Amanda A. Pope Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Orange County, California Area

Director of all receivership actions for our city and county clients throughout California seeking the appointment of a receiver pursuant to the Health and Safety Code to bring substandard properties into compliance with the law.

Irvine, CA

• Directly managed cases from inception to conclusion, which included managing junior attorneys, staff and case budgets
• Extensively interacted with city attorneys, county counsel and various heads of city departments and their staff
• Specialized in Health and Safety Code receivership actions for several city and county clients throughout California for the appointment of a receiver to rehabilitate substandard nuisance residential and commercial.
• Assisted multiple clients with revocation of business licenses for massage establishments engaged in prostitution and represented city staff at administrative hearings and court trials upon appeal
• Assisted city clients with cost recovery for nuisance abatement and the special assessment lien process
• Drafted ordinances, city council staff reports and resolutions

Newport Beach, CA

• Litigated public works construction and breach of contract matters for school district clients
• Initiated foreclosures for unpaid special tax assessments and negotiated settlements on behalf of city clients
• Assisted clients with property acquisition, CEQA compliance, and surplus property disposition and the formation and administration of Community Facilities Districts under the Mello-Roos Act
• Provided legal advice to school district clients throughout California regarding the collection and expenditure of Developer Fees pursuant to the Government and Education Codes
• Drafted resolutions for school board meetings and appeared before school boards at board meetings
• Provided legal advice and drafted memorandum for water district clients regarding real property issues, conflicts of interest, and water rates, fees, and charges under the California Constitution

Riverside, California

• Litigation practice included the defense of breach of public works contracts and change order disputes; inverse condemnation and eminent domain; dangerous condition of public property (personal injury and damage to.
• Successfully represented the City of Riverside in several trial de novos, appeals and Writs of Mandate
• First chaired an arbitration in an inverse condemnation case against AT&T and second chaired a wrongful termination employment arbitration
• Initiated actions for contempt of court, unlawful detainer, civil injunctions, breach of contract, graffiti abatement, DUI cost recovery, and property damage
• Deposed parties, expert and percipient witnesses and participated in mediations resulting in favorable settlement for the City of Riverside
• Drafted complaints, demurrers, answers, motions to compel discovery, motions to quash service and motions for summary judgment/adjudication; and propounded and responded to discovery

Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: • Nominee, Scribes Law Review Award, 2009 • Recipient, Pro Bono Publico Award, May 2009 • Competitor, Moot Court.

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Activities and Societies: Orchesis Dance CompanyEthnic Studies Minor