Serviam by Wright LLP provides nuisance abatement and code enforcement legal services to cities and counties throughout California in administrative, criminal, and civil proceedings. Serviam specializes in dangerous property rehabilitation, combating blight, nuisance abatement litigation, code enforcement, receiverships, land-use regulations, police services, civil rights litigation defense, and cost recovery.

Experience with civil, criminal, and federal court litigation. Collaborate directly with clients to intake, manage, and prosecute cases. Extensive work on litigation investigations, pleadings, discovery, law and motion, oral argument, settlement negotiations, bench trials, and jury trials. Practice in municipal, business, property, eminent domain, bankruptcy, special district, environmental, and criminal law.

Drafted opinions, reports, and recommendations. Assisted in legal research, analysis, and decision making. Discussed legal principles and decision making factors with the judge. Observed trials, hearings, and settlement conferences. Ascertained the practical aspects of how to effectively advocate in court.

Composed motions, research papers, office memoranda, and legal correspondence. Reviewed files and records to identify and sequence events in preparation for pleadings and discovery. Observed depositions and client consultations. Worked on insurance, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, real estate, and administrative law cases.

Served in multiple positions including: Fire Support Officer, Infantry Platoon Leader, Artillery Platoon Leader, Battery Executive Officer, and Classified War Plans Officer. Stationed in multiple locations around the world including: Iraq, Japan, Korea, Washington, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Florida. Commanded units of up to 82 men and was responsible for up to $6 million worth of weapons, equipment, and armored vehicles. Fought in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and led over 150 combat patrols, raids, and civil-military operations without sustaining a single casualty to my unit.