Lamb McErlane PC has Extensive Experience Providing Legal Advice to Institutions of Education on a Wide Array of Matters. The Firm Represents Numerous Public School Districts, Charter Schools, Private Schools, Colleges and Universities, as well as Children, Professional Educators and Families.
EDUCATION / HIGHER EDUCATION
Recognizing that educational institutions face a complex and unique combination of business and legal challenges, we counsel education clients of every size and type on their diverse needs in every aspect of their mission, including employment and personnel matters, financing, student’s rights and discipline, policy development, attendance issues, construction and public bidding issues and eminent domain proceedings. The scope of the firm’s representation also includes internal investigations, public meetings, Sunshine Act and Right-to-Know Act issues, tax assessment appeals, litigation, charter applications and charter renewals, general School Code obligations and implementation of federal grant funds.
Our clients include K-12 schools (public, private, and charter), colleges and universities, for-profit schools, and online education companies nationwide.
With decades of experience representing academic institutions and education-related service providers, our lawyers have a command of the full spectrum of issues our clients face in the education industry. We serve an expansive range of clients involved in education, including private and public colleges and universities, academic medical centers, governing bodies and boards of trustees, endowment funds, for-profit educational program providers, public and private primary and secondary schools and charter schools, special education and related services, research organizations, and other entities in the industry.
We deliver a holistic responses to institutions confronting myriad legal issues. We represent colleges, universities, K-12 educational and other child-serving institutions, as well as corporations, hospitals, religious institutions, and not-for-profit organizations, in connection with policy, compliance, investigations, governance issues, and represent their interests in court when litigation is unavoidable.
Lamb McErlane’s Education Group is led by attorneys that not only have a deep understanding of education law but who are also equipped with skills, judgment, and sensitivity to develop and provide practical solutions to the very specific problems that our client’s face.
In addition to formally representing our clients in court, Lamb McErlane’s Education Group regularly counsels clients in:
- Policy development and audits;
- Investigations and hearing services;
- Training and education;
- Title IX, Clery, child protection, and other regulatory compliance;
- Coordination with law enforcement in parallel investigations;
- Counseling and advice;
- Institutional governance;
- Community engagement; and
- Public service.
