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Education
Reach and Depth
FMG's Education Law practice team is an interdisciplinary group of attorneys nationwide who represent universities, private schools and colleges, charter schools, and local school districts in a myriad of legal matters confronting educational institutions and governing bodies including representation in private litigation and government agency investigations under Title IX (sex and gender identity discrimination, including sexual harassment and assault), Title VI (race, color, national origin discrimination including disparate impact claims and affirmative action policies), Title VII (employment discrimination and Equal Pay Act claims by teachers and faculty) and ADA (disability discrimination including website accessibility claims), IDEA and special education, free speech, Section 1983, funding, accreditation, student discipline, FERPA, and related privacy laws, tenure denials, governance disputes, school safety plans, and tort issues.
Mary Anne Ackourey
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Tampa, FL
Jennifer C. Adair
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Scott Eric Anderson
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Amy Bender
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA | Tampa, FL
William H. Buechner, Jr.
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
LaShay L. Byrd
Associate
Lexington, KY | Indianapolis, IN
Robert Chadwick
Partner
Dallas, TX | Houston, TX
Tia J. Combs
Partner
Lexington, KY | Indianapolis, IN
Noël Couch
Associate
Boston, MA
Jonathan D. Crumly, Sr.
Senior Counsel
Atlanta, GA
Steven J. Forbes
Partner
Cleveland, OH | Cincinnati, OH
P. Michael Freed
Partner
Atlanta, GA
David M. Harding
Associate
Boston, MA | Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Daenayia Harris
Associate
Michael M. Hill
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Doug Holthus
Partner
Columbus, OH
Jennawe M. Hughes
Associate
Boston, MA
Wesley C. Jackson
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Nashville, TN
Arielle E. Katz
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Kevin G. Kenneally
Partner
Boston, MA
Courtney M. Knight
Associate
Cherry Hill, NJ
Christopher M. Lewis
Associate
Lexington, KY
Dana K. Maine
General Counsel
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Jennifer L. Markowski
Partner
Boston, MA | Providence, RI
Benton J. Mathis, Jr.
Managing Partner
Atlanta, GA | Savannah, GA
Wayne S. Melnick
Partner
Atlanta, GA | Tampa, FL
Barry M. Miller
Partner
Lexington, KY
John S. Moot
Senior Counsel
San Diego, CA
Philip W. Savrin
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Edwin A. Treese
Partner
Atlanta, GA
Tia J. Combs
Partner
Lexington, KY | Indianapolis, IN
Steven J. Forbes
Partner
Cleveland, OH | Cincinnati, OH
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