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Jennifer Petrusis is a senior attorney in
the Litigation Department at Richards, Watson & Gershon. Ms.
Petrusis concentrates on the representation and counseling of public
agencies in a variety of litigation contexts including police liability,
dangerous conditions of public property, civil rights, personal
injury, inverse condemnation, contract disputes, indemnity, actions
to recover delinquent taxes and other public agency litigation.
Ms. Petrusis has represented several cities in code enforcement
matters including Rancho Palos Verdes, Temecula, Mission Viejo,
Calimesa and Seal Beach. She is a City Prosecutor for the City of
La Mirada. A substantial portion of Ms. Petrusis’ practice
is also devoted to advising police departments on policies and procedures
and handling Pitchess Motions and related discovery requests.
Ms. Petrusis was actively involved in obtaining an injunction on
behalf of the City of Monrovia against the activities of two rival
criminal street gangs. The preliminary injunction prohibits members
of the two gangs from publicly congregating together, and from engaging
in specified activities, within a three and one-half square mile
“Safety Zone” the court designated in parts of Monrovia
and adjacent unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County.
Ms. Petrusis obtained her law degree from UCLA Law School where
she was Chief Essays Editor for the Women’s Law Journal.
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B.A., summa cum laude, University of California, Los Angeles,
2001
J.D., University of California, Los Angeles School of Law, 2004
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