ABOUT US

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Florida Attorneys Specializing in the Representation of Charter Schools, Private Schools, Virtual Schools, Virtual Instruction Providers, Management Organizations, and Education-Related Vendors.

At the Arnold Law Firm, we are a team of lawyers focused on representing charter schools, private schools, virtual instruction providers, management organizations, and education-related vendors across the State of Florida. The Arnold Law Firm also provides family law mediation services.

EDUCATION LAW

Our education law practice is devoted primarily to representing public charter schools, private schools, virtual providers, management organizations, and education-related vendors throughout the State of Florida. The education law team is led by Shawn Arnold and Melissa Gross-Arnold, who are Board Certified in Education Law by the Florida Bar Association. Our education law team provides our clients with extensive knowledge, capabilities, and experience relating to schools and the laws applicable to them. Our attorneys have represented clients before the District Courts of Appeal, the Florida Charter School Appeal Commission and the Florida State Board of Education, and have served as mediators on behalf of the Florida Department of Education.

We know the field well, we know the rules, and we have existing relationships with decision-makers, stakeholders, and policy experts. We help our clients navigate the legal landscape surrounding schools through legal representation on a range of issues, including:

  • Corporate structuring

  • Due diligence for site acquisition/leasing and permitting

  • School site lease negotiations

  • Construction contract review

  • Borrower’s counsel in financing transactions

  • Charter issues, from application to appeals, including termination, renewal, non-renewal and state and federal funding

  • Contract negotiation and drafting, including contracts to operate a charter school with an authorizer or contracts between schools and educational management organizations

  • Funding, operations and compliance

  • Special education issues (IDEA and Section 504) as well as English Language Learners policies

  • Public Records Act and Sunshine Law issues

  • School governance and policies

  • Civil and administrative litigation

  • Employment issues

Contact us today to schedule a free initial consultation with a lawyer specializing in education law.

FAMILY MEDIATION

The Arnold Law Firm offers family mediation services to those individuals looking to find a solution to their problems outside of the courtroom. Nobody understands the problems that you face better than yourself. With family mediation, you are the one taking charge of your own destiny, not a judge or jury. Mediation also provides an expedited way to settle disputes. Often times parties are able to reach an agreement through mediation in a single day, thereby avoiding a long and drawn out fight through the courts. Our family mediation division is led by attorney John Leombruno, who has been representing clients in this capacity for over 15 years. Mr. Leombruno works hard to find an amicable solution for those clients that utilize him for mediation services.

Contact us today to learn more about our family mediation services.