Aside from the economic issues that we face in these tough times, and issues of national security, no issue is more important to our future than our children and the education they receive.  

Charter schools are an important development which have benefitted the students who attend them and the schools they "compete" against.  Charter schools are independent public schools that give parents, teachers, and the local community flexibility in deciding their own curriculum,  staffing and budgets with the goal of improving student achievement.  The Charter Schools Act created a school-centered performance-based accountability system that provides competition within the public schools and stimulates continual improvement in all public schools.  (Once a charter school develops a curriculum or way of doing things that is found to be advantageous, the public schools around it end up copying it).   In California charter schools routinely beat their local competition in state scores, academic achievement and improvement, and graduation rates.  In Nevada, a moratorium on new charter schools was only recently lifted and so although the number of schools is limited, the anticipated growth of charter schools is exponential.  

We proudly represent these charter schools, their administrators, principles, directors and teachers.  We give advice regarding administration, real property matters, employment matters, student issues and potential litigation. We have successfully defended and warded-off numerous claims against our client schools, and have adroitly guided them through various issues they have faced.  

We represent our clients in the prosecution of various claims (such as disputes with sponsoring school districts, real estate disputes, and breach of contract matters), as well as the defense of personal injury litigation, wrongful termination and discrimination claims, defamation actions, false claims actions, and other claims arising under the operation of the charter schools.  We have been victorious in claims heard before administrative law judges, bench trials (a trial heard by a judge), and juries.

Lopez v. Canyon High School
We successfully defended a high school student accused of assault and battery upon another student. The school district’s Motion for Summary Judgment was granted and we proceeded to an 8 day jury trial. The jury found our client to be acting in self defense and we received a defense verdict.

Neavill v. California School for Liberal Studies
We successfully defended a school against a teacher who brought disability discrimination, wrongful termination, and other claims. The school brought a summary judgment motion which was granted by the trial court.

Perales v. Excelsior Education Center
We defended a school wherein a student claimed that she broke her leg at a school-sponsored event in the school quad. The plaintiff had over one-hundred thousand dollars in medical bills. After diligently working-up the file, gathering extensive witness statements, and conducting discovery, the case was settled for nuisance value: only four thousand dollars ($4,000.00).