Bringing extensive experience, top-tier legal skills and a calm, confident demeanor, Anne Sherlock advises and represents school districts, county offices of education, charter schools and SELPAs in a wide range of special education and student matters. She advocates for educational agencies in IEP meetings, mediations, due process hearings and federal court appeals. 

School districts and charter schools rely on Anne to apply her persuasive presentation skills in handling complaints for them before the Office of Administrative Hearings, Office for Civil Rights, and the California Department of Education. She also advises school districts on general education student issues, ranging from student records to student discipline to access and Section 504 plans.

Anne has earned a reputation as one of the best attorneys in the education law area at building all-in consensus and resolving disputes early in settlement discussions. She understands the significance of the long-term relationships schools have with families and works creatively and collaboratively to preserve or repair those valuable relationships. She will, however, not hesitate to fight for her clients and advance their interests if litigation seems to be the best path forward. Clients appreciate her dogged determination to prevail on their behalf.

As a leader in special education and a captivating speaker on the issues in this arena, Anne frequently conducts presentations on a variety of topics. They include special education assessments, IEP development, discipline, Section 504, and charter school matters. She has delivered speeches before the California School Boards Association, Association of California School Administrators, California Council of School Attorneys, California Association of School Psychologists and several school districts and SELPAs.