Overview

Angelique A. Cramer is Senior Counsel in Lozano Smith’s San Diego office. Her practice focuses on labor and employment aspects of public agency law, and student issues faced by public school districts.

Experience

Ms. Cramer frequently advises school districts, community colleges, charter schools, and auxiliary organizations. She provides counsel on labor relations, collective bargaining negotiations, and employment contracts. She also advises clients on employee hiring, discipline, layoff, termination, grievance processing, and leaves, and often drafts PERB and agency filings. In addition to her labor and employment experience, Ms. Cramer regularly reviews board policies, settlement agreements, and charter petitions.

Ms. Cramer also advises school and college district clients on a range of student matters, including student discipline, complaints, accommodations for disabilities, religious expression, and student speech or disruptions. She has reviewed student discipline policies and procedures and facilitated the settlement of student disciplinary matters.

Education

Ms. Cramer received her Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she earned a Business Law Certificate with Honors. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame.

Citing Existing Compliance, CDE Declines to Re-Certify Title VI Compliance on Behalf of California Schools

By: Thomas Gauthier, Angelique Cramer, Amanda Eppley- 06/10/2025

New Law Modifies Post-Retirement Employment Limitations for CalSTRS Retirees, Making it Easier for Districts to Hire Retirees

By: Thomas Manniello, Angelique Cramer- 02/06/2024

Superior Court Reverses State Board of Education's Action Overturning Charter Denials; Clarifies Review Standard for Appeals

By: Erin Hamor, Angelique Cramer- 07/13/2023

Episode 63 Getting to Know and Understand the FAIR Act

By: Trevin Sims, Angelique Cramer- 06/12/2023

Description: The Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful ("FAIR") Act became law in 2012 and was enacted with the goal of California schools including a more historically accurate depiction of the contributions of LGBT Americans in the curriculum and to reduce the negative stereotypes and bullying that plague a majority of LGBT youth. However, in light of national and local controversies regarding discussion of LGBT issues at public schools, some may be confused or unsure about how to be compliant with the FAIR Act and comprehensive sexual health education opt-out requests, and/or avoid parent complaints. In this episode, Lozano Smith's San Diego Managing Partner Trevin Sims and Senior Counsel Angelique Cramer will cover the basics of what the law requires and address the interplay between laws that pertain to LGBT issues at schools, as well as how to handle parent concerns regarding the curriculum.