CONTACT
Walnut Creek2001 North Main Street,
Suite 650
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
T 925.953.1620
F 925.953.1625
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hfreiman@lozanosmith.com
PRACTICE AREAS
Facilities & BusinessLitigation
Students
Local Government
Higher Education
Construction Advice and Litigation
Public Finance
EDUCATION
J.D., Columbia School of Law
B.A. (high honors), University of California at BerkeleyBAR ADMISSION
California, 1990CLIENT NEWS BRIEFS
Harold M. Freiman
Partner
OverviewPartner
Harold M. Freiman is a Partner in Lozano Smith's Walnut Creek office. He represents school districts, county offices of education, and community college districts in such areas as school facilities, property, general education law, governing boards, student issues, business, and general litigation. He is a recognized leader on the topics of developer fees and school district reorganization. Additionally, he provides advice and litigation services related to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to cities, special districts and educational agencies.
Prior to joining Lozano Smith, Mr. Freiman worked as a litigation associate for one of the nation's largest law firms. He also spent one year as a law clerk for Justice Lloyd Doggett of the Texas Supreme Court.
Mr. Freiman has appeared before the California Supreme Court on behalf of the California School Boards Association's Education Legal Alliance, and has been named a Northern California "Super Lawyer."
Presenter experience
Mr. Freiman, who has received numerous awards for public speaking, has been a speaker for, among others, the California School Boards Association (CSBA), the California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO), the National School Boards Association (NSBA), and the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH).
Articles
In addition to writing several of the firm's Client News Briefs, Mr. Freiman's article, "Upcoming Developer Fee Increase, Being Proactive Can Result in More School Facilities Funds" was published in the CASBO Journal in December 2005. Mr. Freiman also co-authored "Water and Sewer Service Impacts and Fees," Environmental Mitigation Handbook (California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing, 2009) and Senate Bill 50 and School Facility Fees: A Report Prepared by C.A.S.H.'s Legal Advisory Committee (1999).
Education
Mr. Freiman received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, and holds a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1990.
In college, he was a teaching assistant and reader in the Rhetoric Department, and worked as an instructor in the Contra Costa College for Kids summer program. While at Columbia, he instructed first year law students in Real Property Law.
Mr. Freiman, who has received numerous awards for public speaking, has been a speaker for, among others, the California School Boards Association (CSBA), the California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO), the National School Boards Association (NSBA), and the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH).
Articles
In addition to writing several of the firm's Client News Briefs, Mr. Freiman's article, "Upcoming Developer Fee Increase, Being Proactive Can Result in More School Facilities Funds" was published in the CASBO Journal in December 2005. Mr. Freiman also co-authored "Water and Sewer Service Impacts and Fees," Environmental Mitigation Handbook (California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing, 2009) and Senate Bill 50 and School Facility Fees: A Report Prepared by C.A.S.H.'s Legal Advisory Committee (1999).
Professional Affiliations
Mr. Freiman serves on the Legal Advisory Panel for the Coalition for Adequate School Housing. Additionally, he is a member of the California Council of School Attorneys.
Mr. Freiman serves on the Legal Advisory Panel for the Coalition for Adequate School Housing. Additionally, he is a member of the California Council of School Attorneys.
Education
Mr. Freiman received his J.D. from Columbia Law School, and holds a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley. He was admitted to the California State Bar in 1990.
In college, he was a teaching assistant and reader in the Rhetoric Department, and worked as an instructor in the Contra Costa College for Kids summer program. While at Columbia, he instructed first year law students in Real Property Law.