Overview

Anastasia P. Chilimidos is an Associate in Lozano Smith's Walnut Creek Office. Her legal practice is focused primarily on charter schools, labor and employment, student and governance matters for public agency clients.

Experience

Ms. Chilimidos provides support on a variety of charter school matters, including the review and analysis of initial and renewal petitions, Proposition 39 facility requests, and operational memorandums of understanding.

Ms. Chilimidos also assists clients with labor and employment matters, including complaint investigations, employee discipline, personnel issues, and negotiation preparation. She has experience preparing litigation, deposition, and settlement materials in support of client matters.

Additionally, Ms. Chilimidos has extensive experience handling California Public Records Act (CPRA) requests, including conducting legal research and analysis related to applicable exemptions, preparing correspondence regarding requests and productions, and performing comprehensive document reviews. Her work also includes support related to student discipline matters.

Education

Ms. Chilimidos received her Juris Doctor from the University of California, College of the Law in San Francisco, CA, concentrating in Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution. During law school, she was a Senior Articles Editor for the UC Law SF International Law Review, competed on the Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Team and as a Team Board member, and was involved in the UC Law SF Employment and Labor Law Student Association. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and English from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA.

California Court Checks The State Board of Education on Charter School Appeal

By: Edward Sklar, Anastasia Chilimidos- 04/17/2025