Education Law

Overview

Meyers Nave represents some of California’s largest school districts and educational institutions including the school districts for Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco and the University of California Regents as well as mid-size and small school districts and educational institutions. In all our engagements, we draw from our collective public law expertise to benefit our school law clients with timely and efficient counsel.

Our attorneys understand the nuances of education law and just how crucial it is to stay abreast of best practices. Our school district clients can rely on the Meyers Nave team to provide the most up-to-date legal advice, creative solutions and proactive recommendations. We instill in our clients confidence to address legal issues appropriately.
 
Just as we are incisive at responding to the day-to-day legal challenges, our attorneys are also capable at handling matters that are high-profile and politically and legally sensitive. Our school clients have come to us to undertake investigations regarding alleged fraud and employee and elected official’s misconduct to claims ranging from Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) violations to accidents occurring on and off school grounds.

Subpractices

  • Charter Schools

    We understand the challenges school districts facet in responding to and overseeing charter schools.

  • Facilities

    We frequently handle school construction matters, including alternative construction agreements such as lease/leaseback arrangements, school facilities management, real estate (including disposition of school district property through surplus property sales), and complex procurements.

  • General Counsel

    We advise staff and school board members on governance and conflicts of interest; how to respond to California Public Records Act requests; California’s Open Meeting Laws; and the proper application, interpretation, and implementation of Board policies and procedures.

  • Litigation

    We have represented clients in lawsuits involving virtually all areas of public sector law. Some of the school cases our team has handled include First Amendment complaints, catastrophic injury claims, premises liability, and employee misconduct.

  • Special Counsel

    Since Meyers Nave has tremendous depth in public law, we have readily available a team of attorneys to handle specialized matters in such areas as labor and employment law (including labor negotiations and harassment investigations), public contracting and construction, eminent domain, school real estate, and public finance. We see this depth in various areas of law as the key strength of our model for providing legal services.

  • Training

    As a full-service law firm, Meyers Nave offers core concept training in a wide range of legal topics that our school clients face, such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)/Public Records Act, human resources, public contracts and procurement regulations, and risk management.