Educators appreciate that Jamie knows all angles of education legal issues and can communicate them to multiple stakeholders, streamlining resolutions.
Jamie brings a uniquely broad background in education to college and university clients. He began his legal career in private practice defending and counseling on compliance and regulatory employment matters and went on to serve as deputy general counsel at a state university. Most recently Jamie served as chief legal counsel and chief of staff for a private college within a consortium of four other undergraduate and two graduate institutions. In addition, Jamie earned a Ph.D. in Education Policy and Leadership Studies, has published widely, and stayed close to the classroom as an adjunct professor. Jamie stays connected to all sectors of the education industry – employers, educators, students, administrators, leadership, associations, governing bodies – in order to act as a liaison who can manage challenges or solve them quickly. Jamie is experienced with:
- Labor & employment
- Student affairs
- Regulatory compliance
- Policy development & review
- Accommodation issues
- Threat assessment
Jamie has developed and led training on a wide range of critical issues including public records and privacy issues under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), ethics, academic misconduct processes, fitness for duty, retaliation, investigations and terminations, and state gift law. He has negotiated purchasing, nondisclosure, international programs, educational affiliation and software licensing agreements. Additionally, Jamie has handled crisis response issues across campuses, including COVID-19 planning. He has led successful university defense of external complaint investigations and regulatory inquiries before the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Department of Education, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), among other agencies.