Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap, P.C’s attorneys provide higher education clients with legal counseling, administrative representation and litigation services in the following areas:

Accreditation and Licensing

• Compliance with accrediting standards
• Agency reviews, approvals and appeals
• Specialized accreditation

Governance

• Trustee relations
• Dealing with affiliated organizations
• Governing instruments
• Non-profit organization issues

Faculty/Staff Relations

• Academic freedom
• Civil rights
• Collective bargaining
• Contracts
• Grievance resolution
• Governance
• Sexual harassment
• Tenure

Student Relations

• Accommodating disabled students
• Admissions policies
• Contractual rights of students
• Grades, credits and degrees
• Grievance policies
• Professional malpractice
• Student athletics
• Student organizations and activities
• Student records and catalog review
• Suspension and dismissal

Facilities Management

• ADA and Rehabilitation Act
• Campus security
• Drug-free schools compliance

Risk Management

• Cost control
• Insurance issues
• Legal audits
• Litigation policies
• Review of institutional policies

Public Colleges

• Free speech and public access
• Freedom of Information Act>
• Minority or disadvantaged students
• Open meetings and public disclosure
• Public records laws
• State administrative procedures and laws

Financial Aid

• Audits
• Collections of student debts
• Minority or disadvantaged students
• Regulatory compliance