Practice Areas

Legal Services

Our Practice Areas

OCR Investigations & Compliance Audits

Guides colleges and universities through OCR investigations and audits, ensuring adherence to federal education laws.

Litigation

Defending higher education institutions in lawsuits involving student, faculty, employment, and regulatory disputes with strategic legal representation, risk management, compliance guidance, and dispute resolution.

Title IX

Advising institutions on Title IX compliance, sexual misconduct investigations, policy development, training programs, regulatory updates, risk management, dispute resolution, institutional best practices, and policy enforcement.

Disability-Related Accommodation

Assists schools in meeting obligations under Section 504 and ADA, ensuring compliance with disability accommodation laws and equitable access policies.

FERPA

Providing guidance on FERPA compliance, helping institutions manage student privacy policies, data requests, and disputes. The firm also assists in developing best practices for handling sensitive student records while minimizing legal risk.

Student & Employee Discipline

Advises on student and employee discipline, ensuring fair procedures that align with legal and institutional standards. Whitlock Law helps develop policies and training.

Faculty Tenure

Advises on faculty tenure, contract disputes, and employment matters, ensuring compliance with legal and institutional policies. Whitlock Law helps develop policies, training, best practices, and effective governance strategies for institutions.

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Testimonials

What Clients Say

For over a decade, Josh's unparalleled knowledge, experience, wisdom, presence, care, and practicality have been invaluable to our University in navigating a variety of student and faculty issues, Title IX- and disability-related regulations, and Department of Education Office for Civil Rights investigations."

— University General Counsel

I have Josh on speed dial, rely on him heavily, and sleep so much better at night because of his unfailingly excellent guidance and support."

— College Title IX Coordinator

In addition to the tremendously important work Josh does for our institution, he is genuinely one of my favorite people to interact with. No matter the complexity of the issues we navigate together, I always end our conversations with a smile and feeling more centered and confident."

— University Assistant General Counsel