cmicheli@snodgrassmicheli.com (916) 743-6802
Chris Micheli
Government Relations
Author
Books
Author, "Handbook on California Legislative Data"
Author, "A Practical Guide to California State Government: FAQs and Glossary of Terms"
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Author, “Handbook on the Legislative Process in California”
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Author, “Handbook on Legislative Drafting in California”
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Editor and Co-author, “Perspectives on State Lobbying in California: Essays by Advocates in California’s Capitol”
Co-author, “Guide to Executive Branch Agency Rulemaking”
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Author, “An Introduction to Drafting Legislation in California”
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Author, “Introduction to California State Government”
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Author, “Understanding the California Legislative Process”
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Co-editor and Co-author, “A Practitioner’s Guide to Lobbying and Advocacy in California”
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Casebooks
“Cases and Materials on California's Political and Elections Laws" (2024, Kendall-Hunt Publishing Co.)
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"Cases and Materials on the California Rulemaking Process” (2022, Kendall-Hunt Publishing)
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“Cases and Materials on California’s Executive Branch of Government” (2022, Kendall-Hunt Publishing)
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“The California Legislature and Its Legislative Process – Cases and Materials” (2021, Carolina Academic Press)
“Cases and Materials on Direct Democracy in California” (2021, Kendall-Hunt Publishing)
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Law Review/Journal Articles
“How California Lawmakers Responded Legislatively to the #Me Too Movement” (with Ashley Hoffman)
University of the Pacific Law Review Volume 53, Issue 3
“Capital Lawyering Concentration: McGeorge’s Program to Teach Legislative Lawyers” University of the Pacific Law Review, Volume 53, Issue 2
“Statutory Construction Guidelines for Bill Drafting in California” University of the Pacific Law Review, Volume 52, Issue 2
“Will California Open the Floodgates to Employment Litigation?” University of the Pacific Law Review, Volume 51, Issue 2
“Legislative Bill Drafting: A View from California” International Journal of Legislative Drafting and Law Reform, Volume 8, Issue 1, November 2019
“Private Attorneys General Act Lawsuits in California: A Review of PAGA and Proposals for Reforming the ‘Sue Your Boss’ Law” University of the Pacific Law Review, Volume 49, Issue 2
“California Must Be Specified in Venue and Choice of Law Employment Contract Provisions” University of the Pacific Law Review, Volume 48, Issue 4
“Can the Legislature ‘Validate’ a Previously Enacted Statute?” University of the Pacific Law Review, Volume 48, Issue 3
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