California Education Law Lawyers Near You | Compare Options

California residents facing education law issues have access to attorneys who specialize in special education rights (IEP/504), school discipline, Title IX compliance, student rights, and education policy. The legal framework in California differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Superior Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern education law cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for education law matters in California is generally 2 years (CCP § 335.1), though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Superior Court, and California's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The State Bar of California sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on education law in California bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right education law attorney in California means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to education law law in California to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across California.

Marc Steven Applbaum - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Midway Law Firm APC
 4275 Executive Square Ste. 200 La Jolla CA 92037
(619) 993-0288
Univ of Southern Calif
English, Spanish
Bar #222511
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Stephen Allen Gershman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Stephen A. Gershman
 17547 Ventura Blvd # 308 Los Angeles CA 91316
(818) 990-6505
Pepperdine University School of Law
Bar #70941
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
Andrea Marcy Tytell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Andrea M Tytell
 2121 Rosecrans Ave Suite 1350 El Segundo CA 90245
(310) 416-9710
University of West Los Angeles School of Law (1988)
English
Bar #166835
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Divorce Education Law
Dan Robinson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dan Robinson P.C.
 701 E. Santa Clara St., Suite 45 Ventura CA 93001
University of Minnesota Law School (2004)
English
Bar #254458
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Communications & Internet Law
Mandy Gina Leigh - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Leigh Law Group, P.C.
 870 Market St San Francisco CA 94102
(415) 399-9155
Univ of Florida
Portuguese, Spanish
Bar #225748
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Education Law
Guy Ellery Louie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Louie & Jimenez, LLP
 225 West Winton Avenue- Suite 200 Hayward CA 94533
(925) 234-1440
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (1990)
Bar #158008
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Amy Maitrayee Ghosh - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Amy Ghosh
 3435 Wilshire Blvd Ste 2270 Los Angeles CA 90010
(213) 365-2370
University of La Verne College of Law
Bar #201701
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
Anthony C. Gonsalves - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
AG Law Modesto
 821 13th Street Suite H Modesto CA 95354
(209) 502-6341
Humphreys College (2017)
English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Education Law
Dana Louise Curtis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dana Curtis Mediation
 4000 Bridgeway Suite 401 Sausalito CA 94965
(415) 331-5158
Univ of Montana
Bar #132474
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Divorce
Georgianna Junco Kelman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Georgianna Junco-Kelman
 12711 Ventura Blvd Suite 410 Studio City CA 91604
(818) 386-2801
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Bar #198486
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Education Law
Philip John Crawford - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Crawford Law Firm, Inc.
 986 W Cliff Dr Santa Cruz CA 95060
(408) 313-3212
Santa Clara University School of Law (1984)
Bar #129046
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Education Law
William Robert Fuhrman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of William R. Fuhrman
 527 Encinitas Blvd Ste 202 Encinitas CA 92024
(760) 479-2525
University of San Diego School of Law
Bar #58751
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Joseph Hyunsung Lee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office Of Joseph Lee
 301 E Colorado Blvd Ste 325 Suite 325 Pasadena CA 91101
(626) 557-3500
Seton Hall University School of Law (1996)
English, Korean
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Education Law Estate Planning Gov & Administrative Law
William Larson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of William L. Larson
 2601 Saturn St #104 Brea CA 92821
(714) 646-9699
Whittier Law School (1985)
English
California Bar
Active License
Business Law Education Law Family Law
Loren B. Vaccarezza - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Loren B. Vaccarezza
 1590 Berryessa Road San Jose CA 95133
(408) 432-6000
Humphreys College of Law
Bar #183791
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Education Law Elder Law
Janeen Steel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Vanaman German LLP
 14001 Ventura Blvd Sherman Oaks CA 91423
(818) 990-7722
San Francisco State Unv
English
Bar #211401
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Education Law
Veronica Marie Aguilar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Veronica M. Aguilar
 4231 Balboa Ave # 176 San Diego CA 92117
(858) 213-7853
California Western School of Law
Bar #153288
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Bankruptcy Civil Rights
Gregory Francisco Gillett - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gillett Law
 220 S. Mooney Blvd. Suite B Visalia CA 93291
(805) 980-9002
University of Southern California (2007)
Spanish
Bar #227979
Fort Berthold District Court, ND Tribal Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Education Law Family Law
Deanna Lynn Lopas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lopas Law
 450 South Melrose Drive Vista CA 92081
(619) 202-7493
California St Univ Sacramento
English
Bar #249742
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Scott Adrian Lewis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Perry, Johnson, Anderson, Miller & Moskowitz LLP
 438 First Street Fourth Floor Santa Rosa CA 95401
(707) 525-8800
California St Univ Sonoma
English
Bar #149094
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Education Law
Deborah Eshaghian - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eshaghian Law Group
 8889 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 220 Beverly Hills CA 90211
(424) 249-3254
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Bar #243983
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
George Joseph Castagnola Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law and Mediation Office of Joe Castagnola
 802 Wine Ct Petaluma CA 94954
(707) 778-0282
North Western California University, School of Law
Bar #148387
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Divorce
Esau Ruiz Herrera - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Herrera Law Office
 2530 Berryessa Rd # 145 San Jose CA 95132
(408) 926-7163
Santa Clara Univ
Spanish
Bar #71189
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Delynn Arneson Axelberg - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Arneson Axelberg Law
 26895 Aliso Creek Rd B903 Aliso Viejo CA 92656
(949) 371-9409
Pepperdine University (1991)
Montana Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
Jill R Cohen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 410 Crestview Dr Ojai CA 93023
(213) 633-6822
Fordham University School of Law (1987)
Bar #144472
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate
Michelle Ann Welsh - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 413 Forest Ave Pacific Grove CA 93950
(831) 373-1993
Indiana Univ of Pennsylvania
Bar #84127
California Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Divorce Education Law Employment Law
Terri Anne Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3332 Heights Dr 255 Cameron Park CA 95682
(530) 677-5830
California St Univ Sacramento
Bar #201282
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Education Law Family Law
Jon Arthur Hudak - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 25 Orinda Way # 303 Orinda CA 94563
(925) 254-0405
University of Montana School of Law
Bar #42053
California Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Education Law Employment Law Estate Planning
John William Breeze - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 PO Box 99 El Centro CA 92244
(760) 352-3130
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Bar #65287
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Education Law
Gaylynn Kirn Conant - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1480 Moraga Rd SUITE C-110 Moraga CA 94556
(510) 433-2600
Univ of California Berkeley
Bar #161247
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Education Law Employment Law Medical Malpractice
Michael Neal McCallum - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5820 Landis Ave 3 Carmichael CA 95608
(916) 977-0854
University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law
Bar #166950
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Education Law Family Law
Richard Huettl - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Richard Huettl
 10810 Walker St 201 Cypress CA 90630
(714) 226-0022
Chapman University Fowler School of Law (2003)
Bar #230962
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Education Law Estate Planning Tax Law
Joseph Samuel Williams Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 9035 Haven Ave 200 Rancho Cucamonga CA 91730
(909) 466-6085
Western State University College of Law
California Bar
Unknown Status
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Emily Elisabeth LaMoe - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1681 BIRD ST,PO BOX 1679 OROVILLE CA 95965
(530) 533-2885
Univ of California Santa Barbara
Bar #232485
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Education Law Employment Law
Paulla Sue Hyatt-McIntire - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Paulla Hyatt-McIntire
 950 Tharp Rd Ste 701 Yuba City CA 95993
(530) 674-9761
California St Univ Sacramento
Bar #221047
California Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Education Law Estate Planning
Devan Beck - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 333 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles CA 90731
(213) 615-1821
Brigham Young (1988)
California Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Education Law Family Law
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