| Leslie E. Devaney
ldevaney@stutzartiano.com
Shareholder
Public Entity, Corporate, Municipal Law / Government Relations
San Diego
Phone: (619) 232-3122
Fax: (619) 232-3264
Education
Former San Diego Executive Assistant City Attorney, Leslie Devaney, focuses her practice on the representation of government entities, including municipalities and public entities throughout Southern California. She also provides advice for private firms and individuals in all areas of government procurement matters, including the preparation, submission, negotiation and performance of public bids, proposals and contracts. Devaney also has experience in product liability and general tort and public entity litigation.
Areas of Municipal Legal Experience:
San Diego City Attorney’s Office, Executive Assistant City Attorney in elected City Attorney’s administration (1996 – 2004) - Sat with, and advised, the City Council, Rules Committee and Redevelopment Agency on: Brown Act, Public Records Act, City Charter, policies, administrative regulations, Ethics Commission, Conflicts, Roberts Rules of Order, etc.
- Filled in for City Attorney on all City Attorney functions when needed and operationally ran the office of 150 attorneys and 350 total employees
- Prepared for, staged, and presented matters for the City Council’s Closed Sessions
- Supervised and advised on Elections, Employment, Public Contracting, Code Enforcement, Liability and Litigation, Real Property, and Public Safety units
- Code Enforcement: Criminal prosecution of misdemeanors including DUI’s, assaults, resisting arrests
Litigation and Liability (1986 – 1992)- Represented the City in dangerous condition and police cases with average caseload of 75
- Judge Pro Tem 1990 – 1992
- Court Arbitrator 1989 – 1992
- Senior litigator handling complex litigation (auto deaths, police shootings) (1990 – 1992)
- Total jury trials: 20
- Campaigned and ran for San Diego City Attorney (2003 – 2004) and narrowly lost the election to Mike Aguirre by less than 0.5% of the electorate
Senior In House Litigator for American International Group (AIG) (1992-1996)
Current City Attorney for Murrieta and Del Mar:
Advises on: Open Government and Ethics (Brown Act, Public Records, AB1234), Campaign/Elections, Employment, Finance and Economic Development, Redevelopment, Municipal Services and Utilities, Public Contracting, Public Property, Regulating Businesses and Persons, Land Use, Environmental, Code Enforcement, and Liability and Litigation
Special Counsel for Chula Vista: (2008 - present), Various advice as needed
Special Counsel for Escondido: (2009 - present), Campaign Control Ordinance and Enforcement
Current Corporate Counsel for SEDC and the San Diego Police Foundation: (2008 - present)
Advises on: Open Government and Ethics (Brown Act, Public Records, AB1234), Employment, Finance and Economic Development, Redevelopment, Public Contracting, Public Property, Regulating Businesses and Persons, Land Use, Environmental, and Liability and Litigation
Other Areas of Legal Practice:
- Practice includes litigation, but mostly (90%) advisory/consulting work
- Assists both public and private clients in high profile and press matters
- Teaches ethics to public entity clients
- Advises numerous corporate and private clients on various issues regarding public and public entities (MBE/WBE/DVBE certifications, bondings, employment, press, RFP/RFQ responses).
- Advises non-profit, public and private clients on best business practices, corporate organization, and governance
- Mediates matters upon request
- General and Corporate Counsel Work
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Bar Admissions
California
Honors/Affiliations
San Diego Defense Lawyers
Council on Governmental Ethics Laws (COGEL)
Member, San Diego County Bar Association
California League of Cities
Crime Victim’s Fund
Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse
President, City Attorney Association of San Diego County (CAASD).
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