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Shiri Klima is an associate in the Public Law Department at Richards, Watson & Gershon. Ms. Klima concentrates on the representation of public agencies in a wide range of government law issues. Ms. Klima was a summer associate at RW&G in 2007.

Ms. Klima obtained her law degree from the University of Southern California Law School. During law school, Ms. Klima served as a staff member and later Notes Editor of the Review of Law and Social Justice. In addition, Ms. Klima served on the board of the Women’s Law Association, and was the Vice President and later President of her class through the Student Bar Association.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Klima taught three years through Teach For America and earned her Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction.

Ms. Klima is the author of "The Children We Leave Behind: Effects of High-Stakes Testing on Dropout Rates," 17 S. Cal. Rev. L. & Soc. Just. 3 (Fall 2007).

 
Education

B.A., University of Michigan, 2002
M.Ed., Arizona State University, 2004
J.D., University of Southern California Law School, 2008

 
Practice Areas

Public Agency and Municipal Law