1. Higher Education
Practice Group

2. Over 200 Higher
Education Attorneys

3. 47 offices
in the United States,
Mexico, and Europe

4. Office Locations:

5. Higher Education Practice Group
Atlanta
Austin
Berlin
Birmingham
Boston
Charleston
Charlotte
Chicago
Cleveland
Columbia
Dallas
Denver
Detroit Metro
Houston
Greenville
Indianapolis
Jackson
Kansas City
Las Vegas
London
Los Angeles
Memphis
Mexico City
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Morristown
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Orange County
Phoenix
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Portland
Raleigh
Richmond
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
St. Louis
St. Thomas
Stamford
Tampa
Torrance
Tucson
Washington

6. We are an industry
leader in higher
education litigation

7. Higher Education Practice Group
We represent public and private
colleges and universities and
their affiliates

8. Higher Education Practice Group
Our practice areas include:

9. Higher Education Practice Group
- The ADA
- Benefits
- Campus SaVE Act
- Contracts

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- Criminal Background Checks
- Drafting and Reviewing
Policies
- Drug Testing

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- EEOC Charge responses and
on-site investigations
- Employment Litigation
- Employee Discipline

12. Higher Education Practice Group
- Equal Opportunity and
Non-Discrimination
- FERPA and other privacy issues
- First Amendment Claims

13. Higher Education Practice Group
- The Family and Medical
Leave Act
- Grievances
- Honor Code and Plagiarism

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- Immigration
- Internal Reviews and
Investigations
- Labor Relations

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- USERRA and Military Leave
- US Department of Education
Office of Civil Rights (OCR)
Complaints
- OFCCP Compliance and Audits

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- Regulatory Compliance, and
Enforcement Actions
- Research Misconduct

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- Social Media
- 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983,
1985 and 1988
- Student Admissions

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- Student Complaints
- Student Disciplinary Matters
- Student Housing

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- Tenure, Promotion and Discharge
- Title IV
- Title VI
- Title VII

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- Title IX
- Union avoidance
- Workforce reduction and
program closure
- Workplace violence

21. Higher Education Practice Group
We offer distinguished labor and
employment counsel
We provide coverage throughout the
United States and Europe

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Our practice model:

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We provide well-coordinated
practice teams

25. Higher Education Practice Group
We stay informed of pending
legislation affecting
institutional operations and
legal trends in higher
education

26. Higher Education Practice Group
Our higher education counsel
have on-point experience
We provide unparalleled higher
education “bench depth”

27. Higher Education Practice Group
We work with college and
university Presidents, General
Counsel, and senior leadership

28. Higher Education Practice Group
We understand the business of
academe
We provide training for
executive employees, staff and
faculty

29. Higher Education Practice Group
Practice group members

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LISA KAREN ATKINS
OF COUNSEL
PRACTICE GROUP LEADER
PAUL LANCASTER ADAMS
SHAREHOLDER
RODOLFO R. AGRAZ
SHAREHOLDER
MARGARET (“MEG”) C. ALLI
SHAREHOLDER
CRYSTAL E. BARNES
ASSOCIATE
GORDON L. BLAIR
SHAREHOLDER

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THOMAS A. BRIGHT
SHAREHOLDER
ADAM BOLAND
OF COUNSEL
LORI A. BOWMAN
SHAREHOLDER
CYNTHIA BREMER
SHAREHOLDER
MICHAEL R. BUCHANAN
PRACTICE GROUP LEADER
J. RICHARD CARRIGAN
SHAREHOLDER

32. Higher Education Practice Group
JOSEPH T. CLEES
SHAREHOLDER
JUSTIN S. COFFEY
ASSOCIATE
BUDDY DANIEL
SHAREHOLDER
DAVIS, DENNIS A.
DIRECTOR, CLIENT TRAINING
DENNIS C. DEPALMA
OF COUNSEL
RON CHAPMAN, JR.
SHAREHOLDER

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JIM GOH
SHAREHOLDER
FLESHER, FLYN L.
KM COUNSEL
APRIL TRIMBLE DUGAN
ASSOCIATE
CHARLES E. GILLMAN
SHAREHOLDER
L. ERIC DOWELL
SHAREHOLDER
JAMES F. GLUNT
SHAREHOLDER

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BECKI D. GRAHAM
SHAREHOLDER
W. SCOTT HARDY
SHAREHOLDER
RODNEY A. HARRISON
SHAREHOLDER
SARAH J. HAWKE
SHAREHOLDER
DANIEL PARKER JETT
SHAREHOLDER
MATTHEW S. KEENE
SHAREHOLDER

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T. SCOTT KELLY
SHAREHOLDER
SARAH J. HAWKE
SHAREHOLDER
PEYTON LACY, JR.
OF COUNSEL
TRINA LE RICHE
SHAREHOLDER
JONATHAN S. LONGINO
ASSOCIATE
MIGUEL A. MANNA
ASSOCIATE

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BRIAN L. MCDERMOTT
SHAREHOLDER
LEIGH M. NASON
SHAREHOLDER
TERRA MARTIN
ASSOCIATE
JAN MICHELSEN
SHAREHOLDER
ANDREW W. MERRILLS
SHAREHOLDER
PATRICIA MATIAS
ASSOCIATE

37. Higher Education Practice Group
DANUTA B. PANICH
SHAREHOLDER
DAVID RAIZMAN
SHAREHOLDER
DANIELLE OCHS
SHAREHOLDER
JAMES A. PATTON, JR.
SHAREHOLDER
TIMOTHY A. PALMER
SHAREHOLDER
JAMES C. PENNINGTON
MANAGING SHAREHOLDER

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MARK E. SCHMIDTKE
SHAREHOLDER
REBECCA L. SIGMUND
SHAREHOLDER
JIMMY F. ROBINSON, JR.
SHAREHOLDER
ROBERT C. SEIGER
SHAREHOLDER
JAY C. RUBY
SHAREHOLDER
NONNIE L. SHIVERS
SHAREHOLDER

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SAMANTHA K. SMITH
OF COUNSEL
CHRISTOPHER L. THOMAS
SHAREHOLDER
THOMAS A. SMOCK
SHAREHOLDER
H. BERNARD TISDALE, III
MANAGING SHAREHOLDER

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M. BAKER WYCHE, III
SHAREHOLDER
DANIEL T. SULTON
SHAREHOLDER
STUART D. TOCHNER
SHAREHOLDER

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HIGHER EDUCATION PRACTICE LEADERS
Lisa Karen Atkins
email: lisa.atkins@ogletreedeakins.com
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420 20th Street North, Suite 1900
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
P: 205.328.1900
Preston Commons West
8117 Preston Road, Suite 500
Dallas, Texas 75225
P: 214.987.3800
Michael R. Buchanan
email: michael.buchanan@ogletreedeakins.com