Education attorney explains ways to combat ableism that do not involve litigation.
Blog Post
Bowens & Averhart, PLLC Blog Launch: Education and the Law
- By Saleisha Averhart
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- 15 Jan, 2019
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It's official! Bowens & Averhart, PLLC has a blog!
“To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live.” — Dorothy West
Education law is an area of practice that requires knowledge that often times reaches a wider variety of practice pointers due to the complexities of issues handled in this area. Research savvy and strong critical thinking skills are some key traits of successful education attorneys and lead to a highly sought after and unique perspective. I found that in attending continuing legal education courses (CLEs) and other community based initiatives focused on education law, the perspective is overwhelmingly from attorneys with large firm experience, non-profit experience, and often time leans towards the institutional perspective. What is missing fairly often is how a small to mid-size firm or solo practitioner can get into this niche and also the petitioners perspective.
One of my company's core principles is serving others holistically. We do so through mentorship, education, and community service. My law partner and I have a combined experience that not only includes education law from the perspective of a big firm, non-profit, mid-size, and solo practice, but we also have experience in representing institutions and petitioners, higher education and K-12. We have nine years of experience working together, in addition to our individual experiences. Of equal importance is having an avenue to easily share our insights on the practice of law and provide updates about Bowens & Averhart, PLLC with our clients and colleagues.
We are excited about the launch of our blog, Education and the Law. Check out our company website for more information and keep coming back to the blog.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Saleisha Averhart is a partner at Bowens & Averhart, PLLC. She has been practicing education law since 2009 and is licensed in the state of North Carolina, the Eastern and Middle Federal Districts of North Carolina, and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Her perspectives are from that of a solo practitioner, partner at a mid-size firm, petitioners counsel, institution attorney, higher education, and K-12 representation inclusive of school discipline, special education, and other administrative education appeal proceedings.
Education law is an area of practice that requires knowledge that often times reaches a wider variety of practice pointers due to the complexities of issues handled in this area. Research savvy and strong critical thinking skills are some key traits of successful education attorneys and lead to a highly sought after and unique perspective. I found that in attending continuing legal education courses (CLEs) and other community based initiatives focused on education law, the perspective is overwhelmingly from attorneys with large firm experience, non-profit experience, and often time leans towards the institutional perspective. What is missing fairly often is how a small to mid-size firm or solo practitioner can get into this niche and also the petitioners perspective.
One of my company's core principles is serving others holistically. We do so through mentorship, education, and community service. My law partner and I have a combined experience that not only includes education law from the perspective of a big firm, non-profit, mid-size, and solo practice, but we also have experience in representing institutions and petitioners, higher education and K-12. We have nine years of experience working together, in addition to our individual experiences. Of equal importance is having an avenue to easily share our insights on the practice of law and provide updates about Bowens & Averhart, PLLC with our clients and colleagues.
We are excited about the launch of our blog, Education and the Law. Check out our company website for more information and keep coming back to the blog.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Saleisha Averhart is a partner at Bowens & Averhart, PLLC. She has been practicing education law since 2009 and is licensed in the state of North Carolina, the Eastern and Middle Federal Districts of North Carolina, and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Her perspectives are from that of a solo practitioner, partner at a mid-size firm, petitioners counsel, institution attorney, higher education, and K-12 representation inclusive of school discipline, special education, and other administrative education appeal proceedings.