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Weintraub Tobin Shareholder David Creeggan will provide an update at NAIOP Sacramento’s Legal & Legislative Update, a timely program focused on the policies, regulations, and decisions shaping the future of commercial real estate.
On Wednesday, May 20th Weintraub Shareholder Dustin Amrein will present “Payment Enforcement: Lien Law,” on behalf of the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of California. This comprehensive webinar is designed to help contractors protect their right to payment. The session will cover the four critical forms every contractor must understand—Preliminary Notice, Mechanic’s Lien, Stop Notice Claim, and Payment Bond Claim—and explain how they apply across both public and private works projects. Attendees will gain practical insight into completing these forms correctly, understand their purpose, and learn effective strategies for recovering unpaid sums, even in situations where payment rights were not initially exercised.
Weintraub Tobin’s Construction Group attorneys, Dan Steinberg, Jessica Robison, Dustin Amrein, and Blake Gibbs will present No Pay, No Problem: Mechanics’ Liens & Smart Collections, a practical seminar focused on protecting your right to payment on construction projects.
On Tuesday, May 5th, Weintraub shareholder Lizbeth “Beth” West will present “The Leap That Changed Everything: Stories of Women Who Turned Doubt Into Direction” at the Better Business Bureau’s 2026 Sacramento Women’s Conference. Beth will be joined by Dr. Christina Bilyeu from the Kaiser Permanente Greater Sacramento Valley Psychiatry Residency, to discuss the challenges and inspirations they experienced in their career paths. They will share their journeys and explain how important it was to rewrite the stories they had learned, or told themselves, about what they could and couldn’t do, and discuss how perseverance led them to create their own professional legacy with a commitment to lift others along the way.
In spite of recent PAGA reforms, wage-and-hour lawsuits continue to plague California employers. Even highly conscientious organizations find themselves targeted for technical violations they never intended to commit. With California’s rapidly evolving wage‑and‑hour landscape—and steadily rising minimum wage, expanded enforcement authority, heightened premium‑pay obligations, and complex exemption rules—unintentional non‑compliance remains one of the most-costly risks employers face. Proactive compliance measures are now not only a best practice but a strategic defense tool for mitigating that risk.
Weintraub Tobin, alongside ACT Capital Advisors and CTW, is hosting a practical seminar for business owners focused on maximizing company value and preparing for a successful sale or transition. This session will feature insights from Weintraub Shareholder Justin Borrowdale, Paul Humphreys of ACT Capital Advisors, and Brian Hoblit of CTW on key topics, including current buyer priorities, effective business positioning, common transaction pitfalls, and critical legal and structural considerations.
Weintraub Tobin shareholder and Healthcare Group co-chair Jeanne L. Vance will speak on the panel “Red Tape to Green Light: Licensure, Certification and Enrollment in Health Care Transactions” as part of the American Health Law Association (AHLA) Health Care Transactions Conference in Nashville, TN. Jeanne also served on the conference’s Planning Committee.
This session will bring together industry professionals to discuss the regulatory landscape surrounding healthcare transactions, with a focus on navigating licensure, certification, and enrollment requirements in an increasingly complex environment.
On Thursday, April 9th, Weintraub shareholder Meagan Bainbridge and Ryan Abernethy will present “Relatively Speaking: What Every Family Business Needs to Know About Employment Law” to members of the Capitol Region Family Business Center. The seminar will be guided by questions submitted by members, providing attendees with practical insights on the employment issues that matter most to their businesses.
On March 25th, Weintraub senior attorney Jacqueline Simonovich will moderate a virtual panel discussion, Interview Tips for Underrepresented and First Gen Attorneys for the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF) Barristers Diversity & Inclusion Committee.
On Wednesday, March 25th, Weintraub senior attorney Bunnie Poullard will present the webinar, “Planning for the Unexpected with Limited Liability Companies: Death, Money Troubles, and Disagreements,” for the California Lawyers Association’s Corporate Committee. This virtual event will focus on operating agreement provisions and other guidance for addressing unexpected issues that may arise after a limited liability company is formed.