Ann Siprelle has practiced municipal and public agency law for more than 30 years, and represents cities, special districts and joint powers agencies. As a partner in the Municipal Law, Special Districts and Environmental Law & Natural Resources groups of Best Best & Krieger LLP’s Sacramento office, she also advises both public and private clients on land development, planning and zoning laws and the California Environmental Quality Act.

Ann advises clients on all aspects of public agency law including the Brown Act, public contracting, personnel issues, election laws, public records, land use planning, CEQA, 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 has been a member of the Capital Stage Company’s Board of Directors since July 2014. The theater company strives to present bold, innovative plays that address issues and themes about society and people’s roles in it.

Education

• College of William and Mary, J.D. 
• University of Virginia, B.A., English literature 

Admissions

• California