Dedicated to You.
Rosenberg
Cassady
California school leaders face relentless pressures—from evolving regulations and student needs to personnel management and governance challenges. RC delivers deep education law expertise through a general counsel model.
What is a "general counsel model"? Through our approach to legal services, administrators gain an experienced, on-call legal partner who functions like in-house counsel on a flexible, part-time basis—available for day-to-day questions, contracts, policies, and board support—without the cost and overhead of a full-time hire.
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A General Counsel Approach
At RC, we are a boutique law firm dedicated to empowering clients with proactive, integrated legal support. Founded by two law firm partners with deep roots in education law, transactional matters, and litigation, we deliver tailored guidance across critical areas like board governance, personnel matters, litigation, compliance, and strategic risk prevention. Our mission is simple: help schools thrive by anticipating challenges and building resilient operations.
We stand apart through genuine partnership. We limit our clients to a select few, ensuring hands-on, one-on-one attention. Need counsel during a board meeting? Guidance on a personnel investigation? Or navigation through a compliance crisis? We're there—responsive, embedded, and aligned with your goals.
Our modern, low-overhead model keeps costs down while delivering big-firm expertise. This efficiency lets us pass savings directly to you, without compromising quality.
Experience the power of fractional general counsel customized to your needs: daily collaboration, board attendance, or targeted support during pivotal moments. Partner with us to turn legal risks into strategic advantages.
Our Model, Our Values
We do not take on clients beyond 80% of our projected capacity in order to ensure that clients are personally and promptly served by a partner-level attorney.
Priority Access
School leaders should not need to be their own legal counsel and sift through a mountain of alerts. We proactively spot issues and walk school leaders through actionable steps that are applicable to their school.
Proactivity
Every client has a primary partner who serves as their general counsel, knows them inside and out, and serves as the single-point to manage legal projects, ensuring continuity of advice.
Consistency
We offer the option of monthly subscription pricing that secures general counsel services and availability at competitive rates, as well as hourly rates that will not exceed set monthly budgets for clients who prefer traditional billing.
Predictable Spending
We operate entirely virtually across California and utilize technology that allows our attorneys to stay focused and engaged in client service and keeps costs lower for clients.
Efficiency, Value & Focus
Our clients' own individual interests come first, every time, every day.
Undivided Attention
Services
Governance
We help schools prioritize good governance through sound board operations, mission-aligned agenda setting, continuous improvement practices, supporting meeting efficiencies, Brown Act compliance, conflict of interest avoidance, and effective trainings.
Compliance
We help schools stay compliant with laws that are relevant to them through proactive and ongoing policy and handbook updates, accountability tracking, and continuous internal audits to ensure fidelity with the law, policies, and school priorities.
Labor & Employment
We provide 360-degree coverage of human resources compliance issues, sage guidance in sensitive personnel matters, strategic counsel in labor negotiations, and management of claims and complaints related to employees.
Operations Support
We use our deep experience supporting schools to provide day-to-day strategic advice and implementation-ready work product, and on-the-ground support, from vendor contract reviews and negotiations to internal investigations, Prop 39, Title IX, and more.
Authorization & Oversight
We stand by your side in the charter renewal and material revision process and support productive relationships between schools and chartering authorities.
Crisis
Mitigation
When the worst case scenario strikes - notices of violation, revocation processes, claims, complaints, and catastrophe - we help schools navigate the storm.
Litigation Management
Our deep litigation experience allows us to expertly manage litigation and oversee insurance defense counsel to position schools for the best possible outcomes. When circumstances warrant it, we file litigation on behalf of schools.
