Board approves AB 218 insurance-recovery counsel 3–2 at $1,730/hr
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Vote 3-2 (Hills and Kelly opposed)
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DWK
Dannis Woliver Kelley
California education-law firm with statewide school-district practice. Retained as LBUSD outside counsel on a 4-1 vote (Kelly opposed) at the October 23, 2025 regular board meeting. John Pearl serves as LBUSD's board counsel through DWK. The firm was separately retained on January 8, 2026 to provide bond-election legal services; Meredith Johnson is LBUSD's bond counsel through DWK.
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At the April 16, 2026 regular board meeting, the LBUSD Board voted 3-2 to retain counsel for insurance-recovery work on the district's AB 218 (retroactive childhood-sexual-abuse liability) matter at…
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Governance meeting addresses board oversight authority
GovernancePer Sensible Laguna (contributor Steve McIntosh), at a February 26, 2026 governance meeting, district legal counsel addressed the scope of board oversight authority over the superintendent. Per a…
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Board retains DWK as outside counsel 4–1
Governance Vote 4-1 (Kelly opposed)At the October 23, 2025 regular board meeting, the LBUSD Board voted 4-1 to authorize retaining the law firm Dannis Woliver Kelley (DWK) for a one-year term. Trustee James J. Kelly voted no. DWK is…
