News & Events

The firm was a proud sponsor of the annual Cristo Rey High School Scholarship Dinner held at California State University, Sacramento, held on May 15, 2014.

The firm was a proud sponsor of the RAC-PAC team for the 18th Annual Susan G. Komen Sacramento Race for the Cure held on May 10, 2014.

The firm was recently a proud sponsor of the 30th Annual Bob Moretti Memorial Golf Tournament. The tournament is held to honor the former Speaker of the California State Assembly and to provide scholarships to deserving college students affiliated with the Capitol.

On February 6, 2014, Rick Linkert and co-defense counsel secured “Terminating Sanctions” and a total award of more than $32 million. They have been collectively sued for more than $80 million by Cal Fire and 5 groups of private landowners. This historic result was the last in the series of trial court rulings by Judge (Ret.) Leslie C. Nichols sitting by appointment of the Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court as “judge for all purposes”.

Rick Linkert was invited to be the Keynote Speaker at the American Loggers Association annual meeting in Reno, Nevada. Rick will speak about wildfire litigation, forest management, and State and Federal claims for fire suppression costs and damage to public land. Rick’s talk follows his successful defense of claims by the State of California for damages arising out of the Monnlight wildfire.