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Amy Greyson is a senior attorney in the
Public Law and Labor and Employment Departments at Richards, Watson
& Gershon. She has specialized in the areas of public agency and
municipal law and labor and employment law in both advisory and
litigation capacities for almost 30 years. Ms. Greyson has broad
expertise in advising cities on all stages of land use process,
including drafting and interpretation of ordinances and statutes,
preparation of resolutions, and legal advice on land use issues,
and has served as legal advisor to planning commissions. Ms. Greyson
also has extensive experience in drafting and advising cities on
mobile home park rent control ordinances, serves as legal advisor
to mobile home park rent control boards and commissions, and has
also defended cities in litigation resulting from rent decisions.
Ms. Greyson also has additional experience representing newly incorporated
cities in challenging property tax determinations made by Local
Agency Formation Commissions and counties in the incorporation process;
and has represented cities and other public agencies in land use
and CEQA litigation matters.
In the areas of labor and employment, Ms. Greyson has extensive
experience in all aspects of the employment relationship, including
development of personnel rules and policies; handling of discipline,
grievance matters and labor arbitrations; litigation defense of
employee disciplinary actions; investigation of harassment and misconduct
complaints; and advice in labor relations and general employment
matters. Ms. Greyson has conducted hearings before arbitrators and
civil service boards and personnel appeals boards on discipline
appeals, and has served as legal advisor to civil service boards
and personnel appeals boards on discipline appeals, unfair labor
practice charges and civil service system administration. She has
also participated in mediation and settlement conference courts
and before administrative agencies.
Ms. Greyson has also conducted training in the Brown Act, fitness
for duty, preventing harassment and discrimination, conducting investigations,
and family and medical leave laws.
Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Greyson served as Litigation Specialist-Deputy
City Attorney for the City of Anaheim, and has also served as a
Partner with the law firm of Brunick, Alvarez & Battersby in San
Bernardino, where she was Assistant City Attorney for the City of
Yucaipa, Deputy City Attorney for the City of Highland, Special
Counsel to the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools,
the San Bernardino Community College District, and the Personnel
Commission of Hacienda-La Puente Unified School District, and Counsel
to several county water districts. Ms. Greyson has also served as
Assistant City Attorney for the City of Oceanside, and Deputy City
Attorney for the cities of Claremont and LaVerne.
Ms. Greyson is a member of the Los Angeles and Orange County Bar
Associations, and the Orange County Industrial Relations Research
Association.
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B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1976
J.D., University of California School of Law, Los Angeles, 1980
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