Amanda advises educational institutions regarding day-to-day compliance issues, as well as high-profile challenges related to internal and government investigations.
Amanda draws upon a deep background in education law to counsel clients on a range of compliance challenges, including those relating to Title IX, Title VII, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Clery Act, among others. She routinely advises both public and private institutions of higher education, as well as providers of K-12 education and ancillary businesses operating in the education industry.
In addition to her focus on compliance, Amanda also represents clients in all aspects of investigations brought by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Department of Justice, including conducting on-campus witness interviews, preparing for government interviews, drafting written responses to the government, and responding to data requests.
Amanda’s background in education law is reinforced by deep subject-matter knowledge of state and federal employment law, and she has provided both counseling and litigation advice to clients facing employment-law challenges. She represents employers in state and federal court litigations, internal investigations, and administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and counsels clients on a broad spectrum of employment related issues, including employment and separation agreements, restrictive covenants, and reductions-in-force.
Prior to entering private practice, Amanda served as an Education volunteer in the Peace Corps in Niger.