Firm: Lozano Smith P.C.
Practice Areas: Education
Contact: (925) 302-2000
Firm: Vanaman German LLP
Practice Areas: Education
Ms. Janeen Steel has 21 years of advocating on behalf of students with disabilities. She uses a variety of approaches to fight for justice for students. Having a learning disability herself, which was not diagnosed until she was 27 years old, she knows the struggle those with learning disabilities must experience in order to obtain an education. While at UCLA Law School, Ms. Steel founded Learning Rights and obtained an Echoing Green Fellowship in 1999 to start fighting for the rights of students with disabilities living in poverty. In 2005, Learning Rights Law Center was launched as a non-profit legal services organization, which Janeen served as the executive director for 8 years and co-executive director for seven years until April of 2021. In that 21 years, Janeen not only oversaw the organization, but was also lead or counsel on a variety of civil rights litigation and special education administrative proceedings. She has also taught special education law at a variety of Los Angeles universities, including Loyola Law School, University of Southern California Law School, University of California Los Angeles Law School, the School of Educational Studies at Claremont Graduate University, and the School of Education at Loyola Marymount. At Loyola, she taught legal ethics for school counselors and drafted curriculum for school administrators to ensure school principals were knowledgeable about special education law. She has also presented at numerous conferences as a keynote speaker and has received awards for her work.. In May of 2021, Ms. Steel joined the office of Vanaman German LLP, a boutique law firm with over 40 years of advocating for the rights of students with disabilities.. Ms. Steel earned her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law in 1999 and a B.A. from the California State University, San Francisco, in 1993.
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Firm: Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Practice Areas: Education
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Firm: Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo, A Professional Law Corporation
Practice Areas: Education
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Practice Areas: Education
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Firm: Gresham, Savage, Nolan & Tilden, P.C.
Practice Areas: Education
Contact: (951) 276-8444
Firm: Perry, Guthery, Haase & Gessford, PC, Llo
Practice Areas: Education
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Firm: Janina Botchis
Practice Areas: Education
The Law Office of Janina Botchis focuses exclusively on representing children with special needs in obtaining services from their school district.. Mrs. Botchis completed her undergraduate work at Wesleyan University and received her Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern Law School. While a law student, Mrs. Botchis held externships at the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office and the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office.
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Firm: Lbm Law Group, LLP
Practice Areas: Education
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Practice Areas: Education
Contact: 310-206-7298
Firm: Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Practice Areas: Education
Contact: (714) 641-5100
Firm: University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
Practice Areas: Education
Contact: (310) 825-4841(310)
Firm: Oppenheimer Investigations Group LLP
Practice Areas: Education
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Practice Areas: Education
Contact: 916-321-4500
Firm: Middlebrook, Kaiser & Popka
Practice Areas: Education
Contact: (909) 888-5751
Firm: Best Best & Krieger LLP
Practice Areas: Education
Contact: (951) 826-8233
Practice Areas: Education
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Firm: State of California, Superior Court, Sacramento County
Practice Areas: Education
Contact: (916) 874-6695
Firm: Chapman University
Practice Areas: Education
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Firm: Law Office of John V. Abdulian
Practice Areas: Education
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