Students have rights. These rights are often ignored by the education system and the bureacrats who run universities and colleges. Many parents of students struggle with how to make sure the their children are being treated fairly. If you or your child has been treated unfairly by a school district or instition of learning, they may need an attorney to advocate for their rights.
Education has been at the fore front of attorney Frank Venis' professsional life. His first career was as a public school teacher. He later served as the training officer on the USS CHIEF (MCM-14) and as the Officer in Charge of the Information Systems Technology "A School" at Naval Station Great Lakes. He later worked as an aide to the Dean of the University of Illinois College of Law.
When the rights of are violated or ignored by school administrators, they need legal representation to redress these violations. The attorneys of Venis and Copp LLP have represented students at all levels of the education system in administrative hearings and law suits against school districts and universities. Our results include:
- Representing a college student in a Title IX investigation and hearing
- Getting a graduate student reinstated to a doctoral program.
- Preparing college students for administrative and disciplinary hearings
- Preventing a student with special education needs from being expelled by an elementary
- Negotiationg settlement on behalf of a child whose need for educational services were not met by a public school district
Contact us at (312) 469-0707 or info@venisandcopp.com for more information and how to arrange an initial consultation.