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Scott N. Kivel

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3558 Round Barn Blvd., Suite 200, Santa Rosa, CA 95403

Governmental, First Amendment and Education Law, CalPERS, CalSTRS, County Retirement Agencies: Administrative Hearings and Audit Responses, Civil Litigation, Writs and Appeals and 4 more

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Scott N. Kivel practices at Law Offices of Scott N. Kivel

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Scott N. Kivel (Santa Rosa, California)

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Posted by Alan
May 31, 2024
Hired Attorney Scott N. Kivel

Kivel is a self serving hourly billing generator with a clientele of one. His personal conduct in a real estate remodeling transaction in La Jolla and the attempt to ruin the reputation of his hired architect speaks for itself.

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Areas of Law

  • Other 7
    • Governmental, First Amendment and Education Law
    • CalPERS, CalSTRS, County Retirement Agencies: Administrative Hearings and Audit Responses
    • Civil Litigation, Writs and Appeals
    • Ethics, Public Integrity & Workplace Investigations
    • Civil Rights Section 1983 lawsuits
    • Administrative Hearings before retirement and personnel boards, commissions and arbitrators
    • Defense of sexual and racial harassment allegations and discriminiation and retaliation claims

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Principal
    Firm Name
    Law Offices of Scott N. Kivel
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Doe v. Petaluma City School Dist., 830 F.Supp. 1560 (N.D. Cal. 1993)
    Doe by
    through Doe v. Petaluma City School District, 54 F.3d 1447 (9th Circuit, 1995)
    Doe v. Petaluma City School Dist., 949 F.Supp. 1415 (N.D. Cal. 1996)
    Trujillo v. City of San Le
    ro (2010) 2010 WL 3063164
    Wasson v. Sonoma County Junior College District, 4 F.Supp.2d 893 (N.D.Cal. 1997)
    203 F.3d 659 (9th Circuit 2000)
    Oona R.S. v. Santa Rosa City Schools, 122 F.3d 1207 (9th Cir. 1997)
    143 F.3d 473 (9th Cir. 1998)
    Mason v. Retirement Board of the City
    County of San Francisco, 111 Cal.App.4th 1221 (2003)
    Sonoma County Office of Education v. California Special Education Hearing Office, WL 2471042 (9th Cir. 2005)
    R.B. v. Napa Valley Unified School District, 496 F.3d 932 (9th Cir. 2007)
    California County Superintendents Educational Services Assoc. v. CalPERS (2009) 2009 WL 513742.

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1991, California
    1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
    2012, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
    1991, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California
    1991, U.S. Supreme Court
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Stanford University
    Class of 1991
    J.D.
    Other Education
    University of California at Berkeley
    Class of 1970
    B.A.

    Harvard University
    C.A.S., Planning and Social Policy, Administration
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1950
    Los Angeles, California, January 21, 1950

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    Scott N. Kivel attended Stanford University.

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