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Micah Nilsson is an associate in the Monterey office. He specializes in general education law, focusing on both labor and employment and litigation. Mr. Nilsson has assisted school districts in employment matters such as unfair labor practice charges, discrimination complaints, and employee discipline proceedings. He has also assisted school districts in business matters such as breach of contract, and various aspects of litigation.
A former Lozano Smith law clerk, Mr. Nilsson joined Lozano Smith permanently after receiving his Juris Doctor degree from University of California, Davis, School of Law. He served as a member of the UC Davis Law Review and staff editor of the Journal of International Law and Policy, and published an article on a California Supreme Court decision in the UC Davis Journal of Juvenile Law & Policy. Mr. Nilsson also received numerous awards for his negotiations, trial advocacy and client counseling, including advancing to the nationals for the ABA Negotiations Competition. Prior to entering law school, Mr. Nilsson started and managed an insurance agency in San Diego, California.
Mr. Nilsson received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University, in Laie, Hawaii, summa cum laude, in 2002. He completed coursework toward a Ph.D. in Consulting Psychology at Alliant International University in San Diego. He is fluent in Spanish. | 