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Louis T. Lozano is preeminent among attorneys engaged in the practice of education law in the state of California. He has been representing and advising school districts in all areas of the law for over twenty years. Mr. Lozano has been at the forefront of important issues such as school funding, land use, and developer fees, areas in which he has had extensive litigation experience. He is also well known for his negotiation skills, both in litigation and in labor relations, and has been able to work out numerous settlements favorable to his client school districts.
Mr. Lozano's roots in education trace to his early career as a high school teacher in the Oakland Unified School District. He holds a secondary life teaching credential. Mr. Lozano received his Juris Doctor in 1975 from the Boalt Hall School of Law, after receiving his undergraduate degree in 1970 from the University of California at Berkeley. After a brief stint representing land developers in the San Francisco Bay Area, his career as an education lawyer began as Senior Deputy Counsel for Schools in Fresno County. From there, he entered private practice with the San Francisco firm of Breon, Galgani, Godino & O'Donnell, specializing in labor relations and education law. Mr. Lozano is a founding shareholder in Lozano Smith and is the driving force in the law firm's emphasis on client relations.
Presenter/Guest Lecturer Louis Lozano is a frequent presenter at education workshops and seminars throughout California and has presented a whole host of topics at numerous professional development conferences. | 