Current Employment Position(s)

Senior Associate

Lawyer Overview

Sharon Ormond is a senior associate in the Cerritos and Irvine offices of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo.  She represents California public sector employers in all aspects of labor relations and personnel matters, including certificated and classified discipline, reductions in force, unfair practice charges, contract grievances, and the investigation and defense of discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, and retaliation claims.  She regularly represents employers before the Office of Administrative Hearings, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Public Employment Relations Board.  Her practice also includes advice and counsel in general areas of education law, such as First Amendment rights, leaves of absence, disability accommodations, student rights and discipline, and Brown Act compliance.

Ms. Ormond received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (Public Law emphasis) from the University of California, Los Angeles, and her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Whittier College School of Law, where she was a lead articles editor for the Whittier Law Review and a Dean’s merit scholar.

Ms. Ormond conducts workshops and training seminars on a variety of employment and school law issues, including the FRISK® Documentation Model and investigations, and is a frequent contributor to the firm’s many publications.

Areas of Practice

• Education Law

West Practice Categories

Colleges & Universities, Public Schools

Bar Admissions

• California

Education

• Whittier Law School
  J.D.
• University of California (UCLA)
  B.A.

Published Works

• Brown Act Amendments Will Change the Way District Officials Communicate with Board Members, 2008

Address

12800 Center Court Drive, Suite 300
Cerritos, CA 90703

Phones

(562) 653-3200 (Business Phone)
(714) 826-5480 (Other Phone)

Faxes

(562) 653-3333 (Business Fax)

Emails

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Websites

http://www.aalrrlaw.com