The New Title IX Regulations: A 360 View Through the Lens of Higher Education 2024 - Webcast

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Contributors

Lorie Dakessian Esq.

Ms. Dakessian is the Co-Chair of the Title IX and Campus Discipline practice at the Philadelphia-based law firm Clark Hill PLC. She represents college students and faculty members nationwide who are under investigation or who have been disciplined by their colleges or universities for alleged violations of sexual harassment and misconduct policies following campus disciplinary proceedings, or complainants who raise and pursue sexual assault or harassment claims within universities. She works closely with students and their families to help them navigate and fully prepare for investigations and hearings and, where appropriate, helps clients who are seeking informal resolutions with the school while navigating the complicated issues accompanying mediation. Where resolution cannot be achieved, she has filed lawsuits for breach of contract, violation of Title IX (or other civil rights statutes) and tort liability. The firm’s Title IX practice has represented over 300 students and faculty members in disciplinary matters or related litigation involving more than 150 colleges and universities around the nation. Given her experience, Ms. Dakessian has spoken extensively on defending students and faculty members in Title IX and disciplinary actions. In addition to her representation of college students, Ms. Dakessian represents clients in white-collar criminal matters, internal investigations, and legal and medical malpractice litigation.
Patricia Hamill Esq.

Ms. Hamill is a leader of the Title IX practice at Clark Hill PLC. She is a highly regarded and Chambers ranked attorney who has represented more than 350 college students and faculty members in disciplinary proceedings relating to alleged sexual misconduct at more than 150 colleges around the nation. Ms. Hamill often attempts to resolve cases behind the scenes. Where resolution cannot be achieved, she has filed lawsuits for breach of contract, violation of Title IX (or other civil rights statutes) and tort liability on the basis that colleges’ investigation and adjudication procedures failed to ensure her clients’ fundamental due process rights, discriminated against them on the basis of sex and breached the schools’ contractual obligations. Ms. Hamill is often sought out by groups and institutions for her opinion on how to work within the framework of the changing federal laws and guidance. Ms. Hamill was invited to testify before the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) at the full committee hearing on “Reauthorizing HEA: Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuring Student Safety and Rights” in Washington DC (April 2019). Outside of the Title IX arena, Ms. Hamill is a commercial litigator who also represents clients regarding government investigations.
Maureen Holland
Lin-Chi Wang Esq.

Lin-Chi Wang works with colleges, universities, and K-12 schools across the nation on Title IX, Title VII, and Title VI, anti-discrimination, and sexual harassment investigations, adjudications, advisor services, policy and practice consulting, training, and internal reviews. Prior to founding Wang Law, LLC, Ms. Wang served as the Director of Equity & Title IX Coordinator and Associate Dean of Students at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. In that multifaceted role, Ms. Wang oversaw response and investigation of all institutional reports and complaints of identity-based discrimination and harassment, sexual misconduct, intimate partner violence, stalking, and retaliatory harassment as prohibited by College policies. Ms. Wang served as the primary institutional investigator for such complaints and the primary trainer of students, staff, and faculty on the College’s anti-discrimination policies and procedures. Ms. Wang also oversaw sexual and gender violence prevention efforts at the College. Prior to Muhlenberg College, Ms. Wang served as an institutional civil rights investigator for Michigan State University, personally conducting over 220 informal and formal reports and complaints of discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, relationship violence, stalking, and retaliation. Before her career in higher education, Ms. Wang practiced as an attorney at a labor and employment law firm in Michigan. In her various positions, Ms. Wang has developed a deep understanding of how to approach anti-discrimination, sexual harassment, and Title IX work sensitively and effectively within the current regulatory and compliance structure. Ms. Wang believes in doing the work in a trauma-informed and culturally appropriate manner, with humanity, empathy, compassion, and harm reduction at the forefront, while also keeping bias and fairness in check. Ms. Wang maintains her licenses in the practice of law in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Ms. Wang earned her B.M. from the University of Michigan, M.M. from the University of Florida, and J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law.

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Contributors

Lorie Dakessian Esq.

Patricia Hamill Esq.

Maureen Holland

Lin-Chi Wang Esq.