Standing up for the rights of students and employees at educational institutions who are responding to, or bringing, claims of sexual misconduct, sexual assault, and sexual harassment. Protecting college students accused of violating their school's conduct code involving serious charges including cheating, racial bias, and hazing. Ensuring fair and equal treatment of women in college and university athletics and employment.
If you're involved in a Title IX action at your school, whether as a respondent or a complainant, or if you've been accused of a serious conduct code violation, you need a highly-experienced attorney on your side to immediately begin protecting your rights. Our lawyers zealously use every resource and explore every option to secure your rights, protect your safety, and defend your reputation.
We fight with tenacity, commitment, creativity and a deep understanding of Title IX law and the university disciplinary process on behalf of every single one of our clients. From pre-charge investigations on campus to appeals of unfair findings, our attorneys are fully comfortable navigating the fast-changing and extremely complex dynamics of higher education and guiding each client according to their specific circumstances.
If you're involved in a Title IX action at your school, whether as a respondent or a complainant, or if you've been accused of a serious conduct code violation, you need a highly-experienced attorney on your side to immediately begin protecting your rights. Our lawyers zealously use every resource and explore every option to secure your rights, protect your safety, and defend your reputation.
We fight with tenacity, commitment, creativity and a deep understanding of Title IX law and the university disciplinary process on behalf of every single one of our clients. From pre-charge investigations on campus to appeals of unfair findings, our attorneys are fully comfortable navigating the fast-changing and extremely complex dynamics of higher education and guiding each client according to their specific circumstances.
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With one of us having served as a federal prosecutor, one of us as a federal defender, and the other as a former Title IX Coordinator, we bring to every client's case a 360-degree, highly-disciplined process of analysis, strategy development, and tactical execution.
Our collective experience includes having handled many hundreds of Title IX matters and criminal matters, as well as thousands of college/university and federal court proceedings, ranging from evidentiary hearings to investigations to full-blown trials at all levels of complexity - all of which gives us a deep understanding of how school administrators and campus law enforcement approach their policies and procedures.
Our collective experience includes having handled many hundreds of Title IX matters and criminal matters, as well as thousands of college/university and federal court proceedings, ranging from evidentiary hearings to investigations to full-blown trials at all levels of complexity - all of which gives us a deep understanding of how school administrators and campus law enforcement approach their policies and procedures.
Our client was sexually assaulted by a male student acquaintance.
We became involved to support our client in getting proper medical treatment, preserving and collecting evidence and witness testimony, and securing therapeutic support.
We helped her understand and navigate the many complex options available to her, including a criminal complaint, an informal complaint process, a formal complaint process, or doing nothing.
We guided her through the informal process and then the formal process, including interviews with various school and law enforcement officials, and worked closely with the school to put in place appropriate accommodations ensuring that all interviews and hearings did not retraumatize her.
We became involved to support our client in getting proper medical treatment, preserving and collecting evidence and witness testimony, and securing therapeutic support.
We helped her understand and navigate the many complex options available to her, including a criminal complaint, an informal complaint process, a formal complaint process, or doing nothing.
We guided her through the informal process and then the formal process, including interviews with various school and law enforcement officials, and worked closely with the school to put in place appropriate accommodations ensuring that all interviews and hearings did not retraumatize her.
Faculty and staff members at colleges and universities across the country can face allegations of sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, and other violations of Title IX.
When faculty or staff members at an institution of higher education are accused of violating Title IX, that faculty or staff member can experience irreparable damage to their reputation on campus and within the academic community if they are not able to successfully defend against the allegations.
To be clear, not only can a faculty member's reputation and livelihood at a particular institution be affected by sexual harassment or misconduct allegations, but those allegations can also have far-reaching consequences in academia more broadly.
When faculty or staff members at an institution of higher education are accused of violating Title IX, that faculty or staff member can experience irreparable damage to their reputation on campus and within the academic community if they are not able to successfully defend against the allegations.
To be clear, not only can a faculty member's reputation and livelihood at a particular institution be affected by sexual harassment or misconduct allegations, but those allegations can also have far-reaching consequences in academia more broadly.
Obviously, there are many fine lawyers you can hire or consult with but it's important to work with an attorney who not only has the knowledge, skill, and determination to successfully protect your interests, but one you'll be comfortable with - an attorney whose values and approach will be a good fit.
I grew up with nine siblings in a household where our parents worked hard to treat all of us equally.
No one was better than the others and no one was favored over the others.
We were also taught to see the world that way - to not play favorites and to not judge others.
I grew up with nine siblings in a household where our parents worked hard to treat all of us equally.
No one was better than the others and no one was favored over the others.
We were also taught to see the world that way - to not play favorites and to not judge others.
Paul Thomas has decades of experience in state and federal courts, assisting clients with sensitive advice and zealous representation.
His successes at trial include, among others, acquittals in criminal cases involving charges of corporate criminal negligent homicide, violation of environmental laws, narcotics distribution and possession of a firearm in connection with drug distribution.
He has obtained six and seven-figure jury verdicts in civil cases involving claims of violation of civil rights by law enforcement, racially hostile workplace and breach of employment contract based on sexual harassment/retaliation.
His successes at trial include, among others, acquittals in criminal cases involving charges of corporate criminal negligent homicide, violation of environmental laws, narcotics distribution and possession of a firearm in connection with drug distribution.
He has obtained six and seven-figure jury verdicts in civil cases involving claims of violation of civil rights by law enforcement, racially hostile workplace and breach of employment contract based on sexual harassment/retaliation.
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