California Council of School Attorneys

The California Council of School Attorneys (CCSA) is a nonprofit professional organization. Membership is comprised of attorneys who represent school districts in California. It is affiliated with the California School Boards Association. CCSA commenced in 1981 and continues to provide quality service to the education community. Its members are also members of the National Association of School Attorneys, affiliated with the National School Boards Association (NSBA).

The purpose of the organization is:

to identify the current legal problems of concern to those who advise school boards, to disseminate legal information and analyses to interested parties and to promote the exchange of legal information and analysis among the education community;
to provide a state forum for consideration of the practical and professional problems faced by school attorneys incident to their provision of legal counsel, advice, and representation to school boards; and
to promote a closer relationship and better understanding between school attorneys, and their client school board members and administrators.