On November 3, 2017, I had the honor of moderating a panel discussion on campus sexual assaults at the 2017 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association held in Washington, D.C. Panelists Frank Wu (former…
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Is Your College Student in Trouble? How do you find an effective lawyer to help your college student in trouble? You can certainly start by googling: “EFFECTIVE COLLEGE STUDENT DEFENSE ATTORNEY” but to understand what to…
Halloween season at college brings fun “treats” like costumes and parties. But college Halloweens also carries a “trick” most college students and parents need to know about: increased potential for being charged with student conduct violations…
At the beginning of the month, Democrats introduced a bill meant to combat DeVos’s most recent rollbacks of Obama-era Title IX provisions. Specifically, the bill was introduced by Rep. Jackie Speier, a congresswoman representing the 14…
If you have submitted a formal Title IX complaint, it is important to be aware of how Title IX protects you and make sure you are holding your university accountable. Under Title IX, it is prohibited...
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“It won’t happen to me” is an attitude that many students entering college have when it comes to sexual assault. However, what many incoming students do not know is that there is a possibility that they...
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There will come a time in almost every college student’s life when he or she will be in a position in which he or she is with a person who clearly needs medical attention as a...
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Almost every educational institution has its own email handle for faculty and students. It has become a common trademark and tool of the modern education system. This allows extremely interconnected systems to communicate and collaborate “in-house”….
As the summer begins, so too begins the transition for children becoming young adults with their leaving for college. For many families it is the last time period their children will ever live “at home”. So,…
Coming from a sea town just north of Boston, it is fair to say we have an overwhelming amount of sailors, seamen and general oceanic folk. There’s a metaphor I was taught in grade school about…
It’s often hard to know when you might need a lawyer. People use the terms “charges,” “lawsuits” “prosecutions” and “complaints” carelessly and, sometimes, interchangeably. Most typically students and their families don’t know if being called before…
Finding employment with a criminal conviction or arrest record hanging over your head may at first appear to be a daunting task, but it is entirely possible. The journey to find a job can be made...
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Discrimination in the workplace or at school, whether it’s over race, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexuality, age, or religion, is a serious matter and you may not know the initial steps to take. Workplace discrimination takes many...
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When you hear the word “stalker”, what image comes to mind? Perhaps a shadowy figure trailing a woman as she walks home from work or maybe an angry ex-girlfriend following her ex-boyfriend around town. We usually...
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In 1894, New Haven police officers Bill Wiser and Jim Donnelly volunteered to be stationed at Yale University. At the time, they had no idea that they were going to be the first members of a...
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