EducationCounsel’s team of experts includes some of the most respected names in education with experience in both the substance and practice of policy change.
Driven by an intuitive appreciation of the critical role of interdisciplinary decision-making when making good policy decisions, the Team brings together individuals with decades of varied educational policy and legal experience: Its members, who include a former U.S. Secretary of Education and governor, have held major positions in the White House, the U.S. Department of Education, governors' offices, state boards and departments of education, foundations involved in education, Congress, and (from elementary school to post-graduate education) in the classroom. In combination, team members also bring together distinct histories that include significant litigation, law enforcement, policy development, and legal drafting experience and expertise. In short, this team brings strong, grounded, multidisciplinary and bipartisan perspectives when addressing client needs. Reflective of an innate understanding of the many perspectives that should shape the development and implementation of educationally and legally sound policies, the Team delivers client services that are second-to-none.
With a deep bench of specialists to call on, EducationCounsel tackles issues at every educational stage, from birth and pre-school, through K-12, to higher education. Whether the issue is pre-K, English language learners, teacher quality, or race and gender equity, EducationCounsel has the strength of experience to guide our clients.
Moreover, EducationCounsel is affiliated with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, a national law firm with more than 400 attorneys in 40 practice areas, allowing our clients to tap into their broad array of legal services as needed. These include not-for-profit corporate, tax and employment services, for example.