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Updated January 25, 2021. Originally posted August 28, 2019. Bills that sought to extend the reach of the California False Claims Act to tax-related matters stalled in the California State Senate in 2020. The...
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Accomplished litigator Ryan V. Fraser elevated to BKLW partnership
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is proud to announce the elevation of Ryan V. Fraser to the firm’s partnership. Ryan’s promotion reflects his outstanding advocacy, leadership, and unwavering commitment to the firm’s core values of excellence, integrity, and client-centered lawyering. Over more than a decade in practice and nearly five […]
Court further trims L.A. Times petition in landmark public records case against City of L.A.
The intersection of California’s Public Records Act (“PRA”)and record-retention statutes is generating significant legal developments. On January 15, 2026, the California Supreme Court decided City of Gilroy v. Superior Court, Case No. S282937. The case disposed of arguments that the PRA itself imposes a duty on cities to retain records […]
Partner Whitney Z. Bernstein named to Daily Journal’s 2025 Top White Collar Lawyers
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is happy to announce that partner Whitney Z. Bernstein has been named one of the Daily Journal’s 2025 Top White Collar Lawyers, a prestigious recognition from California’s leading legal publication. This honor marks Whitney’s second recognition by the Daily Journal this year, following her selection […]
Founding partner Thomas H. Bienert, Jr. has been named one of California’s leading white collar defense attorneys by the Daily Journal. Tom is one of the nation’s prominent trial attorneys and has spent years defending...
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is proud to announce the elevation of Whitney Z. Bernstein to the firm’s partnership. Whitney is an accomplished attorney particularly well known for her expertise in complex white...
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is proud to announce that six of its attorneys – Thomas H. Bienert, Jr., Steven J. Katzman, James D. Riddet, John L. Littrell, Tony Bisconti, and Whitney Z. Bernstein – have been...
On June 29, 2020, the Supreme Court adopted Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams’s arguments and held in Seila Law v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
In July 2019, Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams’s client obtained a judgment and attorney’s fee award under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 of more than $3 million against a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detective after a...
A little over a year after issuing a 69-page sealed Order Finding Government Misconduct in a tax evasion prosecution, the Court unsealed an Order calling out prosecutors and IRS employees for willfully withholding evidence...
Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP is pleased to announce that Tony Bisconti and Whitney Z. Bernstein have been selected to the 2020 Southern California Super Lawyers® “Rising Star” list. This is the first time...
After five years of contested litigation the Supreme Court granted our petition, vacated our client’s conviction, and remanded to the Ninth Circuit. At issue was the constitutionality of the National Firearms Act...