Mackenzie Hughes attorneys practicing within the Education area
include:
Richard C. Engel
Clayton H. Hale, Jr.
Christian P. Jones
Education-related legal challenges are becoming increasingly
common. Mackenzie Hughes represents several prominent educational
institutions throughout the region, either as their general outside
counsel or as special counsel to handle particular matters relating
to litigation, finance, labor and employment, environmental or
property law. Officials of these colleges and universities, public
school districts, and private schools protect themselves and their
institutions by turning to us for counsel on virtually every legal
issue that affects them, including:
• Compliance with federal and state laws governing academic
institutions
• Student privacy
• Civil rights
• Financing (including public finance)
• Public funding
• Labor and employment
- tenure issues
- labor relations
- sexual harassment
- discharge
- employment contracts
• Student discipline
• Disabilities issues (IDEA and ADA)
• Election law (for public school districts)
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