Overview

Ryan P. Tung is Senior Counsel in Lozano Smith's Walnut Creek Office, and co-chair of the firm's Governance Practice Group. Mr. Tung's practice focuses on charter schools, special education/student issues, school district reorganization, and work place investigations.

Experience

Mr. Tung is experienced in all aspects of charter school law, including drafting and negotiating MOUs, charter reviews, assisting clients with Prop. 39 facility requests, charter oversight, facility issues, petition review and revocation. He assists clients with a wide variety of special education and student related issues, including IEP meetings, mediations, due process hearings, and OCR investigations.

Mr. Tung frequently advises clients on a wide variety of school district reorganization issues including school district unifications and territory transfers. He also assists clients in a broad range of school board election issues, including transitions to trustee area elections, transitions from odd to even year elections, and reductions of school board membership.

Prior to joining the firm in 2013, Mr. Tung served as a legal extern for a large California school district, as well as a volunteer mediator for the San Francisco Superior Court.

Education

Mr. Tung received his Juris Doctor degree (cum laude) from University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where he was a recipient of the Moot Court Best Brief award, as well as a Staff Editor for the Hastings Business Law Journal. He received numerous CALI Awards and Witkin Awards, including Education Law, Effective Representation in Mediation, and Roles and Ethics. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at San Diego, where he majored in International Studies and received a minor in United States history.

Court of Appeal Rules that Santa Monica's At-large Method of Elections Does Not Violate the California Voting Rights Act

By: Michael Smith, Harold Freiman, Ryan Tung- 07/16/2020

Charter Schools Must Obtain Separate Approvals for New Schools, Renewals, and Revisions, Court Rules

By: Edward Sklar, Ryan Tung, Alyse Pacheco Nichols- 03/05/2018

Paper Laws, Electronic Records: An Overview of Record Retention Laws for California School Employees

By: Devon Lincoln, Ryan Tung- 07/27/2017

Closely Watched Charter School Decision Becomes Binding Precedent

By: Megan Macy, Edward Sklar, Ryan Tung- 01/19/2017

Governor Vetoes Charter School Transparency Bill

By: Edward Sklar, Ryan Tung- 10/06/2016

New ADA Regulations Confirm Congressional Intent to Give Broad Protection to Individuals with Disabilities

By: Dulcinea Grantham, Ryan Tung- 09/02/2016

Two Cases Demonstrate the Reach of Government Code Section 1090: Criminal and Civil Penalties Await the Unwary Government Official

By: Ryan Tung- 03/29/2016