Successfully defended motion to dismiss in charter school funding dispute. Cobb County School District et al. v. Learning Center Foundation of Central Cobb, Inc., Case No. A18A1098, Ga. Court of Appeals (2018)
Representation of intervening charter school seeking authorization to operation in school district governed by 1960’s desegregation order. United States v. Peach County School District et al., 69-CV-2991, M.D.Ga (2015)
Obtained injunction for charter school against municipality refusing to issue certificate of occupancy. Utopian Academy for the Arts v. City of Riverdale and Wood; 2014CV3393, Clayton County Superior Court (2014)
Representation of Warren County, GA citizens in petition before administrative law judge, trial court and Georgia Supreme Court seeking removal of local board of education members for jeopardizing school system accreditation. Roberts et al. v. Governor Deal et al., 290 Ga. 705 (2012)
Representation of state commission-approved charter school in landmark litigation testing constitutionality of Georgia's 2008 charter school law. Gwinnett County School District et al. v. Cox et al., 289 Ga. 265 (2011)
Representation of Atlanta Board of Education members in declaratory judgment action to determine proper leadership under board’s governing charter. Burks et al. v. Atlanta Independent School System et al., 2010 CV 192686, Fulton County Superior Court (Nov. 23, 2010)
Counsel to several charter schools in renegotiation or termination of operating and lease agreements with education management companies
Representation of charter schools in petition to the State Board of Education for approval as state chartered special school
Representation of charter school in student IDEA claim before administrative law judge
Presiding hearing officer in teacher termination appeal before local board of education