Mr. Hansberger holds a PhD in English/Education from the University of Arizona. He graduated summa cum laude from UCLA prior to pursuing graduate work. Mr. Hansberger’s last 20 years of scholarly research, activities and work have focused on educational technology, public charter schools and teacher training. From 1993 he taught graduate and undergraduate courses at California State University, Northridge and the University of Arizona. In 1993, he pioneered distance learning technologies at California State University, Northridge using internet connections offered to students by the university. In 1998, he helped secure a multi-million dollar federal grant to develop a distance learning platform that brought educational opportunities to thousands of underserved college students in rural parts of the state of Arizona.  From 2000 to 2010 represented non-profit member supported advocacy groups in California nationally and abroad, including the California Charter Schools Association. Mr. Hansberger has also testified numerous times before both state and federal legislative bodies regarding real property law and has served the State of California as a member of an Attorney General committee developing real property recording regulations. He is a former liaison to The Hague Conference on Private International Law and has presented to that body twice on matters of technology law.

Prior to opening his own practice, Mr. Hansberger headed the Education Law practice at the prestigious boutique litigation firm of Bensinger, Ritt, Tai & Thvedt, LLP.  Continuing to support those charter schools he helped form during his time with the California Charter School Association, as well utilizing his education law practice, in 2013 Mr. Hansberger co-founded Hansberger & Klein, an education specialized law practice.

Mr. Hansberger earned his BA from UCLA, MA from California State University, Northridge, PhD from the University of Arizona and his JD from Glendale University College of Law. 

Ms. Klein earned her BS in Psychology and English. Ms. Klein has extensive motion and trial practice experience. She taught while earning her undergraduate and law degrees. In 1997, she began her legal career as a prosecutor in Minnesota for the Ramsey County Attorney’s office juvenile division. After many years in public service, in 2002 she moved to the private sector establishing a successful family law practice managing cases for clients with complex financial portfolios and property, engaging in Alternative Dispute Resolution and complex civil litigation. Born and raised in Southern California’s San Fernando Valley, Ms. Klein returned to California in 2005, focusing her practice on state and federal criminal defense in the Central District of California. From 2005 to 2013 she worked with defense teams for some of the largest criminal prosecutions in the Western United States. Coming from a family of lifelong educators, and she herself a former teacher, Ms. Klein returned to the education world, co-founding Hansberger & Klein. She brings to the firm a passion for education along with more than 20 years extensive litigation and negotiation experience.  

Ms. Klein earned her BS from Lake Superior State University, Michigan, and her JD from William Mitchell College of Law, Minnesota.