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Effective and Responsible Advocacy in Colleges and Universities
The firm of W. Andrew Harrell, Attorney at Law, deals with disputes surrounding colleges and universities. We can serve as consultants or associated counsel throughout North America and provide legal representation in the states of California and Washington.
We are committed to collaborative, non-litigous solutions whenever possible. We can represent you in campus hearings or investigations, mediations, arbitrations, as well as in court proceedings at the local, state and federal levels.
We represent individuals, organizations, businesses and institutions, students, faculty members, administrators, non-academic staff, graduate instructors, research assistants, contract employees, unions, colleges and universities, and other users or providers of university or college services.
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Issues in Higher Education
We can help you with the following matters:
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Disabilities, access, accommodation and discrimination issues for students and staff.
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Campus security and campus crime.
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Intellectual property: technology transfer, copyright, patents, authorship issues, plagiarism.
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Student loans and debt.
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Health and safety.
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Religious discrimination.
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Defamation.
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Research ethics and fraud, scientific misconduct, whistleblower protection.
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Medical leave and disability.
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Child care issues.
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Immigration.
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Harassment and discrimination on the basis of sex, age, race, sexual orientation and marital status.
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Contract disputes.
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Wrongful discharge/termination.
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Salary promotion and tenure disputes.
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Academic freedom and freedom of speech.
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Disputes over grades, admissions and graduation credits, expulsion and suspension.
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Student housing.
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Computer access and security.
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Violations of privacy, confidentiality and exploitation of human subjects.
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Loss of scholarships and athletic eligibility.
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For an initial consultation, contact us at Harandrw@aol.com or (805) 549-7745, (800) 449-6701.
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