Practice Areas

Government Torts

Biesty, Garretty & Wagner is skilled in the handling of claims against municipalities and other governmental entities. The firm is thoroughly knowledgeable regarding governmental liabilities and immunities granted by the California Tort Claims Act. For over 25 years, the firm has served state agencies, city and county governments, transportation authorities, and other governmental entities. The firm's areas of representation include transportation liability, automobile and truck liability, property liability, and other casualty issues, such as injuries to persons or property by municipal and other governmental employees.

Local governments and municipal authorities, as well as their officers and board members, have increasingly become the targets of a variety of lawsuits and claims. Such lawsuits seek to avoid the traditional immunity provided to municipal governments and their officers. The firm represents governmental entities both directly and through their insurers. The firm's lawyers are known for their successful and aggressive defense of governmental entities. They have handled cases involving virtually every aspect of governmental tort liability.

The same core principles that enable us to excel in insurance defense and general liability litigation lend themselves to the defense of local governmental entities and local government officials and employees.