Education:Loyola Law School (Juris Doctor) California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Bachelor of Arts, Political Science)
Admissions: California State Bar
Tamra Kaufman is a Senior Counsel in the Los Angeles office of Adams Silva & McNally. Ms. Kaufman's practice focuses on a wide range of legal issues including special education, student discipline, labor & employment, charter schools, and general education law.
Ms. Kaufman began practicing law in 2000 and has extensive experience representing school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools in special education matters and various general education issues. Ms. Kaufman has successfully represented clients in numerous due process hearings before the California Office of Administrative Hearings, as well as before the California Department of Education and Office for Civil Rights. Ms. Kaufman has conducted trainings for school district staff on various topics including developing defensible assessments, compliant IEPs, and Section 504 Plans.