Jose M. Sanchez

Jose M. Sanchez serves as the City Attorney for the City of Modesto and the Town Attorney for the Town of Windsor. He provided counsel to other special districts and public agencies. Jose advises on the full range of legal issues facing cities, special districts, boards, and commissions, including the Brown Act, the Public Records Act, the Political Reform Act, other conflicts of interest laws, land use, rate setting, and public contracts and bidding.
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Jose has assisted large and small public agencies navigate through high profile matters/crises, such as officer-involved shootings, the transition of high-level managers/employees, wildfires, large litigation matters, ramifications of severe drought conditions, threats to public services, malware attacks, and other difficult and political issues.

In connection with Jose’s areas of expertise, he is often requested to speak on matters relating to the Brown Act, Conflicts of Interest, and the California Public Records Act.