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Virginia Education Law Conference

General Session Speakers:

  • R. Craig Wood, Esq., Past-President ELA, 
    attorney, McGuireWoods LLP, Charlottesville

  • The Honorable L. Douglas Wilder,
    Former Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia

  • The Honorable Roger L. Gregory
    Justice, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit

  • Julie Underwood, General Counsel, National School Boards Association

Workshop Sessions: Presenters and Panelists

Workshop Sessions: Topical Themes
  • Church and State
  • Discipline/School Safety
  • Educational Leadership/Reform
  • Employment
  • Funding
  • FERPA
  • 1st Amendment Issues
  • No Child Left Behind
  • Special Education /Disabilities Law
  • Internet
Workshop Sessions: Presenters and Panelists *
  David Alexander, Professor, VPISU; Blacksburg, VA
Steve Baldridge, Asst. Professor, Southern Virginia University; Buena Vista VA
Howard Bellman, Attorney, Adjunct Professor, University of Wisconsin Law School; Madison,WI
William C. Bosher Jr., Dean & Exec. Director, CEPI, Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond, VA
Patricia Brannon, Attorney, Hogan & Hartson; Washington, D.C.
Beth Callahan, Attorney & Professor, Callahan & Fusco & Seton Hall School of Law; South Orange, NJ
Clay Calvert, Associate Professor, Schreyer Honors College, Penn State University; PA
Kathleen Conn, Supervisor of Science & Technology; West Chester Area School District, PA
Kim Croyle, Attorney, Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff, & Love, PLLC; WVA
Mark Edwards, Superintendent of Schools, Henrico County, VA
Helen DeHaven, Attorney and Consultant; Knoxville, TN
Andrea Erard, Attorney; Richmond, VA
Leora Harpaz, Professor, Western New England College School of Law; Springfild, MA
Kathleen Harris, Senior Attorney, Virginia Division of Legislative Services; Richmond,VA
Ronald Hyman Esq., Professor, Rutgers University; New Brunswick, NJ
Jill Jacobson, Attorney, Moran Kiker Brown, PC; Richmond, VA
Jennifer Jakubecy, Asst Professor, Mary Washington College; Fredericksburg, VA
Kay Kindred, Associate Professor, School of Law, University of Nevada; Las Vegas, NV
Theresa Kraft, Boca Raton, FL
Brad King, Attorney, Harrell & Chambliss LLP,;Richmond, VA
Robin Hegner, Attorney& Adj Professor , University of Virginia; Midlothian, VA
Mandy Leigh, Girard & Vinson; Walnut Creek, CA
Mark Littleton, Professor, Tarleton State University; Stephenville, Tx
John Lynch, Managing Partner, Hogan & Sarzynski, LLP; Binghamton, NY
Maureen MacFarlane, Legal Counsel, Cambridge Public Schools; Boston, MA.
Ralph Mawdsley, Professor and past ELA President, Cleveland State University, OH
James McKethan, Director, Exceptional Children Program; Cumberland County Schools, NC
Scott McMichael, Senior Complaints Specialist, Office of Due Process, Va Dept of Ed; Richmond, VA
Polly Moss, Asst Dean, Northeastern Ohio University, College of Medicine; Rootstown, OH
John R. Munich, Partner, Education Group, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan, LLP; Atlanta, GA
Linda Orozco, Professor, California State University; Fullerton,CA
Michael Ostermeyer, Attorney, Quarles & Brady, LLP; Milwaukee, WI
Anne Meek, Consultant, former editor of ASCD's Educational Leadership, Norfolk, VA
Frank Ravitch, Professor of Law, Michigan State University and Detroit College of Law, MI
Jean Rawson, Attorney, Author; Naples, FL
Sarah Redfield, Professor/Director, Education Law Institute, Franklin Pierce Law Center; Concord, NH
Robert Richards, Professor, Penn State University; PA
Amy Rosen, Attorney, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo; San Diego, CA
Charles Russo, Professor, University of Dayton, OH
Bret Scharffs; Professor, Brigham Young University Law School; Provo, UT.
Terry Seligmann, Associate Professor, University of Arkansas School of Law; AR
Jennifer Shirkey, Member, Wharton, Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC; Harrisonburg, VA
Kimberly Smith, Harrell & Chambliss, LLP; Richmond,VA
Les Stellman, Attorney and Law Professor, Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz, P.A.; Towson, MD
Eudora "Dorie" Shaw, Professor and mediator; Andover, NH
Jennifer Sughrue, Professor, VPISU; Blacksburg, VA
Robert T. Tessaro, School Board Attorney, Fort Lee School District, NJ
Thomas Tokarz, Attorney, County Attorney's Office, County of Henrico, VA
Daniel Weddle, Associate Clinical Professor of Law, University of Missouri; Kansas City,MO
Rodney Young, Attorney, Wharton, Aldhizer & Weaver, PLC; Harrisonburg, VA
Mark Weber, Professor, DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, ILL
Richard Weiss, Attorney, Foley & Lardner; Washington, D.C.
Thomas Wheeler II, Partner, Locke Reynolds, LLP; Indianapolis, IN
Richard Vacca, Professor & Senior Fellow, CEPI, Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond,VA
Marvin Zuker, Esq., Judge, Ontario Court of Justice; Toronto, Ontario

* The above presenters and panelists have been accepted for the program which will offer approximately 30 individual workshops. The Program committee was chaired by Professor Sarah Redfield , Education Law Institute, Franklin Pierce Law Center and Dr. Richard Vacca, Professor and Senior Fellow, Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University. The list is subject to revision due to illness, schedule conflicts, etc.

NOTE: Registrants for the conference will receive a complete schedule of workshop topics and presenters, in advance of the conference, to facilitate planning of participants' personal conference schedules.

Conference brochures will be mailed the second week of January. The registration form on this site may be completed and sent to CEPI at anytime. Please feel free to contact CEPI at Virginia Commonwealth University with questions.

Commonwealth Educational Policy Institute
Virginia Commonwealth University
Oliver Hall
P.O. Box 842020
Richmond, Virginia 23284-2020

Phone: (804) 827-3290
Fax: (804) 828-2768
email: cepi@vcu.edu
Web site: www.cepionline.org 
 

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 Date Last Updated: November 01, 2006