Education
Our attorneys have a broad range of experience representing municipal agencies.
We are a nationally recognized municipal law firm and our education attorneys have
over 20 years of experience representing school districts and educational agencies
in California. Our attorneys are knowledgeable in all aspects of school law and
have handled a vast array of subjects, including special education, class actions,
charter schools, educational policy, legislation, adult schools, personnel matters,
drafting and review of public contracts, inter-governmental relations, transactional
agreements, school finance, territory transfers, construction, eminent domain, public
school policy, employee discipline, collective bargaining and school related litigation.
We also possess a vast amount of experience advising elected officials and administrators
on conflicts of interest issues, the Ralph M. Brown Act and representing school
districts before various administrative agencies such as the Equal Opportunity Employment
Commission, Office of Civil Rights and the Public Employees Relations Board. In
addition, our attorneys are always poised to conduct seminars and trainings on issues
such as legal cost containment, workplace sexual harassment, construction, and student
rights. Attorneys in the Firm also serve as city attorneys and special counsel to
the Firm’s non-school district public agency clients.
Expertise
- Conflict of Interest Provisions
- Charter Schools
- Adult Education
- Special Education and Due Process
- School Facilities
- Student Rights, Responsibilities and Discipline
- Labor Relations/Collective Bargaining
- Personnel Commission
- Governance
- Public Records Act
- Ralph M. Brown Act
- Arbitrations
- Board Policy Development
- California Education Code & Title V Interpretation
- Contract Administration
- Employment Discipline
- Employment Discrimination
- Fact-finding
- Grievances
- Mediations
- Certificated and Classified Employee Evaluations
- Intergovernmental Agency Agreements
- Foundations
- Internal Investigations
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Insurance Defense
Expertise in Action
Our mission is to anticipate and analyze potential legal issues and assist our clients
in instituting preventative measures and policies while avoiding cost prohibitive
litigation.
We strive to maintain the highest standards of availability offering prompt, legally
sound and reasoned opinions on issues as they arise. Our attorneys have experience
in mediating as well as defending complex litigation and territorial issues on school
district succession issues. Our attorneys have worked with school districts in successfully
implementing Personnel Commissions and developing educationally sound policies.
School district clients will benefit from our proactive and preventive approach
to issue resolution and legal cost containment.