A Legacy of Success

For over twenty years, McCormick, Kidman & Behrens, LLP (MKB) has provided exceptional legal services to a state-wide clientele in a select group of practice areas.  MKB’s core practice area is the representation of public agencies at all political levels, with a particular depth of expertise and experience representing water districts. 

On a daily basis, its attorneys confront issues involving water supply and infrastructure, water rights and adjudications, land use development and regulations, eminent domain, the environment and CEQA, public finance, and public construction.  These practice areas require an extensive knowledge of the state and federal laws governing each practice area, plus a mastery of public laws governing ethics, governmental procedures, open meetings, and public records, to name a few.

MKB has also developed a regionally recognized probate and conservatorship practice group, which includes probate, conservatorships, estate planning, trust administration, and related litigation, as well as a business formation practice group.  Both practice groups have an impressive record of success handling transactional and litigation matters.

MKB’s success is based on the highest quality of professional services combined with tailored legal approaches and responsiveness to client needs. 

News Alerts

MKB Clients Win Groundwater Storage Case

Water Supply Reliability and Lower Water Cost Will Result Read More

Supreme Court Rules On CEQA’s Statute of Limitations

A new case limits the window for plaintiffs to challenge subsequent activity under CEQA where an agency files a Notice of Determination after deciding the activity was previously subject to sufficient CEQA analysis.  Read More

California Court of Appeal Upholds Water Transfer EIR

On December 19, 2009, the Court of Appeal upheld an Environmental Impact Report analyzing a planned transfer of 41,000 acre-feet annually to MKB client Castaic Lake Water Agency from a San Joaquin Valley water district.  Read More

MKB Partner Suzanne Tague Named to Super Lawyers List

Ms. Tague, the head of MKB’s Estate Planning, Trusts & Probate department, has been named by Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Southern California for the second consecutive year.  Read More