Your Partners in Public Education

Harbottle Law Group is committed to excellence, responsiveness, and partnership with its clients.

HLG’s members are proud of our work for public schools, and we are rewarded daily by the recognition that we serve people who enhance public education in California. It is a privilege to serve the public interest in such a direct and tangible manner, and we are grateful for all of the confidence placed in us by our clients.

About Us
At HLG, we focus our representation on school districts primarily in Southern California. Currently, we represent some of the largest and most populous school districts in this area, including:

  •  Capistrano Unified School District
  •  Centralia School District
  •  Cypress School District
  •  Garden Grove Unified School District
  •  Greater Anaheim SELPA
  •  Irvine Unified School District
  •  Los Alamitos Unified School District
  •  National School District
  •  Newport-Mesa Unified School District
  •  Orange Unified School District
  •  Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
  •  Savanna School District

HLG is also deeply engaged in the Orange County Superintendent’s Special Education Alliance. Since its inception, Mr. Harbottle has served on a pro bono basis as a member of the Alliance, a Joint Powers Authority charged with addressing those unique issues arising in the education of students with special needs. The Alliance focuses heavily on staff development and community outreach, and HLG members have presented seminars on behalf of the Alliance.

Additionally, Mr. Harbottle was selected in August 2009 to serve on the California Office of Administrative Hearings Advisory Committee, which advises the Office of Administrative Hearings on special education due process and mediation procedures. The Advisory Committee meets twice yearly, and the meetings are webcast permitting opportunities for broad participation among interested groups and individuals.

Our Members
S. Daniel Harbottle, JD, PhD
Mr. Harbottle practices in both State and Federal courts in California and nationwide, as well as in the administrative law settings unique to the practice of Education Law...

Jennifer Fant, JD, MA, MS
Ms. Fant, prior to co-founding HLG, worked for over a decade as a special education teacher and program specialist...

Alefia Mithaiwala, JD, Ed.M.
Ms. Mithaiwala joined the Harbottle Law Group in January, 2011. She earned her Bachelor's degree from Duke...

Sara Young, JD, MS
Ms. Young joined Harbottle Law Group in November 2009...

Tracy Petznick Johnson
Ms. Johnson joined Harbottle Law Group in October, 2011...

Catherine Hegdale
Ms. Hegdale joined Harbottle Law Group in August 2011...

Deanna Romero
Ms. Romero brings to Harbottle Law Group over 10 years experience...