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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.

Wendy Tucker's practice focuses on providing practical, effective advice to assist charter schools in complying with the myriad complex employment laws. Ms. Tucker provides solutions tailored to individual charter schools to accommodate each client’s unique mission and philosophy. Ms. Tucker's years of experience working with charter schools enables her to offer creative and effective solutions. Ms. Tucker handles the complete range of employment issues, including union issues, hiring, background checks, training, employee handbooks and policies, wage and hour issues, employee discipline, disability leaves and accommodations, harassment and discrimination claims, and terminations.