2025 ACSA Equity Institute

John Yeh has been practicing law in California since 1991. A California public school product and parent, and UC/CSU parent, he specializes in representing and advising school districts in charter school oversight, labor and employment, and litigation. He also has experience in advising school boards and school districts on the Brown Act, conflicts of interest, and the California Public Records Act. He represents and advises other educational agencies, including California Joint Powers Authorities, on their legal obligations and various aspects of their operation.

John is an experienced advocate before trial courts, courts of appeal, and the California Supreme Court on education law matters, having achieved favorable results for Burke’s school district clients in United Educators of San Francisco v. California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (2020) 8 Cal.5th 805; San Jose Unified School District v. Santa Clara County Office of Education et al. (2017) 7 Cal.App.5th 967; and Today’s Fresh Start Charter School v. Inglewood Unified School District (2018) 20 Cal.App.5th 276.