In providing legal representation, we offer experience, knowledge, and personal attention to each client.

We offer a broad range of legal services to charter schools encompassing:

We deliver value and results.

We listen to our clients and carefully assess their circumstances.

Ultimately, whether we are helping to keep our clients out of trouble or saving a client from difficulty, we work tenaciously, creatively, and in a cost-effective manner to help our clients succeed in the short and long terms.

We have the experience, resources, and technology to help prevent problems before they occur, and to effectively solve porblems if they arrise.

We currently represent CANEC, Charter Schools Development Center, San Diego Business Roundtable for Education, more than 80 other charter schools, public agencies, private schools, and businesses providing support services to charter schools. (e.g. Madated Cost Systems, Inc.) in California.

pminney@smymlaw.com

Mr. Minney has been at the forefront of the charter school development process since the inception of the Charter Schools Act of 1992. Mr. Minney has litigated many issues regarding the Charter Schools Act and has represented and defended charter schools in court and before administrative agencies (e.g., the State Board of Education and PERB). Mr. Minney has drafted charter petitions, bylaws, administrative service agreements, articles of incorporation, tax exemption applications, leases, employment contracts, personnel policies, and other ancillary documents necessary to successfully operate a charter school. Mr. Minney is an appointed representative on the State Superintendent's Charter School Advisory Committee and is a frequent speaker at CSDC and CANEC conferences.

jyoung@smymlaw.com

Mr. Young's interest in education began in 1986 as a teacher for Sacramento Country Day School, a college preparatory K-12 school in Sacramento. Since graduating from McGeorge School of Law in 1992, Mr. Young has exclusively represented public and private schools and employers throughout the state of California. While Mr. Young's practice involves all matters affecting charter schools, his practice focuses on labor law, personnel administration, board governance, constitutional issues, and the investigation/resolution of parent, community and employee complaints. Recently, Mr. Young also successfully defended a local educational agency before the California Court of Appeal in a matter involving student discipline.

lcorr@smymlaw.com

Website sponsorships are done on a quarterly basis. For more information on sponsorship opportunities please contact Julie Cruit, Director of Membership and Networking, at 650-654-6003 or juliecruit@aol.com.

In an effort to support the CANEC website and bring resources to the California charter school community, CANEC has established this sponsorship opportunity. The following resources are from companies offering a service or a product to charter schools in California. Please be advised that any correspondence or business dealings by charter schools or other organizations with sponsors found on the CANEC website (including payment and delivery of related goods or services), and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are soley between the charter school or other organization and such sponsors. CANEC shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as a result of the presence of such sponsors on its website. CANEC recommends that schools and developing groups looking for services and products research any product or service provider prior to engagement. CANEC recommends using the Charter Schools Networking Directory as a tool to network with others in the charter school community to make an informed decision about services and products.