California. Telephone: 805-987-3468. Facsimile: 805-482-9834.

Palm Desert, California Office: 73-929 Larrea Street, Suite 4A. Telephone: 760-776-5600. Facsimile: 760-776-5602.

Menlo Park, California Office: 545 Middlefield Road, Suite 180. Telephone: 650-327-2672. Facsimile: 650-688-8333.

All Members and Associates of the firm are members of the State Bar of California.

(For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Los Angeles).

Maintains an office in more than one location.


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