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Janet L. Mueller is a Shareholder Emeritus in the San Diego office. Janet has served in numerous leadership positions during her 28 years with DWK, including Managing Shareholder of DWK and of the San Diego office, as well as Chair of the Public Finance Group, the Business, Property and Construction Group, and the Charter Schools Group.

Janet began her legal career as a school bond lawyer, later expanding her expertise to all matters pertaining to school and college district assets: business contracts and procurement, school site and real estate acquisition, leasing and disposition; asset management, school district reorganization; environmental and CEQA compliance; fees, taxes, and finance; interagency relationships and agreements. As a practitioner in the Public Finance Group, Janet has supported districts and independent schools statewide in tax-exempt borrowings of all kinds, including bond election campaigns, bond issuance, and citizen’s oversight committee formation and management.

Janet has maintained a busy practice representing school districts in charter school-related matters, providing advice and training school boards and administrators in the review of charter petitions, charter oversight, operational accountability and compliance, and charter housing.  Janet has been an active member of DWK’s BETA practice, bringing a strong expertise in public official ethics, government transparency, and accountability doctrines to bear in her bond and general practice.

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