The Education Law attorneys at Brown, Hay + Stephens understand the financial constraints facing education institutions. We respond with prompt service by experienced lawyers skilled in strategic, critical thinking and practical problem-solving. Many times, legal issues can be addressed quickly with a phone call or even an email. When more complex legal issues arise that require litigation, decades of experience in the school law arena provides clients with access to experienced education law attorneys and on-site legal databases and files.

Our Education Law attorneys regularly represent:

Public K-12 school districts
Illinois public community colleges
Illinois private colleges and universities
Charter schools
Public school foundations
Education-related not-for-profit organizations

Our attorneys have decades of experience with venues where school law issues arise, including:

Illinois State Board of Education
Regional Offices of Education
Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board
Illinois Department of Human Rights
Illinois Department of Employment Security
Illinois Human Rights and Industrial Commissions
The EEOC
United States Department of Education and Office of Civil Rights
State and federal courts.

The Education Law practice group offers Brown, Hay + Stephens' clients comprehensive legal representation in the following areas, among others:

Board Governance and Policy
Board Elections, Districts, and Desegregation
School Finance and Property Taxation
Business Office Administration and Audit Concerns
Annexation, De-Annexation, and Consolidation
Real Estate and Construction
Regulatory Compliance
Labor Relations (Collective Bargaining, Grievances, Arbitration)
Personnel and Employment Matters (Contracts, Hiring, Evaluation, Remediation, and Termination)
Risk Management, Safety, and Security
Intergovernmental Agreements
Public Information and Privacy Issues (e.g. FOIA, OMA, FERPA, ISSRA)
Special Education and Disability Concerns
Student Discipline and Constitutional Issues