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Lamb McErlane Attorneys Jake D. Becker & Kathleen O’Connell Bell Obtain Title IX Certification 

Lamb McErlane PC attorneys Jake D. Becker and Kathleen O’Connell Bell recently completed certification training conducted by ATIXA and have been certified as both Title IX Investigators and Decision-Makers. ATIXA is a nationally known and highly regarded as a leading association of Title IX administrators and a premier association for Title IX training. Title IX is a federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in educational programs and activities that receive federal funding, and applies to all educational institutions, including K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.

At Lamb McErlane Jake Becker is a partner and member of the firm’s Education / Higher Education practice group and Co-Chair of the Employment Law and Sports, Entertainment & Hospitality Department. Jake’s broad range of experience—including contact, entertainment, general business, employment, and personal injury litigation. Jake frequently represents and counsels employers and executives in a variety of employment-related issues, litigating cases that include discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leave, and accommodation-related claims across numerous industries and jurisdictions.

Kathleen O’Connell Bell is a partner and member of the firm’s Education / Higher Education practice group, and serves as Co-Chair of the Employment Law and Sports, Entertainment & Hospitality Department. She concentrates her practice in employment law, higher education law, commercial civil litigation, general premises liability defense, and hospitality law. Kathleen’s broad range of experience includes higher education law, employment law, contract review and drafting, general business, and personal injury litigation. Kathleen has extensive experience in handling these issues both in and out of the courtroom.