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Douglas N. Yeoman is a partner of the firm with over 30 years of transactional and litigation experience primarily representing school districts and community college districts in the areas of public works construction, real property, environmental compliance, finance, conflicts of interest, and renewable energy projects. Mr. Yeoman provides advisory services, employee training, and financial advice in the firm's Tustin office.
Mr. Toy has acted as general counsel to school districts and community college districts in connection with district participation in general obligation bond issues and other financings, and the use of the proceeds for construction projects and real property acquisitions. Mr. Toy has many years of direct experience in school facility planning in negotiating mitigation agreements with private developers. These mitigation agreements have been the basis for highly successful school facilities financings, site acquisitions, and school construction.
P. Addison Covert is a partner in the firm's Northern California office, located in Sacramento. Mr. Covert has more than 30 years' experience representing public and private sector clients in public finance, business, education, construction law and bonds. His central areas of practice at the firm are general education law, school facilities construction and financing, school bond elections, and tax-exempt financing.
Ms. Oberly is an associate in the firm's Southern California office, representing school and community college districts in litigation matters as well as Title IX matters and workplace investigations.
Ms. Oberly is a proud alumni of Ocean View School District and Huntington Beach Union High School District.
Spencer E. Covert has over 45 years of legal experience in advising public agencies and their governing boards on day-to-day as well as long-term policy matters, and related trial and appellate litigation. Mr. Covert provides general counsel services, negotiations and labor relation representation, and litigation services in the firm's Tustin office.
Ms. Toledo is a partner in the firm's Northern California office. Her practice areas include education, public agencies, business and non-profit organizations. She represents both public and private sector clients providing advice and counsel in the areas of facilities, finance, bonds, general business, non-profit organizations, and tax matters.
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Mr. Montanez provides counsel to school district clients in a variety of areas, including personnel matters dealing with classified and certificated employees, labor relations, negotiations, grievance handling, employee discipline, and student matters.
Mr. Montanez had a career in human resources for 15 years prior to law school. He worked in human resources in the private sector, including Human Resources Director for Charter Oak Hospital, Personnel Supervisor for Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Employee Relations Manager for CIGNA, and Personnel Relations Manager for Security Pacific Bank.
Since 1997, Mr. Montanez has provided guidance and counsel in the areas of labor relations, employment, negotiations, and grievance handling. He has provided counsel to clients regarding interpretation of bargaining agreements for both classified and certificated employees, interest-based bargaining, and conflict resolution. Mr. Montanez has extensive experience working with K-12 school districts and community college districts that have a Personnel Commission. Mr. Montanez has appeared before the Public Employment Relations Board ("PERB"), defending school districts from allegations of an unfair labor practice.
Mr. Montanez is considered an expert in student matters, including issues of discipline, residency, compulsory school attendance, grade change, challenges to pupil records, and complaints filed under the uniform complaint procedure. He has a solid history of working with child welfare and attendance departments. He is also experienced in handling parent complaints against district personnel and programs and allegations of discrimination.
Mr. Montanez has provided in-service presentations and training to school district clients. Training topics have included sexual harassment, employee evaluations, employee discipline, handling subpoena requests, and disclosure of public records.
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Timothy I. Kokhanets is an associate attorney in the Northern California office. Mr. Kokhanets provides legal counsel and support to school district and community college clients regarding facilities, public finance, bonds, general business, and education matters.