About Us
THE STORY OF OUR FIRM
Perry & Villarreal, LLP (“P&V”) was founded on a desire to work with school districts and other local educational agencies (“LEA”) on a more personal level. At P&V, we believe that an individualized approach, with a profound understanding of how your LEA operates, allows us to better serve your LEA. P&V focuses on preventative legal strategies, and creative solutions in consideration of what your LEA offers.
At P&V, our practice is student-centered, allowing us to assist your LEA with a wide range of issues, spanning from student discipline, records, fees, transfers, immunizations, independent study, Section 504 and the IEP process, as well as the impact of COVID-19 and its implications for schools.
We know that now, more than ever, accurate and timely legal advice is needed. At P&V, we work with you toward your desired outcome, providing thoughtful and experienced legal advice, so you can focus on what you do best— serving students.
We are strong proponents of staff training. Our trainings are unique and provide those in attendance with hands-on experience, practical legal advice, and tools and strategies that staff can use when returning to the school site, IEP or 504 table. We are constantly thinking of new formats for trainings and ways to better assist LEAs in understanding and applying current legal requirements.
P&V provides a wide range of legal services from strategy, preventative legal advice and trainings, all the way through attendance at IEP meetings, mediations, due process hearings and appeals. Our passion for education is apparent in all that we do, and our commitment to students is what sets us apart.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Practice Areas
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SPECIAL EDUCATION
We assist LEAs with a wide variety of special education issues including responding to complaints before the California Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, and the Office of Administrative Hearings, including appeals of same. We also assist LEAs by attending IEP team meetings, providing case analysis, as well as providing personalized professional development and trainings. Our expansive knowledge of the law, understanding of how LEAs operate, and our commitment to personalized service, set us apart from other law firms.
STUDENT
We have expertise in student discipline, student transfers (inter and intradistrict transfers), as well as student fees, Section 504, bullying and harassment complaints, student records, annual notices, SARB issues, immunizations, Uniform Complaints, COVID-19, grade and records challenges, and Public Records Act requests among many other areas.
INVESTIGATIONS
With our training and experience, we are well-versed in handling complex and sensitive matters that often arise during investigations. Our utmost priority is to provide practical and considerate support to our clients, ensuring the comfort of both staff, students, and all parties involved throughout the process.
We offer comprehensive assistance during any phase of your investigation. Whether it be meticulously reviewing witness statements, providing recommendations based upon our findings, offering guidance on procedural requirements, or even undertaking the entire investigation from start to finish, our goal is to alleviate the burden on your team and facilitate a thorough and fair resolution.
PROGRAM REVIEW
We work with you to craft solutions to your programming needs through site visits, staff interviews, file reviews, and an understanding of each LEA’s goals and limitations. We provide the hands-on support you need to ensure that your LEA is organized in a fashion that meets the needs of your students today, tomorrow, and the years to come.
With our unique backgrounds in education, over 25 collective years of experience working with LEAs, knowledge gained through litigation, and information learned in partnering with LEAs, we can assist you in program review and re-organization.