Education Law

Education Law-Elementary, Secondary and Colleges/Universities

Partners with educational institutions to assist in various legal matters.
Practice Group Leader is Kelly Holden

Education is governed by constitutional provisions, state laws as well as local school-district guidelines, policies and regulations. DBL Law attorneys partner with educators for a wide range of issues, ranging from ethical conduct to wrongful demotion, suspension, non-renewal of an educators’ contracts, termination, contract disputes and expulsion or discipline of students.

Issues involving educational institutions:

Contract disputes
Employment law matters
Ethical standards violation
Discrimination
School Board matters
Student matters
FERPA
Union issues

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Contact one of our Education Law attorneys

Nick Birkenhauer

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Nick is a DBL Law partner whose practice is focused on assisting employers with all aspects of Human Resources and Employment Law. Nick has extensive experience working with employers of

Mark Guilfoyle

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Mark is a partner at DBL Law. He practices extensively in the area of Administrative Law, guiding clients through the administrative processes of state and local governments in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Bob Hoffer

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Bob is DBL Law's Managing Partner. He has represented employers of all sizes and industries on human resources and labor and employment compliance matters for over 35 years. In his

Kelly Holden

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Kelly is chair of DBL Law's Employment Law practice which represents private and public employers in all facets of employment law. Her practice includes advising clients on compliance with various

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