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Municipal and Special Districts
Lynn Jackson’s attorneys furnish opinions and advice on many issues relating to the affairs of governmental subdivisions and special districts and the official duties of their respective officers. In addition, we are called upon to prosecute actions or proceedings arising out of the violation of ordinances or regulations, and perform other such professional services incident to the offices of the subdivision or directed by its governing body.
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Lynn Jackson’s attorneys provide assistance to K-12 educational systems, colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher learning during regional and national accreditation processes.
View Accreditation AttorneysCompliance and Governmental & Regulatory Affairs
The attorneys at Lynn Jackson have been providing efficient, unobtrusive, and cost-effective guidance in managing regulatory and compliance issues for all levels of institutions for many years. These issues include FERPA (privacy), campus safety and security, Title IX, institutional policies, federal aid audits and reporting, employment practices, state education agency requirements, records retention, emergency notification, and student services.
View Compliance and Governmental & Regulatory Affairs AttorneysEducational Governance
Lynn Jackson’s attorneys provide advice to educational institutions’ governing boards on issues such as ethical questions, risk assessment, strategic planning, and conflicts of interests. In addition, we assist the institutions with employee/faculty discipline, new board member orientation programs, bylaws, reports and documentation, budgeting, and policies that govern the institution’s ongoing activities in areas such as affirmative action, human resources, research activities, contracts, and required disclosures.
View Educational Governance AttorneysLabor and Employment Matters in Education
The attorneys at Lynn Jackson provide experienced counsel and representation in all matters of human resources, personnel administration, contracts, and collective bargaining in the educational sector. We assist educational institutions with issues and claims in many areas of employment law, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), discrimination, EEOC, due process issues, layoffs, transfers, workplace safety, and state and federal employees leave.
View Labor and Employment Matters in Education AttorneysStudent Issues
Lynn Jackson attorneys advise all educational institutions in a myriad of student matters, including compulsory education, custody, cyberbullying, due process, expulsion hearings, extracurricular activities, FERPA, harassment and discrimination, mandatory reporting, open enrollment, record retention, religion in schools, search and seizure, special education (IDEA), drug testing, free speech rights, suspension hearing, Title IX compliance and investigations, and truancy.
View Student Issues AttorneysTitle IX
The attorneys at Lynn Jackson assist all levels of educational institutions in complying with Title IX. We advise educational institutions in areas such as recruitment, admissions, financial assistance, athletics, sex-based harassment, treatment of pregnant and parenting students, discipline, single-sex education, and employment. To assist institutions in complying with Title IX requirements, we provide training programs for students, faculty, and staff.
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