Services

The Education Law Group provides a wide range of specialized legal services to meet the unique and specific needs of school boards, educational institutions and their leaders. Our attorneys provide advice, counsel and defense of client interests in areas such as the following:

Employment

• Nonrenewal, Dismissal, Grievance, & Employee Contracts
• Performance Management & Documentation
• Investigations
• Discipline
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• American with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEO)
• Harassment/Discrimination
• Employee Handbooks

Employee Benefits

• HIPAA
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Workers’ Compensation
• COBRA
• Employee Benefit Plans (including 403(b))
• Deferred Compensation (including 457)

Student Management, Rights & Discipline

• Records Management
• Safety & Security
• Suspension & Expulsions
• Testing
• No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
• FERPA
• Investigations

Special Education

• IDEA
• IEP Risk Management
• Due Process Hearings & Litigation
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Civil Rights & Constitutional Law

• Teacher/Student Speech
• Religion—Establishment Clause/Free Exercise Clause
• Search & Seizure
• Due Process
• Equal Protection

School Boards

• Roles, Responsibilities & Authority
• Financial Management & Accountability
• Meeting preparation and conduct
• Grievances, Hearings & Appeals
• FOIA
• Relationships with Other Governing Bodies
• Campaigns and Elections
• Conflicts of Interest

Operational Issues

• Procurement
• Contracts
• Real Estate & Land Use, including Eminent Domain Proceedings
• Construction
• Environmental Issues
• Finance & Capital
• Intellectual Property, Internet, & Technology
• Transportation
• Insurance
• Sovereign Immunity
• Medical--Nursing

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