Our Attorneys:

Partner - Lisa A. Coor

Lisa Corr (lcoor@smymlaw.com)  graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Anthropology and Fine Arts from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. Lisa graduated with a Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1997 and has represented charter schools for over seven years. Her primary focus has been on special education and the developmental phase of charter schools, including the charter petition process and negotiation of legal and fiscal agreements between a charter school and authorizers. Her areas of practice also include policy development, governance, facilities, non-classroom legal compliance, revocation and audit defense, student discipline and dispute resolution. Lisa is a frequent presenter for the California Charter Schools Association, the California Consortium of Independent Study, and the APlus+ personalized learning network and she was the lead petitioner on the Founding Board of Directors for Westlake Charter School, where her children will attend school.