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CPAAC SPRING 2019

Speaker Bios

Arthur (Art) Hartinger- Partner, Renne Public Law Group
With a practice focused on labor and employment law for over 33 years, Arthur (Art)
Hartinger is one of California’s leading labor and employment attorneys. He is a
founding partner of Renne Public Law Group, and was previously a partner at Renne
Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP. Since 2004, he has been recognized each year as a
“Northern California Super Lawyer” and was one of the Daily Journal’s “Top 75 Labor
& Employment Attorneys” in 2013. He was also selected by the Daily Journal as one of
the “Top 20 Municipal Lawyers in California” for 2011, 2012, and 2013, and in 2012 he
was named one of the “Top 100 Lawyers in California.”

Prior to working at Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai, Mr. Hartinger was a partner at
Meyers Nave, where he chaired the Labor and Employment Group for sixteen years.
He also worked as a partner at Liebert, Cassidy & Frierson, a Deputy City Attorney at
the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, and an associate at Brobeck, Phleger &
Harrison.

Mr. Hartinger represents public and private clients in complex state and federal
litigation pertaining to all types of labor and employment issues, including California
and U.S. constitutional law, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Title VII, Title IX, the
Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA).

Mr Hartinger has represented clients in a variety of litigation matters, including class
actions, writs, and jury trials. His litigation practice also includes administrative and
binding arbitration hearings before personnel boards, arbitrators, and administrative
law judges. He also frequently advises public agencies, personnel boards, and civil
service commissions.

Geoff Neill
Geoff Neill is the legislative representative at CSAC (California State Association of
Counties). In his twelve years at the organization, he has covered many policy issues,
including taxes, 2011 realignment, the state budget and the state-local fiscal
relationship, pensions, and elections. Prior to his work with counties, he spent four
and a half years each with the California Special Districts Association, as an
employee, and UC San Diego, as a student. Geoff sits on the board of directors of the
Special District Leadership Foundation and the Board of Expert Advisors for the
California Emerging Technology Fund.

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