At a Glance
Ann has practiced public agency law for more than 30 years.
She is city attorney for two cities, and general counsel for special districts and other local agencies in Northern California.
She has lectured on the Brown Act, elected officials’ liabilities and immunities, the Political Reform Act, the Public Records Act, Proposition 218, employee/independent contractor issues and legal ethics (AB 1234).
Ann Siprelle has practiced municipal and public agency law for more than 30 years, and represents cities, special districts and joint powers agencies. She is a partner in the Municipal Law and Special Districts practice groups of Best Best & Krieger LLP’s Sacramento office.
Ann is city attorney for two cities in California—Williams and Gustine—and general counsel for several special districts and joint powers agencies in Northern California. She advises public agency clients on general governance matters such as the Brown Act, public contracting, parliamentary procedure, fee-setting, personnel issues, election laws, public records, land use planning, CEQA, public notice and hearing guidelines, and conflicts of interest. She has lectured on the Brown Act, elected officials’ liabilities and immunities, the Political Reform Act, the Public Records Act, Proposition 218, employee/independent contractor issues and legal ethics (AB 1234).
She is admitted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Ann grew up in northern Virginia (Washington, D.C. suburbs), but currently lives in East Sacramento, in the same tree-lined neighborhood that her father lived in as a child.
Education
- College of William and Mary, J.D.
- University of Virginia, B.A., English literature
Admissions
- California
Memberships
- California Lawyers Association Public Law and Environmental Law sections
- Central Valley City Attorneys’ Association
Services
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
- California Public Records Act
- Election Law
- Environmental Law & Natural Resources
- Environmental Litigation
- Fees, Taxes & Assessments
- General & Special Counsel
- Government Policy & Public Integrity
- Municipal Law
- Public Agency Labor & Employment
- Public Infrastructure
- Special Districts
- Transportation