Karen Rezendes-Tannehill
Managing Partner, Lozano Smith @Lozano Smith
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WORK HISTORY
Managing Partner, Lozano Smith @Lozano Smith
CA, US
Karen M. Rezendes is the Managing Partner of Lozano Smith. She has expertise in all areas of private and public sector employment law including effective employee recruitment, retention, employee contracts, evaluation, investigations, equal employment opportunity issues and discipline. Karen is an expert in employee/employer relations and negotiations. Over her 30 years of experience, Karen has negotiated hundreds of agreements with labor associations. Karen provides employment and labor law support to private sector employers and to education and public agency clients regarding the Brown Act and board governance, student issues and school and public agency law. She is a well-recognized and frequent presenter and writer on employment and labor law topics, a proponent of Collaborative Bargaining and a certified Negotiations Trainer of Trainers. A significant portion of her practice is devoted to advising clients regarding preventive measures to avoid litigation, ensure excellent business practices, encourage positive labor relations.In addition to her work as an attorney, Ms. Rezendes has experience as a school administrator, hearing officer, and \"pro tem\" Superior Court judge. Ms. Rezendes served as Director of Human Resources and General Legal Counsel for a County Office of Education and a large K-12 unified school district. Her work as a school administrator has provided her with a client\'s perspective regarding the need for timely, cost effective, quality, and practical legal counsel.EducationIn 1989, Ms. Rezendes received her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law and was admitted to the California State Bar. While attending Santa Clara University, she served as business editor of the Santa Clara University Law Review and won, together with her partner, the Santa Clara University Moot Court Competition. She earned her B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Personnel Administration and Industrial Relations.
EDUCATION
ATIXA-Association of Title IX Administrators
Civil Rights and Title IX Investigator Training and Certification, Civil Rights and Title IX Investigator Training
California State University - East Bay
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration and Management, Personnel Administration and Labor Relations
Harvard Program on Negotiations
Harvard Negotiations Master Class, Negotiations
Santa Clara University School of Law
Juris Doctorate, Law
SKILLS
ABOUT KAREN REZENDES-TANNEHILL
Lozano Smith Labor and Employment AttorneySpecialties: Labor and Employment Law; Board Governance; Public Agency, and General Education Law.LOZANO SMITH, LLPCalifornia’s Premier Education and Public Agency Law FirmFor nearly 30 years, Lozano Smith has served as a recognized leader committed to providing innovative and tailored legal solutions that cannot be found elsewhere. As a firm, on that very first day in 1988, we chose to dedicate our entire practice to the students, teachers, administrators, public officials and community members who make up the education and public sectors in California. Today, that same commitment holds true, and hundreds of clients continue to place their trust in Lozano Smith. Covering the State, Literally.Our clients deserve accessibility and expertise. Your time is valuable, and you are focused on being with students and out in the community as much as possible. You should expect local, yet statewide expertise in every area of law. We certainly do. That\'s just one reason we have offices in 10 California cities: Bakersfield, Fresno, Los Angeles, Mission Viejo, Monterey, Sacramento, San Diego and Walnut Creek. We exist as a full-service education and public agency law firm, serving hundreds of California\'s K-12 and community college districts, universities, and numerous cities, counties, and special districts. Clients benefit from the experience of all our attorneys throughout the State, but are regularly served by those who follow the same local news stories. The Success of Any Partnership – A Shared VisionThroughout our journeys with clients, we’ve come to realize that the success of any partnership is a shared vision. In the end, we understand it is not all about us. It’s about our clients and those they represent. Knowing this, we will always be committed to providing tailored services, prompt advice, confident counsel and innovative solutions.
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