We investigate, adjudicate and provide legal and consulting services to institutions on a wide variety of issues including:

Title IX and all forms of Sexual Misconduct

Interpersonal Violence

Discrimination and Bias

Harassment

Bullying

Retaliation

Hazing

Failure to Accommodate

Boundary and Power Imbalance Violations

Individual and Institutional Misconduct

Our team serves in the following roles for institutions:

Investigators

Hearing Officers/Chairs and Decision Makers

Interim Title IX Coordinators

Informal Resolution Facilitators, including Restorative Justice

Appointed Hearing Advisors

Counsel to the Decision Maker

Appeal Officers

Counsel to the Appeal Officer

External Reviewers and Expert Witnesses

Trainers and Consultants

Hearing Manager/Hearing Coordinator

Outside Special Counsel

Auditors/ Counsel in Title IX Athletic Program Equity Reviews

We serve as neutral, external investigators for institutions across the country. We have a team of dedicated attorney investigators with experience investigating all types of misconduct for institutions. Our team draws on our variety of employment and education law backgrounds, our extensive training conducting trauma-informed and equitable investigations, and our deep knowledge of the laws, guidance, and best practices in the subject matters we investigate. We are committed to objectively gathering evidence and delivering clear and comprehensive findings to clients in order to enable sound decision-making.

We have a team of highly trained and experienced hearing officers to conduct campus disciplinary hearings.  Our team has served in virtually every role in the Title IX adjudication process.  We regularly serve as hearing officers, decision-makers, appeal officers, and institution-appointed hearing advisors.  As a result, we understand how to oversee a compliant hearing process, maintain a respectful decorum among hearing participants, make relevance and credibility determinations, and render well-reasoned decisions.

We offer consulting, advising and training services to institutions on Title IX, sexual misconduct and civil rights issues. We review institutional policies and processes to provide specific and comprehensive recommendations to encourage reporting and improve response. We draft policies, procedures, and protocols to enhance safety and reduce risk. Our team also assists institutions in creating their workplace code of conduct and student code of conduct handbooks.