LIST OF ATTORNEYS

• Graduate of UCLA, A.B. Degree in Political Science, 1967
• J.D. Degree, School of Law, University of Southern California, 1970.

Legal Experience:

• Commencing August 1, 1978, partner in law firm of Parker & Covert
• Member of the Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office, 1971
• Deputy County Counsel, Orange County, 1971-74
• Private practice, 1974-78
• Member, Board of Directors, Council of School Attorneys, National School Boards Association, 1985-89
• Member, Panel of Expert Advisors, School Employers Association, Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, 1981 to present
• Member, California School Boards Association, Legal Advisory Committee to the CSBA Education Legal Alliance, 1992 to present
• Member, School Employers Association Strategic Planning Task Force, 1994 to present
  
• Co-Author: "Due Process of School Administrators and School Board Members" NSBA Council of School Attorneys School Law in Review, 1985, Volume 1
  
• Author: "Invocation (or a Moment of Silence) at School Board Meetings: Is It Constitutional?" NSBA Council of School Attorneys Inquiry & Analysis, 1988
• Author: "Collective Bargaining and Teacher Discipline," School Law in Review, 1993
• NSBA Council of School Attorneys
• Author: "Due Process Issues a School District Confronts When an Employee is Accused of Child Abuse," NSBA Monograph on Child Abuse Issues, April 1994
• Author: "Invocations at School Board Meetings: Still Constitutional After All These Years," NSBA Monograph on Religion and the Schools Issues, April 1994; Revised and Updated in "Religion and Public Schools: Striking a Constitutional Balance," 2001
• Invited speaker at SEA Annual Management Conferences on Collective Bargaining, annually 1981 to present
• Frequent presenter at conferences and inservice training for trustees and administrators.
• "A.V." rating, Martindale-Hubbell.

Foreign Language:
Spanish, Spanish Interpreter, U.S.A.R.

Practice Areas:
Advising public agency governing boards, labor, personnel and collective bargaining.

• B.S., University of California, Irvine, 1970 (Biological Sciences)
• M.A., University of Washington, 1972 (Economics)
• J.D., University of Miami, School of Law, 1978.

Legal Experience:

• Partner in the firm of Parker & Covert LLP, 2000
• Associate with firm of Parker, Covert & Chidester, 1991
• Deputy District Attorney, Riverside County District Attorney's Office, 1979-1984
• Associate with firm of Taylor, McCord, Paul & Johnson, 1984-1987
• Associate with firm of Halkides & Morgan, 1988-91
• Editorial board, Lawyer of the Americas, (University of Miami Journal of International Law), 1977-1978
• Director, Inland Counties Legal Services, 1981-1984
• Member, Attorneys and Advocates
• Bar Memberships: California, Florida, U. S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, U. S. District Court in all California districts
• Published Opinions: Fall River Joint Unified School District v. Superior Court (1988) 206 Cal.App.3d 431; Saavedra v. Orange County Consolidated Transportation Services Agency, et al. (1992) 11 Cal.App.4th 824, 14 Cal.Rptr.2d 282; North Orange County Community College District v. CM School Supply Co. (1998) 63 Cal.App.4th 362, 68 Cal.Rptr.2d 791; Dornes v. Newton, et al. (1998) 18 F.Supp.2d 1086.

Foreign Language:
Spanish.

Practice Areas:
Administrative law, public entity tort defense and civil rights litigation.

• B.A., San Fernando Valley State College, 1968
• J.D., University of Southern California, 1971
• Victorville City Attorney 1987-2002

Legal Experience:

• Partner in the firm of Parker & Covert LLP, 2000
• Associate with firm of Parker, Covert & Chidester, 1999
• San Bernardino County Public Defender's Office, Supervisor 1972-1978
• Private Practice, Barstow and Victorville, California 1979-1996;
• City Attorney, City of Needles, 1978-79
• Barstow City Attorney, Barstow Community Hospital Attorney, Barstow Redevelopment Agency Attorney, 1980-1997
• Victorville City Attorney 1987-2002
• Judge Pro Tem, San Bernardino County Superior and Municipal Courts, 1980 to Present
• American Arbitration Association Neutral Panel of Arbitrators, 1996 to Present
• Of Counsel, Best, Best & Krieger, Public Law and Litigation Departments, 1996- 1998
• Published Opinions: People v. Daniels, (California Supreme Court), City of Adelanto v. City of Victorville, Metro Display Advertising v. City of Victorville, City of Barstow v. Ludwig Engineering

Practice Areas:
Municipal law, redevelopment law, complex litigation, land use, code enforcement

• B.S., Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1977 (Administrative Science)
• J.D., University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1980.

Legal Experience:

• Partner in the firm of Parker & Covert LLP, 2000
• Associate with firm of Parker, Covert & Chidester, 1987
• Judge Advocate, U.S. Marine Corps, 1981-86
• Fisher & Prager, Los Angeles, California, 1986-87
• Member, Schools Legal Defense Association, Attorney Advisory Committee
• Trial and appellate counsel in numerous developer fee cases including Canyon North Co. v. Conejo Valley Unified School District (1993) 19 Cal.App. 4th, 243, which resulted in District retaining over $852,000 in developer fees.

Practice Areas:
Complex litigation, civil rights and public entity defense, risk management, construction related litigation

• B.A., University of California, Berkeley, 1980, (Economics and Statistics)
• J.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1983

Legal Experience:

• Partner in the firm of Parker & Covert LLP, 2000.
• Associate with firm of Parker, Covert & Chidester, 1990
• Associate with firm of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, 1984-1990
• Member, National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Counsel to School District in Creating and Administering Over 20 Mello-Roos Districts, Including Joint Powers Authorities and Related Financing

Practice Areas:
Public finance, redevelopment law

• A.A., Glendale Community College, 1976
• B.A., University of California, San Diego, 1978 (Political Science)
• J.D., Whittier College School of Law, 1981

Legal Experience:

• Partner in the firm of Parker & Covert LLP, 2000
• Associate with firm of Parker, Covert & Chidester, 1988
• IRA/KEOGH Analyst, Coast Federal Savings & Loan Association, 1982-83
• Assistant Staff Judge Advocate/Chief, Civil Law, Norton AFB, California, 1984-85
• Area Defense Counsel, Norton AFB, California, 1985-88
• Member, Legal Adviosry Committee, Coalition for Adequate School Housing.
• Member, Council of School Attorneys, National School Boards Association.
• Member, Council of School Attorneys, California School Boards Association.
• Counsel to public entities involving in excess of 100 transactions for the purchase, sale or lease of real property, plus numerous public works projects

Practice Areas:
Construction Law, Environmental Law, Real Estate Law, Municipal Law

• B.A., California State University, Fullerton, 1983 (Communications and American Studies)
• J.D., Western State University, Fullerton, 1987

Legal Experience:

• Partner, firm of Parker & Covert LLP, 2000
• Associate with firm of Parker, Covert & Chidester, 1989
• Associate with firm of Robert Arnold, 1988
• Contributing Editor, California Special Education Alert
• Member: Orange County Special Education Alliance Review Committee
• Counsel to School Districts in forming and advising non-profit foundations established for the benefit of students
• Presenter: NSBA Council of School Attorneys 2000; Orange County Administrators of Special Education Annual Conference 1996-2001; American Psychological Association Institute for Psychology in Schools 1998
• Frequent presenter at conferences and inservice trainings regarding compliance with IDEA, Section 504 and related matters

Practice Areas:
Special Education law and related pupil matters, Non-Profit Foundations

• B.A., Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1975, (Biological Sciences - Ford Foundation Scholarship Recipient);
• J.D., Southwestern University School of Law, 1993.

Legal Experience:

• Partner in the firm of Parker & Covert LLP, 2006
• Associate with firm of Parker, Covert & Chidester, 1997.
• Associate with firm of Hamrick, Garrotto, Briskin &Pene, 1993;
• Associate with firm of Schell & Delamer, 1995;
• Associate with firm of Bolden & Martin, 1997;
• Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association
• Member, Orange County Bar Association
• Member, Hispanic Bar Association, Orange County
• Invited presenter at Southern California Personnel Commissioners' Association Conference in Indian Wells, 2000: "Performance Evaluations and Discipline."
• Invited presenter at Management Team Retreat, Val Verde Unified School District, San Diego, 2000: "Individual Liability for Harassment."
• Invited presenter at Management Team Workshop, Long Beach Community College District, Long Beach, 2001: "Impasse Resolution Procedures" and "Fact-Finding Procedures Under the EERA."

Human Resources Experience:

• Personnel Supervisor, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, 1981-1984.
• Employee Relations Manager, CIGNA, Property and Casualty Group, 1984-1987.
• Director of Human Resources, Charter Oak Hospital, 1987-1990.

Practice Areas:
Civil litigation, personnel/labor relations, employee training and development, student matters

• B.A., California State University, Fullerton, 1973 (English)
• M.A., California State University, Fullerton, 1979 (Special Education)
• J.D., Western State University College of Law, 1997, with scholastic merit

Educational Experience:
Resource Specialist, Anaheim City School District, 1974-98

Legal Experience:

• Partner in the firm of Parker & Covert LLP, 2006
• Associate with Parker, Covert & Chidester, 1998
• Frequent presenter at in-service training for staff and administrators on pupil matters/special education

Practice Areas:
Administrative law

• B.A., Pepperdine University, 2003 (Journalism)
• J.D., Chapman University School of Law, 2006

Legal Experience:

• Associate Attorney, Parker & Covert LLP, 2006

Practice Areas:
Civil Litigation

• A.A., Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, 1986 (Business Administration)
• B.S., California State University, Northridge, 1997 (Finance, Real Estate)
• J.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2001

Legal Experience:

• Associate, Parker & Covert LLP, 2002
• Judicial Extern to Honorable Kathleen T. Lax, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California, 1999
• Summer Associate, Reich, Adell, Crost &Cvitan, 2000
• Associate, Mullen & Filippi, LLP, 2002

Management Experience:

• Director of Construction Management, European Investment Management Services, Inc., 1991-1998

Practice Areas:
Real estate, public finance

• B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 1970 (Political Science, Sociology)
• M.A., California State University, Fullerton, 1974 (Political Science)
• J.D., UOP McGeorge School of Law, 1988, Order of the Coif
• Community College Teaching Credential, Political Science, Life

Legal Experience:

• Associate Attorney, Parker & Covert LLP, 2004
• Associate Attorney, Pinnell & Kingsley, 1990
• Associate Attorney, Ochoa & Sillas, 1993
• Los Angeles Unified School District, Office of General Counsel, 1997
• Presenter, County Counsel School Law Study Section, Annual Conference, 2001: "Accommodations and Modifications in Standardized Testing for Special Education Students: Update on Recent LAUSD SEHO Decision."

Legislative Experience:

• Education Research Analyst, Arizona House of Representatives, 1979-1984

Practice Areas:
Special education, personnel/labor relations

• B.S., University of California, Los Angeles, 1988 (Communication Studies, Honors Division, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude)
• J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1992

Legal Experience in Education Law:

• Associate Attorney, Parker & Covert LLP, 2006
• Associate Attorney, Parker, Covert & Chidester, 1993
• Associate Attorney, Woodruff, Spradlin & Smart, 1997

• Graduate of UCLA, A.B. Degree in Political Science, 1949
• J.D. Degree, School of Law, University of San Francisco, 1952

Legal Experience:

• Legal Officer, U.S. Marine Corps 1952-54 and 1956-59
• Presently Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
• Deputy District Attorney, Santa Barbara County, 1955-56
• Orange County Counsel's Office, 1959-76, Chief Assistant of Office for the last 11 years
• Private practice, 1976-78
• Commencing August 1, 1978, partner in law firm of Parker & Covert.
• "A.V." rating, Martindale-Hubbell
• Retired August 1, 2003.

Practice Areas:
General counsel services, environmental law