Let’s Talk - Lozano Smith Podcast

Let’s Talk - Lozano Smith Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 36: On Location at CSBA’s AEC – Insights on Critical Issues Impacting Education Agencies by Statewide Education Law Experts (A Bonus Episode of the Lozano Smith Podcast)
December 13, 2019

While on location at the California School Boards Association’s (CSBA) 2019 Annual Education Conference, host Sloan Simmons talks with CSBA General Counsel, Kathryn Meola, and one of Lozano Smith’s founding partners, Mike Smith,

Episode 35: Fall 2019 Legislative Roundup – Labor & Employment Bills
December 10, 2019

Host Sloan Simmons talks with Lozano Smith partners Michelle Cannon and Gabriela Flowers, co-chairs of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group, about important new labor and employment laws passed in 2019 and how they will impact public agency e...

Episode 34: The 7 Things Every Elected Board or Council Member Should Know
November 26, 2019

Host Devon Lincoln talks with Lozano Smith partners Mary Lerner and Anne Collins, co-chairs of the firm’s Governance Practice Group, about the basics that every newly elected member of a local agency governing body should know when assuming office.

Episode 33: Fall 2019 Legislative Roundup – Special Education Bills
November 15, 2019

Sloan Simmons sits down with Lozano Smith Special Education Practice Group Leaders Marcy Gutierrez and Aly Bivins, along with special education, 504, and student attorney Kyle Raney, to discuss this year’s legislative activity in the area of special ed...

Episode 32: AB 48 Would Have A Big Impact on School Facilities – If Voters Approve (A Bonus Episode of the Lozano Smith podcast)
November 05, 2019

Host Devon Lincoln talks with attorneys Daniel Maruccia and Harold Freiman about what AB 48 could mean for school facilities funding if approved by the voters in March 2020. - Show Notes & References 2:52  3-legged stool

Episode 31: Fall 2019 Legislative Roundup – Student Bills
October 31, 2019

Sloan Simmons talks with Lozano Smith Student Practice Group Leaders Ruth Mendyk and Aimee Perry regarding this year’s legislative enactments impacting students and tips for school districts in preparing for compliance with these new laws. -

Episode 30: Charter School Reform Laws Have Been Enacted – Now What?
October 17, 2019

Following months of discussion regarding the impact that charter schools have had on traditional public schools, the Legislature has passed, and Governor Newsom has signed, two bills that will have wide-ranging impacts on California charter schools and...

Episode 29: Top Myths of School Avoidance (Part 2)
October 03, 2019

In Part 2 of our discussion on school avoidance, Sloan Simmons continues the discussion with Jennifer Baldassari and Susan Bishop about case examples, myths, and best practices. - Show Notes & References 3:15  Confirmation Bias

Episode 28: Top Myths of School Avoidance (Part 1)
September 05, 2019

In Part 1 of our discussion on school avoidance, Sloan Simmons talks with Jennifer Baldassari and Susan Bishop about the challenges districts face in school avoidance issues from both a legal and practical perspective,

Episode 27: What Is Least Restrictive Environment? What the Courts Say
August 23, 2019

Host Sloan Simmons talks to Lozano Smith’s Special Education Practice Group Leader Marcy Gutierrez and special education litigator Kristy Boyes about the challenges schools face in providing the least restrictive environment (LRE) to students with spec...