Practice Areas

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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

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