W. Gavin Ralphs (916) 325-0659 wgr@bkslawfirm.com
OverviewGavin Ralphs is a Senior Associate at BKS Law Firm, PC. Mr. Ralphs provides general counsel and special counsel services to California local agencies on a broad range of public law matters.Mr. Ralphs’s areas of concentration include public agency governance, the Brown Act and Public Records Act, conflicts of interest and government ethics, real property transactions, the Surplus Land Act, public works bidding and contracting, government claims, elections, Proposition 218 and related rates and charges, public finance and development matters, contracting and grant funding, and local government organization and reorganization.Mr. Ralphs also advises public agencies on a variety of water resource matters, including water rights, regulatory compliance, and long-term water resource planning and management.Prior to joining BKS, Mr. Ralphs’s practice included CEQA compliance and natural resource matters in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.Practice AreasGeneral Counsel ServicesBrown ActRates and ChargesPublic Works ContractingSurplus Land ActCalifornia Public Records ActConflict of Interest LawsGroups and AssociationsCalifornia Lawyers AssociationEducationJ.D., University of California, Davis B.A., California State University, SacramentoPublications and PresentationsAnnual New Laws Update – 2024 Rosenberg's Rules of Order, Parliamentary Procedure for Local Agency Boards (2024), Presented to Multiple Special District Boards of Directors