Practice Areas
Agency Governance and Administration
- Advising governing boards on Brown Act and other open meeting laws
- Reviewing and providing legal opinions in connection with transactions presenting potential conflicts of interest
- Guiding agencies through election law and other political activity issues
Special Education Law
- Representing educational agencies in due process hearings and Section 504 disputes before the Office of Administrative Hearings and Office of Civil Rights
- Reviewing and negotiating the terms of individualized education programs
- Helping to structure shared services and offerings among SELPA members
Labor Law
- Representing clients at hearings before arbitrators and in unfair labor practice claims before the Public Employment Relations Board
- Advising our clients on employee discipline and dismissal matters and preparing settlement and release agreements
- Executing reductions in force in compliance with relevant legal requirements
- Responding to requests from Office of Civil Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Defending our clients and their employees against discrimination and harassment claims
- Counseling on benefits matters, including leaves and wage and hour laws
Commercial Transactions
- Structuring real property transactions, including compliance with municipal and state zoning and environmental requirements
- Advising on public contract bidding requirements
- Accessing public and private financing sources, including general obligation and Mello-Roos bonds and certificates of participation
Americans with Disability Act Compliance
- Investigating claims of violations
- Developing Reasonable Accommodation of Disability proposals
Other Services
- Collective bargaining, including assisting clients negotiate and operate under collective bargaining agreements
- Pupil personnel, including guiding clients through student discipline and expulsion processes
- Constitutional law, including advising and providing legal opinions on civil rights and freedom of speech issues
- Legal compliance services, including providing training sessions on topics such as sexual harassment, Brown Act requirements and collective bargaining techniques
- Charter schools, including preparing and reviewing charter petitions and other formation and compliance documentation
- Curriculum and instruction, including reviewing for compliance with relevant legal requirements