The firm has long represented the State Legislature as a whole and the Assembly and Senate separately in decennial redistricting work and litigation involving the privileges and responsibilities of the legislative branch. The firm has also represented numerous executive branch agencies, including the Governor's office, the State Department of Education, and the State Controller.

The firm represents numerous state and local entities on matters including conflicts of interest, the powers of county officers, local taxing authority, open meeting and public record laws, and election law.  Our representation of statewide and local officeholders involves campaign and conflict of interest advice, major litigation and defense of enforcement actions brought by the California Fair Political Practices Commission, the Attorney General, and local enforcement agencies.

For many years, the firm has been extensively involved in state and local ballot measures, referenda, and recalls. In addition to drafting ballot measures and advising ballot measure committees, the firm has represented numerous clients in ballot measure litigation, including pre-election and post-election challenges and litigation over the form and content of petitions and ballot arguments. The firm has both defended and challenged statewide and local initiatives.

Remcho, Johansen & Purcell represents a broad range of education clients, including the California Teachers Association, the California School Boards Association, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Department of Education, Oakland Unified School District, Alameda Unified School District, and charter schools, in public policy, school finance, and constitutional litigation at both the trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts.  We also represent individual school districts in similar matters.

The firm has a particular interest in the representation of private and public clients on matters involving freedom of speech and other First Amendment issues, including campaign finance, the right of access to public documents and court records, and the defense of libel, slander, and other defamation claims. 

Representative clients include the Consumer Attorneys of California, the California Teachers Association, the California Applicants' Attorneys Association, the Service Employees International Union, the Office of the State Controller, the State Department of Education, First 5 Alameda County, and federal, state and local public officials and candidates.