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Margaret Engelhardt Long
Margaret Engelhardt Long is an American attorney and specializes in municipal law, labor and employment law, civil litigation, and business law. Acting as County Counsel for Modoc, Tehama, Trinity and Lake Counties. Long also serves as City Attorney for the Town of Fort Jones, City of Etna and City of Susanville. In addition, her areas of legal expertise also range as District Counsel and General Counsel for many of California's special districts, such as public utility districts and community services districts. Long is the co-founder and managing partner at the law firm Prentice Long, PC, located in Redding, California.

Education
In 2000, Long earned her Bachelor of Arts degree as a double-major in English and Anthropology with an emphasis in Anthropology from Wesleyan University, a private, non-profit university located in Middletown, Connecticut. She then went on to earn her Juris Doctor degree from University of California, Davis School of Law in May of 2003, graduating Suma Cum Laude.

Honors and certificates
Long was admitted into the California State Bar in November of 2003, and she was also certified as an attorney and counselor by the United States District Court, Eastern District of California in January of 2004 and also by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in January of 2004. Shortly after her graduation, the University of California, Davis School of Law selected Long as a National Member of the Order of Barristers. The American Bar Association (ABA) awarded Long with a certificate of achievement, in April of 2007, for her participation in the TIPS National Trial Academy. The Pro Bono Publico Award was given to Long for her dedication to pro bono legal services by the Shasta-Trinity County Bar Association (STCBA) in 2008. Finally, in November of 2018 Long was admitted by the United States Supreme Court as a qualified attorney and counselor.

Career
Prior to forming Prentice Long, PC, Long was the managing partner of Cota Cole, LLP’s Redding, California office. From 2005 – 2013, Ms. Long was an associate with the law firm of Kenny, Snowden & Norine in Redding, California. From 2003 – 2005, she worked at Legal Services of Northern California as the Managing Attorney.

Ms. Long has considerable experience in advising municipalities and public agencies on issues relating to employment, labor, public nuisance, law enforcement, land use, code enforcement, eminent domain, housing, public contracting, unlawful detainer, medical marijuana abatement, Proposition 218, and the Brown Act. Her expertise includes facilitating local elections and initiatives, and engaging in labor negotiations on behalf of the local entity. She also has experience in providing advice to planning commissions, water districts, community services districts, municipal airports and local transportation authorities. Ms. Long provides training to public and private entities on a wide variety of topics, including sexual harassment, ethics, employment matters, governance, and legal updates. In addition, she represents five counties on their child dependency and Public Guardian matters.

For her private sector clients, Ms. Long regularly provides advice regarding wage and hour issues, employment practices, discrimination and sexual harassment matters. Ms. Long’s transactional practice includes representing and advising clients on corporate formation and compliance, as well as contract drafting and review. In litigation, Ms. Long has represented clients in the full range of issues, with particular emphasis on complex labor and employment matters. She remains actively involved with her clients through the appellate process, and was the lead attorney on two published matters: Dutra v. Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta (2012) 209 Cal.App.4th 750, and Erlin v. United States (9th Cir. 2004) 364 F.3d 1127.

Personal life
Born in the summer of 1978, in New York, Long moved to California in 2000 to attend law school and relocated to Redding, CA in 2003 after being graduated from law school. Long married Allen Long in 2009 and has two biological children with her husband, Maddi and Jack. She also has two stepsons, Justin and Jake. An avid lover of all things feline, Long’s family includes a black cat named Blackie at her work office and a Siamese cat named Twitch at her residence. In her free time, Long enjoys playing tennis with her son Jack, traveling with her family across the U.S., and watching cake decorating shows.