Description: This group consists lawyers committed to serving institutions of higher education. Its attorneys provide national and worldwide support and advice on such issues as labor and employment, intellectual property, establishing out-of-state and overseas programs and campuses, regulatory compliance and immigration. See Mission & Goals below.
Co-Chair
Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney
Kentucky
The Higher Education Council of the Employment Law Alliance consists of firms and lawyers committed to serving institutions of higher education. Its attorneys provide national and worldwide support and advice on issues, including but not limited to, labor and employment, governance, regulatory compliance, student discipline, out-of-state and overseas programs and campuses, intellectual property, and immigration. The firms work together to ensure that their clients’ needs are met wherever, whenever.
We invite and encourage any ELA member practicing in this area or interested in Higher Education to join this group!
US Members
Alabama - Tres Cleveland, MaynardNexsen
Alabama - David Smith, MaynardNexsen
Arizona - Mary Ellen Simonson, Lewis Roca
California - Christine Helwick, Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP
California - Steve Hirschfeld, Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP.
California - Derek Ishikawa, Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP.
District of Columbia David Fortney Fortney Scott
Florida (North & Central) - Scott Cole, GrayRobinson.
Florida (North & Central) - Sacha Dyson, GrayRobinson.
Florida (Southern) - Holly Griffin Goodman, Gunster.
Georgia - Edward P. Cadagin, Arnall Golden Gregory
Hawaii - Anna Elento-Sneed, ES&A, Inc.
Hawaii - Trish Gibo, ES&A, Inc.
Indiana - Tara Schulstad Sciscoe, Ice Miller LLP.
Indiana - Catherine Strauss, Ice Miller, LLP.
Iowa - Frances M. Haas, Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Iowa - Frank Harty, Nyemaster Goode, P.C.
Kansas - Bridget Romero, Lathrop GPM LLP
Kentucky - Stephen L. Barker, Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney.
Kentucky - Katherine M. Coleman, Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney.
Kentucky - Carmine Iaccarino, Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney
Kentucky - Joshua M. Salsbury, Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney.
Kentucky - Jessica R. Stigall, Sturgill, Turner, Barker & Moloney
Kentucky - Kevin W. Weaver, Sturgill Turner Barker & Moloney.
Louisiana - Jennifer Curry, Baker Donelson.
Maine - Margaret Coughlin LePage, Pierce Atwood LLP.
Maine - James R. Erwin, Pierce Atwood LLP.
Maryland - Mark Swerdlin, Shawe Rosenthal LLP.
Massachusetts - Nicholas Digiovanni, Morgan Brown & Joy, LLP.
Massachusetts - Robert P. Joy, Morgan Brown & Joy, LLP.
Michigan - Brian Schwartz, Miller Canfield.
Michigan - Kurt N. Sherwood, Miller Canfield.
Michigan - Robert Zielinski, Miller Canfield.
Minnesota - Mark S. Mathison, Lathrop GPM LLP.
Minnesota - Kathryn Nash, Lathrop GPM LLP.
Missouri (Eastern) - Melanie Gurley, Keeney Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan Jackstadt P.C.
Missouri (Eastern) - Jenna M. Lakamp, Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan Jackstadt P.C.
Missouri (Eastern) - James R. Layton, Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan Jackstadt P.C.
Missouri (Eastern) - Mollie G. Mohan, Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan Jackstadt P.C.
Missouri (Eastern) - Kate L. Nash, Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan Jackstadt P.C.
Missouri (Eastern) - Veronica E. Potter, Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan Jackstadt P.C.
Missouri (Western) - Rosalee M. McNamara, Lathrop GPM LLP - Missouri.
Nebraska - Lily Amare, Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP.
Nebraska - Tara Stingley, Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, LLP
New Jersey - Daniel Pierre, Day Pitney
New York (Upstate) - Monica C. Barrett, Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC.
New York (Upstate) - Louis P. Dilorenzo, Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC. (alternate email).
New York (Upstate) - Stephen Donato, Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
New York (Upstate) - Kate Hajjar, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
New York (Upstate) - Laura Harshbarger, Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC. (alternate email).
New York (Upstate) - Peter A. Jones, Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC. (alternate email).
New York (Upstate) - Barbara Lee, Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC.
New York (Upstate) - Jane Sovern, Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC.
New York (Upstate) - Philip Zaccheo, Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC.
New York (Upstate) - Shelley Sanders Kehl, Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC.
New York (Upstate) - Joanna Silver, Bond Schoeneck & King, PLLC.
North Carolina - Nina Gupta, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP.
North Carolina - Brandon Lewisohn, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP .
North Carolina - Keith Weddington, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP.
North Carolina - Stacy K. Wood, Parker Poe. Adams & Bernstein LLP.
North Carolina - Maureen Zyglis, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP.
Ohio - Michael W. Hawkins, Dinsmore.
Ohio - Jacqueline Rau, Dinsmore
Oregon - Naomi Haslitt, Miller Nash.
Oregon - Michael Porter, Miller Nash.
Pennsylvania (Eastern) - Kelley E. Kaufman, McNees.
Pennsylvania (Eastern) - Adam Long, McNees.
Pennsylvania (Western) - Marcia L. DePaula, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC.
Rhode Island - Sean Fontes, Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
Texas - Daryl J. Lapp, Locke Lord.
Vermont - Leigh Cole, Dinse P.C.
Vermont - Jeff McMahan, Dinse P.C.
Vermont - Haley Peterson, Dinse PC.
Vermont - Kendall Hoechst, Dinse P.C.
Virginia - Betty Graumlich, Reed Smith.
Virginia - Mariah H. McGrogan, Reed Smith.
Washington - Jennifer S. Divine, Miller Nash.
West Virginia - Susan Llewellyn Deniker, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC.
West Virginia -Jim Newberry, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC.
Wisconsin - Jose Olivieri, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP.
Global Immigration Contacts
Africa/Middle East
Kenya - Sonal Sejpal, ALN Kenya Anjarwalla & Khanna.
Asia Pacific
China - Jeffrey Wilson, JunHe.
Indonesia - David Everly, SSEK Legal Consultants.
Indonesia - Fahrul S. Yusuf SSEK Legal Consultants.
Malaysia - Nicholas Tan Choi Chuan, Shearn Delamore & Co.
Pakistan - Muhammad Faraz Hasan, Meer & Hasan.
Europe
Italy - Michele Bignami, NCTM.
Latin America
Chile - Christine Figueroa, Carey.
North America
Alberta - Gabriel Joshee-Arnal, Neuman Thompson
Atlantic Canada Provinces - Andrea Baldwin Barteaux Labour and Employment Lawyers Inc.
British Columbia - Thomas A. Roper, Roper Greyell LLP.
British Columbia - Jennifer S. Russell, Roper Greyell LLP.
Manitoba - Rod C. Roy, Taylor McCaffrey LLP.
Saskatchewan - David M.A Stack, McKercher LLP.
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