Geneva L. Englebrecht is an associate in the Cerritos office of Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo. Ms. Englebrecht represents California school districts and county offices of education in education law, with a concentration in disability and special education. She provides interpretation and assessment of issues arising under the Individuals with Disability in Education Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. She served as an extern in special education matters and provided free special education legal training for low-income military families prior to and during law school.

In 2009 the California Bar Foundation honored Ms. Englebrecht with the Rosenthal Bar Exam Scholarship Award for her dedication to public interest law. Ms. Englebrecht has been an invited guest speaker at Whittier College of Law on Disability and Special Education and at California State University Long Beach on higher education for the socio-economically disadvantaged.

Ms. Englebrecht has presented at workshops and conferences for school administrators, teachers, and staff on such topics as Section 504, student discipline, and special education. She is a contributor to the firm’s school law publications and blog.