DPMC at the 2026 City Attorneys Spring Conference: Staying Ahead of What Matters Most for California’s Cities
Earlier this month, DPMC founding partners Leslie E. Devaney and Christina M. Cameron attended the 2026 City Attorneys Spring Conference, hosted by the League of California Cities (Cal Cities) at the Hilton Universal City in Universal City, California. The conference ran May 13-15 and brought together city attorneys from across the state for three days of substantive legal education, peer exchange, and practical guidance on the issues shaping California municipal law today.
Why This Conference Matters
The Cal Cities City Attorneys Spring Conference is the premier gathering for municipal attorneys in California. Designed specifically for city attorneys, it delivers in-depth sessions on the latest developments across the full spectrum of municipal law – from housing and land use to public ethics, employment, and emerging technology.
This year’s program was especially timely for any city attorney in California navigating an increasingly complex legal landscape. Session topics included artificial intelligence in government, housing law, high-profile investigations, Public Records Act compliance, and litigation updates spanning CEQA, municipal torts, and employment. These aren’t abstract legal issues – they are the questions hitting city council chambers, city manager offices, and city attorneys’ desks every day across California. The conference was sold out, a reflection of how urgent these issues are for California’s cities right now.
For city officials and city managers, the caliber of your city attorney’s legal counsel depends in large part on how current and connected that attorney is. Municipal law in California is more demanding than it has ever been. Housing production mandates, new open meetings requirements, the expanding role of AI in public administration, and an increasingly complex litigation environment are all reshaping what it means to advise a California city. Attorneys who are actively engaged in the profession – attending conferences, contributing to committees, and staying ahead of legislative and regulatory change – bring a measurably different level of counsel to the table.
DPMC serves as city attorney, general counsel, or special counsel to more than 30 California public entities. When our attorneys return from a conference like this, that knowledge goes directly to work – translating the latest developments in housing mandates, AI policy, open meetings law, and litigation trends into sharper, more current counsel for the cities and agencies we serve.
For more information about DPMC’s municipal law practice, visit dpmclaw.com or contact our office at 619-354-5030.
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May 2026 | Devaney Pate Morris & Cameron
