Mt. Diablo Unified School District Board of Education Votes to

Appoint Paul Strange as a District Trustee

MARCH 23, 2006 

CONCORD, CALIFORNIA – The Mt. Diablo Unified School District Board of Education has unanimously voted to provisionally appoint Paul Strange, founder of The Strange Law Firm, PC, as a district trustee.  Mr. Strange’s appointment will fill a vacancy on the Board caused by the loss of E. William Leal, who passed away on January 29, 2006. 

Mt. Diablo is one of the largest school districts in the state of California, with over 56 school sites and a budget of approximately $250,000,000.  Mt. Diablo has over 35,000 K-12 students, over 20,000 adult education students, and over 3,500 employees. The district covers 150 square miles, including the cities of Concord, Pleasant Hill, Clayton, portions of Walnut Creek and Martinez, and unincorporated areas, including Lafayette, Pacheco, and Bay Point.

Mr. Strange will be sworn in at the March 28, 2006 Board meeting and will be running for election to a four-year term in November 2006.  Robin Strange, Paul’s wife, is an active member of the local PTA and volunteers in their children’s classrooms.

Mr. Strange has volunteered with Olympic High School and is the President of the Mt. Diablo Alternative Education Foundation.  In his legal career, he has litigated multi-million dollar matters involving: condemnation; real estate disputes; securities class actions; environmental litigation; wrongful termination; representation of AT&T (formerly SBC) with regard to administrative and legal matters before the California Public Utilities Commission; breach of fiduciary duties in a high-tech start-up company; and franchise litigation.  Mr. Strange has also served as outside counsel for Mt. Diablo Unified School District. 

Mr. Strange has litigated multi-million dollar matters involving: condemnation; real estate disputes; securities class actions; environmental litigation; wrongful termination; representation of corporate entities with regard to administrative and legal matters before the California Public Utilities Commission; breach of fiduciary duties in a high-tech start-up company; and franchise litigation.  He also provides litigation services and advice and counsel to public entity clients.

Contact Information

Committee to Elect

Paul Strange

1040 Pebble Beach Drive

Clayton, California 94517

925.969.9495

info@paulstrange.com