Secretary: Kim Graff kgraff@hansenkohls.com
Bret N. Batchman engages in a civil litigation practice emphasizing complex business litigation, real estate, construction and professional liability defense of attorneys and insurance professionals in both state and federal courts, including matters before the State Bar of California.
Bret also advises businesses of all sizes on various internal and related corporate issues, including corporate governance and transactional matters.
Prior to becoming a partner, Bret represented public safety employees throughout California on a myriad of issues ranging from unfair labor practices to disciplinary matters, where he served as corporate counsel for several law enforcement associations and lectured at law enforcement forums on the Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (POBR), critical incidents, officer involved shootings and peace officer discipline matters.
Bret is a member of the State Bar of California, the Sacramento and Placer County Bar Associations, the Association of Defense Counsel for Northern California and Nevada, and the American Bar Association. He also serves on the Board of Directors for The John Garcia Youth & Wildlife Foundation, City of Roseville Crime Stoppers and Granite Bay FC. In addition to state court, he is admitted to practice law in the United States District Courts of Eastern, Northern and Central California.