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2025 Press Releases

JMBM Attorneys Recognized as Southern California Super Lawyers in 2025

LOS ANGELES—Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (JMBM) is pleased to announce that 15 JMBM attorneys have been recognized as Super Lawyers in Southern California for 2025. In addition, 5 attorneys have been recognized as Southern California Rising Stars. This list includes outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement in […]

Government and Land Use The Court Found the City of LA Acted in Bad Faith in Denying a Housing Development Project in Boyle Heights

California faces a housing crisis of “historic proportions.” In response, the Legislature enacted the Housing Accountability Act (HAA)—known as the “Anti-NIMBY Act”—to dramatically increase housing construction by preventing local governments from arbitrarily denying viable development projects. On January 30, 2025, Judge Curtis A. Kin found that the City of Los Angeles (City) acted in bad […]