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Joy Schaeler is an associate attorney in Gust Rosenfeld’s Education Law practice group. Drawing on her experience as a former educator, Joy advises and represents educational institutions on a wide range of legal matters affecting schools and school districts.
Joy earned her J.D. from the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, where she was selected as an O’Connor Fellow. During law school, she served as Managing Editor of the Sports & Entertainment Law Journal, where her student note was selected for publication. She also externed for Justice Clint Bolick at the Arizona Supreme Court and received a CALI Award for achieving the highest grade in International Environmental Law.
Before pursuing a legal career, Joy taught high school Spanish in the Phoenix area. She earned both a Bachelor of Science in Family Life and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Studies from Brigham Young University, where she taught Spanish courses as a student instructor and completed an internship with the Fulbright Commission in Madrid, Spain. Her educational background provides a valuable perspective on the legal and operational challenges educational institutions face.
