OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
7/1/25 - 9/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
9/30/25
LITIGATION DIVISION
ATKINSON, ANDELSON, LOYA,
RUUD & ROMO 6/30/2026
Buckley v. Wisniewski et al. Employment Case -
representation for individual
City employee only due to
conflict
630 - Liability Fund 474,750.00 14,723.83 158,364.93 316,385.07 Subtotal 14,723.83
DEVANEY PATE MORRIS &
CAMERON 6/30/2026
City v. Councilmember Conder
Injunction/Misc - outside
counsel retained due to a
conflict of interest at the
request of City Council 630 - Liability Fund 93,300.00 6,202.45 19,159.64 74,140.36 Tony Platt v. City
Contract Dispute - outside
counsel retained due to conflict
of interest at the request of City
Council 630 - Liability Fund 152,680.81 22,237.35 105,819.01 46,861.80 Subtotal 28,439.80
LAW OFFICES OF WILLIAM R.
PRICE 11/18/2028
Jane Doe v. City
Civil Rights case - Conflict
counsel retained to represent
indivudually named City
employee 630 - Liability Fund 219,625.00 1,482.00 1,482.00 218,143.00 Subtotal 1,482.00
LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE 7/10/2026
Norton v. City
Employment Case - outside
counsel retained due to conflict
of interest at the request of City
Council 630 - Liability Fund 715,500.00 5,144.97 100,308.97 615,191.03 Subtotal 5,144.97
BUCHALTER 6/30/2026
CPUC Rulemaking PSPS 510 - Electric Fund 60,000.00 - 29,666.00 30,334.00 CPUC Proceeding General Legal Advice 510 - Electric Fund 25,000.00 - 6,431.50 18,568.50
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTIONAGREEMENT EXPIRATION DATE FUNDING SOURCE Authorized
Spending Limit
MUNICIPAL SERVICES DIVISION
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
7/1/25 - 9/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
9/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTIONAGREEMENT EXPIRATION DATE FUNDING SOURCE Authorized
Spending Limit
Subtotal -
COLANTUONO HIGHSMITH &
WHATLEY 6/30/2026
Carl Pongs v. City Water Rate Challenge 520 - Water Fund 100,000.00 - 78,771.92 21,228.08 Simpson v. City Water GFT Challenge
520 - Water Fund /
101 - General Fund 499,400.00 63,875.26 453,495.92 45,904.08 Subtotal 63,875.26
GREINES MARTIN STEIN &
RICHLAND 6/30/2026
Jurupa/Rubidoux CSD Appeal 550 - Sewer Fund 175,000.00 - 155,352.67 19,647.33 Simpson v. City Appeal Analysis 101 - General Fund 25,000.00 1,665.00 19,048.50 5,951.50 Subtotal 1,665.00
HOLLAND & HART 4/23/2027
Power Purchase
Agreements
Negotiations for battery storage
Resource Adequacy Purchase
Agreements for the Baldy Mesa
project & VESI project and the
Sunzia Wind Power Purchase
Agreement. 510 - Electric Fund 200,000.00 - 176,987.70 23,012.30 Subtotal 0.00
JARVIS FAY LLP 3/14/2027
Pongs v. City Reverse validation 101 - General Fund 198,000.00 798.00 51,976.90 146,023.10 UC Regents v. City Capacity Charge Dispute 550 - Sewer Fund 300,000.00 - 65,186.65 234,813.35 Simpson v. City Reverse validation 101 - General Fund 198,000.00 684.00 44,515.13 153,484.87 UC Regents v. City Appeal 550 - Sewer Fund 70,000.00 266.00 722.00 69,278.00 Subtotal 1,748.00
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore 7/10/2026 PO Amount
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
7/1/25 - 9/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
9/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTIONAGREEMENT EXPIRATION DATE FUNDING SOURCE Authorized
Spending Limit
RI085-00067
General Labor Relations -
Requested by HR. 101 - General Fund 25,000.00 13,487.50 13,487.50 11,512.50 IA Investigation
Per the request of RPD -Advise
on Personnel Matter 101 - General Fund 25,000.00 11,398.00 17,540.00 7,460.00 RI085-00001/0067
General Labor Relations -
Requested by HR 101 - General Fund 25,000.00 - 2,276.50 22,723.50 Subtotal 24,885.50
REDWOOD PUBLIC LAW 9/17/2027
Northside Project
Legal Advice on this
Public/Private Partnership
requested by the City Manager.
This line item only - Iincludes
attorney fees paid up until
March 2025 (when ENA was
signed and developer became
responsible to pay outside
counsel fees; all charges after
March 2025 are identified
below as a reimbursable
expense) 101 - General Fund 250,000.00 - 122,738.81 127,261.19 Top Golf/Fairmount Park
Legal Advice on this
Development at the request of
the City Manager 101 - General Fund 25,000.00 - 3,487.00 21,513.00 Subtotal 0.00
SHUTE MIHALY AND
WEINBERGER 10/28/2027
City v. UC Regents CEQA 101 - General Fund 425,000.00 3,801.56 347,092.50 77,907.50 City v. UC Regents Appeal 101 - General Fund 250,000.00 4,920.81 4,920.81 245,079.19 Subtotal 8,722.37
STRADLING YOCCA
CARLSON & RAUTH 6/30/2026
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
7/1/25 - 9/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
9/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTIONAGREEMENT EXPIRATION DATE FUNDING SOURCE Authorized
Spending Limit
Bond Counsel Requested by Finance Dept to
provide advice related to City
debt 101 - General Fund 20,000.00 - 759.00 19,241.00 Bond Counsel Requested by Finance Dept to
provide advice related to City
debt 550 - Sewer 20,000.00 - 8,621.00 11,379.00 Pongs v. City (Appeal) Water Revenue Bonds 520 - Water Fund 100,000.00 451.14 85,055.73 14,944.27 Riverside Alive Public/Private Partnership 101 - General Fund 218,350.00 - 79,466.23 138,883.77 Subtotal 451.14
THOMPSON COBURN 6/30/2026
FERC - TRR Regulatory 510 - Electric Fund 600,000.00 42,343.36 88,174.72 511,825.28 FERC
Regulatory- Thompson Coburn
represents the City at FERC
proceedings to ensure rates
approved by FERC are
fair/equitable. Over a 10 year
period, from 2014 through
2024, the City estimates that it
has saved $29,967,260 in
reductions to the rates
ultimately approved by FERC
and paid by the City, as a result
of the objections filed by
Thompson Coburn on behalf of
the City. 510 - Electric Fund 792,000.00 190,319.96 190,319.96 601,680.04 Subtotal 232,663.32
383,801.19 TOTAL
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
7/1/25 - 9/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
9/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTIONAGREEMENT EXPIRATION DATE FUNDING SOURCE Authorized
Spending Limit
BURKE WILLIAMS
SORENSEN 6/30/2026
City v. Jurupa/Rubidoux CSD, et
al.
Outside counsel retained for
recovery. Lawsuit to seek
contribution for RWQCP
project. Based on trial court's
ruling awarding $21M to the
City (subject to appeal), the City
will receive reimbursement for
the entire outside counsel
budget for this matter. 550 - Sewer Fund 3,978,506.00 63,937.75 3,830,466.94 148,039.06 REDWOOD PUBLIC LAW 9/17/2027
ASR Project (After ENA was signed
in March 2025)
This outside firm was retained
at the request of the City
Manager to advise on this
Public/Private Partnership
Project - this line item only
includes fees paid after March
2025 when ENA was signed and
the developer became
responsible to pay for the City’s
outside counsel. Although the
City initially paid these invoices,
the City is seeking
reimbursement from the
developer’s deposit per the
terms of the ENA. Finance has
advised CEDD that the
developer needs to replenish its
deposit.
101 - General Fund 205,875.00 38,013.72 88,240.81 117,634.19 Note: The expenditures shown below are not included in grand total because they are reimbursable, but they are included in this report for transparency purposes.
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
7/1/25 - 9/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
9/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTIONAGREEMENT EXPIRATION DATE FUNDING SOURCE Authorized
Spending Limit
Ab Brown Sports Complex (After
ENA was signed in October 2025)
This outside firm was retained
at the request of the City
Manager to advise on this
Public/Private Partnership
Project- this line item only
includes fees paid after October
2025 when ENA was signed and
the developer became
responsible to pay for the City’s
outside counsel. Although the
City initially paid these invoices,
the City is seeking
reimbursement from the
developer’s deposit per the
terms of the ENA. Finance has
advised CEDD that the
developer needs to replenish its
deposit.
101 - General Fund 205,875.00 30,367.06 30,367.06 175,507.94
SHUTE MIHALY AND
WEINBERGER 10/28/2027
3rd Street Grade Separation
Eminent Domain - PW will seek
reimbursement of these outside
counsel expenses through the
grants that are funding this
project.
434 - Transportation
Unif Mig Fee 208,750.00 6,090.00 36,593.89 172,156.11 138,408.53 TOTAL REIMBURSABLE FEES
OUTSIDE COUNSEL EXPENDITURE REPORT
THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
7/1/25 - 9/30/25 TOTAL AS OF
9/30/25
EXPENDITURES
BALANCELAW FIRM MATTER/CASE NAME BRIEF DESCRIPTIONAGREEMENT EXPIRATION DATE FUNDING SOURCE Authorized
Spending Limit
FY 2021/22 FY 2022/23 FY 2023/24 FY 2024/25 FY 2025/26
QUARTER 1 857,745 218,981.21 316,770.19 439,052.48 383,801.19 QUARTER 2 553,639.77 235,101.47 287,910.61 557,091.27 QUARTER 3 398,734.57 264,445.61 305,075.47 636,242.38 QUARTER 4 175,471.02 308,380.88 328,466.10 443,781.09 TOTAL $1,985,590.36 $1,026,909.17 $1,238,222.37 $2,076,167.22 $383,801.19 FY 25/26 - Q1 TOTALS
100,630.13
232,663.32
451.14
266.00
49,790.60
$383,801.19
QUARTERLY AND FISCAL YEAR TOTALS
510 - Electric Fund
TOTAL
630 - Liab Trust Fund
550 - Sewer Fund
520 - Water Fund
FUNDING SOURCE
101 - General Fund
Please note:
A. Some totals may include a combination legal costs and fees B. Matters/Cases shaded in blue are closed and will not be included in the next quarterly report