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Lisa R. Allred specializes in education law, representing school districts, colleges, and universities, and applying her expertise in business, real estate, personnel, public works, technology, and intellectual property law ...

Christopher Andre is a seasoned civil litigator who focuses his practice on civil litigation and advising and representing employers. Mr. Andre is an editor of and frequent contributor to the firm’s Labor and Employment Law ...

Alan Atlas has an extensive and varied background in both public and private sector labor and employment law, with a specialty in representing public agency management in labor relations. He has a wealth of experience representing ...

E.B. Bell represents school districts and county offices of education in education law, with a concentration in special education and student issues. He provides interpretation and assessment of issues arising under the ...

William Betley practices in all areas of employment law, including unlawful harassment, discrimination, wrongful termination, employee classification, and wage and hour. He also counsels and represents architects, engineers ...

Mark Bresee represents California public school and community college districts and county offices of education. His areas of practice include all aspects of labor and employment law, student issues including attendance and ...

Bryce Chastain has practiced law for 17 years. He focuses on complex matters in construction law, from site investigation and acquisition, through design and construction, to post-completion defect, warranty, and premises ...

Andreas Chialtas is the chair of AALRR's Facilities, Construction & Property Practice Group. Mr. Chialtas practices primarily in the areas of facilities, land use and management, public works, and real property law. He focuses on ...

Gerald Conradi represents California school districts, community college districts, and special districts in employment law, administrative law, and labor relations.  He has acted as chief negotiator in over 400 negotiations ...

Georgelle Cuevas regularly assists school districts, county offices of education, and community colleges in navigating the requirements of the Education Code, Public Records Act, the Brown Act, and conflict of interest laws. Ms ...

Michael Cullen’s practice focuses on special education, Section 504, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and student issues. Mr. Cullen represents school districts at IEP team meetings, resolution sessions, due process ...

Kevin Dale provides legal services to both public and private sector clients.  Mr. Dale provides services to various public agencies including school districts, housing authorities, cities, counties, water agencies, and other ...

Scott Danforth represents California school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and private businesses. His focus on education law includes employment, special education, premises ...

Alexandria Davidson represents California school and community college districts in general education, providing advice and counsel on hiring practices, certificated and classified employee discipline, certificated ...

Mary Beth de Goede has exclusively represented school and community college districts in employment law, personnel and labor relations, and general public school law for over 30 years. She has served as the principal legal advisor ...

Tony De Marco represents California public school districts and public agencies in all aspects of labor and employment law. His areas of practice include certificated and classified employee discipline, contract enforcement and ...

Peter Denno handles a wide array of education and employment law matters for public school districts. His areas of concentration include student rights and discipline, certificated and classified employee discipline ...

Bill Diedrich represents school districts, community college districts, and other public agencies in all aspects of labor and employment law.

Having served for more than a decade as Chief Negotiator for school districts and ...

A. Christopher Duran is a skilled litigator with over 16 years of experience representing both public and private sector clients in education law, labor and employment, and a variety of civil litigation matters. He practices ...

Amy Estrada represents school districts, county offices of education, and community colleges in San Diego, Orange, and Imperial counties.

Ms. Estrada assists education administrators with a variety of personnel and general ...

Jennifer Fain is the partner in charge of the Marin office, where she represents educational agencies in the areas of special education and anti-discrimination. Ms. Fain has represented school agencies at every stage of the ...

Eve Peek Fichtner represents school districts, county offices of education, community colleges, and private employers for personnel matters, student issues, and all forms of discrimination and harassment claims. Ms. Fichtner ...

Cathie Fields represents school districts, community college districts, and other educational agencies in labor and employment matters, general education issues, and governance matters. She advises clients on employment ...

Paul Fleck is Chair of AALRR's Private Labor and Employment Practice Group, covering nine offices throughout California.

As a trusted advisor, Mr. Fleck works closely with his business clients navigating the complexities of ...

Karen Gilyard represents California school districts and community college districts in education law and labor relations. Ms. Gilyard provides interpretation and assessment of issues arising under the Individuals with ...

Todd Goluba heads the firm’s Northern California Education Law Practice Group. He has over 22 years of experience in education law and serves as outside General Counsel to over 25 school districts, community college districts ...

Jacqueline Hang represents California public school districts, community college districts, and county offices of education in all areas of general education law; employment matters such as discrimination, harassment ...

Davina Harden represents California public school districts in all aspects of education and employment law. She has broad expertise in all matters related to charter schools, is a recognized leader throughout California in the ...

Martin Hom has litigation and trial experience in a broad range of contract interpretation issues and disputes, such as delay and inefficiencies, acceleration, differing site conditions, changes, terminations for default ...

Suparna Jain represents school districts, community college districts, and other public entities, as well as some private clients in litigation and transactional matters. She has successfully made solo court appearances ...

Jonathan Judge advises employers in various labor and employment law matters, including drug testing, mass layoffs (WARN), disparate impact analysis, immigration compliance, trade secrets, privacy, technology in the ...

Tina Kannarr represents California public school and community college districts and county offices of education in all aspects of education, employment, and labor law.  Her areas of experience include employee leave of absence ...

Warren Kinsler advises California school and community college districts and county offices of education on a wide range of outside general counsel issues. He is a recognized expert on the Brown Act, with additional expertise in the ...

Michele Landenberger represents California school districts, community college districts, and county offices of education in labor relations and general education law matters. Ms. Landenberger’s areas of expertise include ...

Hugh Lee’s areas of practice include school and public works construction law and construction disputes and litigation, including construction contract administration, bidding and bid disputes, and architectural ...

Beth Lind is an experienced labor and employment attorney who regularly works with both private and public sector clients. 

In the private sector, Ms. Lind has extensive experience representing unionized employers, many of whom are ...

Alex Lozada provides legal services to school districts and community colleges in general education and labor and employment matters, including employee discipline, school district board policies, and conflict of interest ...

Kimberly Ludwin counsels and represents California school districts, community college districts and county offices of education in all general education law matters.

Ms. Ludwin assists education administrators with a variety ...

Bryan Martin has used his litigation and education law background to prosecute personnel and disciplinary actions at the administrative and judicial levels. He has developed successful responses to complaints against ...

Paul McGlocklin represents school districts, community college districts, and county offices of education, focusing on classified and certificated employment matters and other labor and employment issues. He also handles ...

Shawna McKee regularly advises school districts and community college districts on personnel and employment law matters, including employee discipline, collective bargaining, contract enforcement and arbitration, and ...

Stephen McLoughlin advises public and private agencies on a wide variety of transactional and litigation issues. He represents California community college districts, universities and school districts in education-related ...

Anna Miller represents public school districts and California community college districts in all areas of general education law; labor relations; employment matters such as discrimination, dismissal and harassment; student ...

Marilou Mirkovich has been an attorney for over 30 years. For more than 15 years, conducting, supervising, and evaluating impartial investigations has comprised the central part of Ms. Mirkovich’s practice. Her impartial ...

Joshua Morrison represents California public school districts in all aspects of general education law. His areas of specialty practice include public employee discipline/dismissal, administrative hearings, matters before ...

Kristin Myers represents California school districts and county offices of education, specializing in special education and student discipline matters. Her practice focuses on Section 504 and IEP team meetings, resolution ...

Adam Newman is co-chair of the firm’s state-wide Special Education Practice Group. Mr. Newman has many years of experience advising and representing public school districts, SELPAs and county offices of education in all aspects ...

Anthony Niccoli has extensive experience representing contractors, subcontractors, school districts, public entities, and special districts for a full range of construction issues, including licensing, contract drafting ...

Aaron O'Donnell represents California community college districts, universities, and school districts in education and employment-related matters. He provides experienced advice and counsel to clients in all aspects ...

Sharon Ormond chairs the firm’s Education Law Technology group and is a member of the firm’s Higher Education, Title IX, Civil Rights, and Wage and Hour groups.  She represents numerous Community College Districts and other ...

Gabrielle Ortiz represents California school districts and county offices of education in special education law and student disability matters. Ms. Ortiz provides interpretation and assessment of issues arising under the ...

Chesley Quaide focuses on education law and labor relations and employment/labor law. He served as General Counsel of the Merced County Office of Education from 1991-2004, and has served as General Counsel of the Stanislaus ...

Elizabeth Rho-Ng represents California public school districts, county offices of education, private schools, community college districts, and special education local plan areas in various aspects of education law ...

Todd Robbins represents public school districts in the areas of education law, certificated and classified employee discipline, certificated layoffs, harassment and discrimination complaints, and contract ...

Irma Rodríguez Moisa is an experienced litigator, labor negotiator, and trial attorney representing public and private entities in labor and employment matters. She is recognized as one of the top Labor and Employment lawyers ...

Brooke Romero represents California school districts, community college districts, and county offices of education, as well as private schools, in a variety of general education and labor and employment matters. Her areas of ...

Alyssa Ruiz de Esparza represents California school districts, county offices of education, and community colleges in education law. Ms. Ruiz de Esparza provides assistance to education administrators on a variety of personnel ...

Scott Sachs represents private and governmental entities in complex litigation in the areas of data privacy and security issues, construction and environmental law.

Mr. Sachs helps clients procure equipment, set up safety ...

Marleen Sacks has over 20 years of experience in education and labor law, specializing in employee discipline, student rights and litigation related to employment and education matters. She has successfully prosecuted and ...

Gabriel Sandoval represents universities, community colleges, school districts, charter school management organizations, and municipalities in a wide range of matters, including all aspects of education and employment law ...

Peter Schaffert represents public sector employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, including labor negotiations, grievance arbitration, discrimination/harassment claims, employee terminations and discipline ...

Constance Schwindt represents private entities in a wide range of real estate matters including real property acquisitions and sales, leases, subleases, ground leases, licenses and easements as well as environmental and land use ...

Allison Scott represents employers in labor law and various employment litigation matters, defending clients against allegations of wrongful termination, discrimination, wage & hour violations, harassment and other claims ...

Justin Shinnefield is a Senior Partner with Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo.  For almost 20 years, he has represented California public school districts, county offices of education, private schools, community college ...

Amber Solano is an accomplished litigator who represents employers in both the private and public sector in all areas of labor and employment law, including wrongful discharge, wage and hour (including class actions ...

David Soldani advises public agencies in the areas of employment, public works and construction, environmental law, elections law, litigation, contracting and real property transactions. Mr. Soldani also represents private ...

Constance Taylor focuses on special education, Section 504, and student issues. Ms. Taylor represents school districts at IEP team meetings, resolution sessions, mediations, due process hearings, Section 504 meetings and ...

Mark Thompson primarily represents public school districts and Boards of Education in the areas of general education law, governance matters including the Brown Act and Public Records Act, certificated and classified employee ...

Lindsay Thorson represents school districts, community college districts, county offices of education, and other public entities for transactional matters. She specializes in technology licensing and negotiation of software ...

Tiffany Tran counsels and represents school districts, county offices of education, and community colleges. She assists education administrators with a variety of labor and employment matters and general education issues, and ...

Jonathan Vick is a member of the Facilities, Construction, and Property Practice Group and has more than 30 years of experience in state and federal courts and administrative agencies. He started his career working for the United ...

Jabari Willis' practice focuses on representing public entities, including school districts, in labor and employment and education law matters. His experience includes matters related to certificated and classified ...

Sara Young represents school districts and other educational agencies in all matters, including participating in due process hearings, federal court hearings, and appellate proceedings; overseeing CDE compliance complaints ...

Elizabeth Zamora-Mejia represents public school districts, county offices of education, community colleges and universities in all aspects of labor and employment law and general education litigation. Ms ...