“Agencies are barred from using a partner in a law firm as an advocate in a contested matter and another partner from the same law firm as an advisor to the decision maker in the same matter,” the California Court of Appeal has ruled in an arbitration case involving the termination of a police officer. Sabey v. City of Pomona, No. B239916 (Cal. Ct App. Apr. 16, 2013).
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