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Ensuring that you or your child receives the best education possible, in the best environment possible is an extremely important goal; we help our clients to realize that goal. |
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How We Can Help Unfortunately, disputes between schools and members of the student body do occur, often at the expense of your or your child's education. Sadly, although many students and parents would prefer to resolve these disputes on their own, there can be a lack of responsiveness from their schools or an unsatisfactory outcome, which often requires an attorney to remedy. Regardless of the matter, our clients find that hiring nationally recognized school law attorneys raises the priority of their issue, which often results in an immediate resolution. Our goal is to ensure that our clients are aware of all of their legal rights and to increase greatly their chance of achieving a successful outcome. |
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K-12 Concerns There are a variety of school related problems that your child may encounter. In some instances your child may be a victim of an illegal act, such as assault, discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or corporal punishment. In other instances, your child may be accused of some wrongdoing, whether behavioral or academic, and faces disciplinary measures, including suspension and expulsion. We have experience representing clients in all of these areas. |
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Post-Secondary/Higher Education Concerns Accusations of sexual harassment, discrimination, censorship, and other concerns are becoming more and more prevalent on campuses throughout the United States. We represent students who feel they have been the victims of these crimes, as well as students who face accusations of such wrongdoings. In a recent example, we… Additionally, we represent students who have been charged with academic infractions such as plagiarism, cheating, and fabrication. With our in-depth experience with academic hearings and appeals, we pay particular attention to our clients due process rights. This means we make sure that our clients receive a fair hearing, and in the event there is a negative outcome, we ensure that the penalty is not arbitrary or capricious. We also provide counsel to students who have already been found guilty of an academic infraction and believe their legal rights may have been violated. In a recent example, we ... |
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Student & Curriculum Issues We have extensive experience with student conduct codes and disciplinary cases, student safety, racial and sexual harassment policies, drug testing programs, and the disclosure and release of student records. To learn more about our experience counseling schools and school districts please visit the schools section of our web site |
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Our experience with student and parental issues includes:
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