Our Firm
YM&C is the leader in school representation.
Our History
YM&C has made an impact in the charter world since the passage of the California Charter Schools Act of 1992.
1993
YM&C Founders Jim Young and Paul Minney began working in charter school law immediately after the passage of the Charter Schools Act beginning in January of 1993.
1993
Paul Minney drafted California’s fifth charter petition which is still open to this day.
CHARTER COMMUNITY BUILDING
YM&C helped found the national network of charter school attorneys.
SINGULAR FOCUS
YM&C is the only law firm in the country that focuses exclusively on charter school representation.
IMPACTING LAW AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL
YM&C successfully argued before the California Supreme Court to protect charter schools against intrusion from labor unions in the charter petitioning process.
1994
YM&C argued and won the first case challenging an approval of a charter petition.
GROUNDBREAKING DECISIONS
YM&C argued and won the first case challenging the applicability of the Educational Employment Relations Act to charter schools , establishing that charter schools were not subject to collective bargaining until 1998 when the law was changed.
WE CARE ABOUT THE CAUSE
YM&C attorneys have been instrumental in crafting and shaping legislation and regulations that protect the rights of charter schools in California, not because it’s our job, but because we believe in and care about the charter movement.
1993 – 2021
YM&C grows from 60 clients to over 600 charter school clients.
NATIONAL FOCUS
YM&C’s work now extends past California to Washington, Oregon, New York, and Arizona.
EXPERTS IN COURT
YM&C attorneys argue before state and federal agencies and every level of California courts, including the California Supreme Court, the federal district courts, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal.
1993 – 2015
YM&C started with one office in Sacramento and now has offices throughout the state of California in Walnut Creek, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
1996 – 2021
YM&C has been a primary sponsor and presenter at the Charter Schools Development Center (CSDC) and California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) conferences for 25 years and regularly gives presentations on every facet of charter school law for a variety of charter school conferences and events.
CONTINUED LEADERSHIP
YM&C has consulted on charter school issues with the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
QUALITY LITIGATION
YM&C has litigated almost every seminal appellate court decision improving equal access to facilities for charter schools under Proposition 39.