Margaret Rosequist

Margaret (Meg) Rosequist serves on Meyers Nave's First Amendment and Trial & Litigation Team. With an emphasis on complex constitutional law issues, as well as matters involving land use, zoning, the California Public Records Act, and the Brown Act, her experience spans both litigation and advisory work. Ms. Rosequist also performs administrative hearings and other proceedings before regulatory agencies, as well as trial and appellate work in state and federal courts. As an expert on the intersection of social media and First Amendment law, Ms. Rosequist is often at the forefront of nuanced issues in legal practice. Among her other areas of expertise, she has defended government entities and officials in litigation pertaining to the Coronavirus pandemic, involving lawsuits filed by churches and businesses to stop shelter-in-place orders from being issued."

Ms. Rosequist’s academic credentials include a law degree from Hastings College of the Law at the University of California, Order of the Coif, Thurston Society, and American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law and Evidence. She also has a BA in Political Economy from Colorado College. Her advisory work has consisted of a comprehensive range of regulations and ordinances to meet complex First Amendment requirements. Among Ms. Rosequist’s litigation victories is California New Business Bureau, Inc. v. County of San Bernardino (Case No. CIVDS 1616334). As a result of the Supreme Court's decision in Reed v. Town of Gilbert, she assisted the County of San Bernardino in drafting a constitutionally sound commercial solicitation ordinance. These issues involve complex constitutional questions pertaining to the power of local and state governments during public health and safety emergencies."

"n the pivotal case of Lamar Central Outdoor, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, Ms. Rosequist authored an amicus brief on behalf of the League of California Cities, California State Association of Counties, and American Planning Association California Chapter. California's billboard regulations were challenged in Lamar on constitutional grounds. As a major victory, the Second Appellate District upheld the ability of California cities and counties to continue applying onsite/offsite/commercial/noncommercial distinctions to their sign codes. Ms. Rosequist has presented numerous articles and papers on First Amendment issues at conferences sponsored by the International Municipal Lawyers Association, League of California Cities, and County Counsels' Association of California. Additionally, she wrote an article for the League of California Cities' Western City magazine analyzing Reed v. Town of Gilbert.