Essential Charter School Policies: 2024 Edition

Based in Los Angeles, Greta is the leader of Procopio’s Education practice group. She provides legal counsel to both classroom and nonclassroom-based schools on a variety of issues. Greta advises on new charters, renewals, material revisions, changes in the law, school policies, contracts, independent study, authorizer relations, Brown Act, Public Records Act, conflicts of interest, funding, student matters, admissions, and more. Greta represents schools of all sizes, and has worked with numerous charter networks on strategic partnerships, resource sharing, and governance. She provides regular trainings on charter school topics, and is actively engaged in school issues and policy.

Merrick focuses his practice on advising charter schools on a variety of issues regarding governance, contracts, conflicts of interest, real property acquisition, the Ralph M. Brown Act, and the California Public Records Act. He regularly advises charter school clients on entity formation, planning, and relations with charter authorizers, and also assists with new charter submissions, appeals, revocation proceedings, and renewals at all levels. Merrick also has experience assisting with various phases of civil litigation and appeals.