July 12, 2022

1:00pm - 2:00pm  Eastern

Code Enforcement-Administrative Warrants:  Getting the Code Officer’s Foot in the Door

This webinar will discuss administrative warrants as a necessity for code enforcement inspections.  We will discuss the differences between an administrative warrant as opposed to criminal warrants.  Followed by a review of the case law requiring code enforcement officers to obtain one, the process, and scenarios.

Speakers: Savita Rai and Samuel Adams

Savita Rai serves as an Assistant City Attorney IV for the City of San Antonio, Texas. Her responsibilities include civil and appellate litigation as well as serving as lead counsel to the Code Enforcement Division, DART Unit, Building Standards Board, and the Vice Division.  Ms. Rai is also cross-designated as an Assistant District Attorney to prosecute all sexually oriented business criminal offenses. She received her J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School; M.S. in College Administration from Western Illinois University; and B.S. in Communications from Southern Illinois University.  She previously worked as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Houston where she served as the attorney for the Houston Police Department Narcotics and Vice Divisions.  She was the recipient of the 2015 Galen Sparks Award for outstanding accomplishments in the field of municipal law.

Samuel Adams serves as an Assistant City Attorney IV for the City of San Antonio, Texas.  His responsibilities include both criminal, civil, and appellate litigation as well as serving as counsel to the Code Enforcement Division, Building Standards Board, and the Vice Division.  Mr. Adams is also cross-designated as an Assistant District Attorney to prosecute all sexually oriented business criminal offenses. He received his J.D. from Baylor School of Law and B.S. from Macalester College.  He previously served as a Felony Prosecutor in the Bexar County District Attorney’s Office and subsequently worked as a civil litigator in two law firms, as well as in private practice. Sam has tried over 400 trials to verdict so far in his legal career.