Wrongly Accused of a Title IX Violation at a College or University?

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Wrongly Accused of a Title IX Violation at a College or University?

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If you are a higher education student accused of a Title IX violation - sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence or threats of violence, sexual exploitation, stalking, or similar allegations - the road ahead will be difficult and stressful to an extent few can appreciate. But it is not hopeless. You must take immediate, intelligent steps to safeguard your well-being and future.

As advisors with years of experience assisting accused students, we can help. More often than not, our work advising clients has contributed to a positive outcome. For example, decision-makers either found the student was not responsible for the alleged misconduct, or the school agreed that the discipline was excessive and reduced its severity – such as from suspension to probation, allowing the student to maintain enrollment, scholarships, and work opportunities.

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Guide: What to Do if You Have Been Wrongly Accused of a Title IX Violation

If you are a higher education student accused of a Title IX violation – sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence or threats of violence, sexual exploitation, stalking, or similar allegations – the road ahead will be difficult and stressful to an extent few can appreciate. But it is not hopeless. You must take immediate, intelligent steps to safeguard your well-being and future.

As advisors with years of experience assisting accused students, we can help. More often than not, our work advising clients has contributed to a positive outcome. For example, decision-makers either found the student was not responsible for the alleged misconduct, or the school agreed that the discipline was excessive and reduced its severity – such as from suspension to probation, allowing the student to maintain enrollment, scholarships, and work opportunities.

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Guide: What to Do if You Have Been Wrongly Accused of a Title IX Violation

What Happens if I Am Found Responsible of a Title IX Violation?

More than you might think.

Being found responsible (“guilty”) of misconduct can substantially change your life trajectory. Suspension, expulsion, denial of employment, loss of academic opportunities, denial of occupational licensing, referral for criminal prosecution, or even (if you are an immigrant) loss of immigration status and deportation can result from such a finding. This is in addition to the impact an “official” punishment can have on relationships with friends and loved ones.

For these reasons, you owe it to yourself to do everything in your power to ensure the best possible outcome. Contact us for help.

What Happens if I Am Found Responsible of a Title IX Violation?

More than you might think.

Being found responsible (“guilty”) of misconduct can substantially change your life trajectory. Suspension, expulsion, denial of employment, loss of academic opportunities, denial of occupational licensing, referral for criminal prosecution, or even (if you are an immigrant) loss of immigration status and deportation can result from such a finding. This is in addition to the impact an “official” punishment can have on relationships with friends and loved ones.

For these reasons, you owe it to yourself to do everything in your power to ensure the best possible outcome. Contact us for help.

You Will Need the Help of an Advisor

Some accused students think that their situation will work itself out if they just tell the school the truth about what happened because schools generally prioritize truth and fairness. Unfortunately, this is not how Title IX proceedings work. A school’s primary interest is not in determining the truth of what happened but in minimizing its potential liability.

Title IX proceedings are surprisingly complex and too often unfair. Students and parents often report being “blindsided” and “gobsmacked” by them. The worst-case scenario is that you go it alone or are advised by someone who is unfamiliar with Title IX matters or does not have your best interests at heart.

Federal regulations governing Title IX proceedings require schools to allow accused students to be assisted by “an advisor of their choice” who “may be, but does not have to be, an attorney.

A testimony by Lauren Chapin saying, "Thank you so much for doing this work. You have helped so many families who have been gobsmacked by the Title IX bureaucracy."

You Will Need the Help of an Advisor

Some accused students think that their situation will work itself out if they just tell the school the truth about what happened because schools generally prioritize truth and fairness. Unfortunately, this is not how Title IX proceedings work. A school’s primary interest is not in determining the truth of what happened but in minimizing its potential liability.

Title IX proceedings are surprisingly complex and too often unfair. Students and parents often report being “blindsided” and “gobsmacked” by them. The worst-case scenario is that you go it alone or are advised by someone who is unfamiliar with Title IX matters or does not have your best interests at heart.

Federal regulations governing Title IX proceedings require schools to allow accused students to be assisted by “an advisor of their choice” who “may be, but does not have to be, an attorney.

A testimony by Lauren Chapin saying, "Thank you so much for doing this work. You have helped so many families who have been gobsmacked by the Title IX bureaucracy."

How an Advisor Can Help Students Accused of a Title IX Violation

  • Raising timely objections to unfair procedures based on an understanding of relevant regulations, laws, best practices, and the school’s own policies

  • Assisting with submitting, obtaining, and preserving evidence

  • Crafting written communication to administrators that portrays you and the evidence in a favorable light

  • Requesting accommodations to assist you with academic, well-being, or other matters

  • Navigating no-contact orders which are sometimes vague, excessive, or otherwise unfair

  • Helping you practice telling your story – what you should include and emphasize, and how you should tell it

  • Preparing you for tough questions during interviews and hearings

  • Evaluating and helping you navigate school policies which are sometimes misapplied, confusing, vague, or contradictory

  • Evaluating investigative reports used in decision-making for omissions or errors

  • Preparing questions for interviews with witnesses, and interviewing witnesses while avoiding witness tampering

  • Evaluating appeal strategy and crafting the language of an appeal

  • Much more.

How an Advisor Can Help Students Accused of a Title IX Violation

  • Raising timely objections to unfair procedures based on an understanding of relevant regulations, laws, best practices, and the school’s own policies

  • Assisting with submitting, obtaining, and preserving evidence

  • Crafting written communication to administrators that portrays you and the evidence in a favorable light

  • Requesting accommodations to assist you with academic, well-being, or other matters

  • Navigating no-contact orders which are sometimes vague, excessive, or otherwise unfair

  • Helping you practice telling your story – what you should include and emphasize, and how you should tell it

  • Preparing you for tough questions during interviews and hearings

  • Evaluating and helping you navigate school policies which are sometimes misapplied, confusing, vague, or contradictory

  • Evaluating investigative reports used in decision-making for omissions or errors

  • Preparing questions for interviews with witnesses, and interviewing witnesses while avoiding witness tampering

  • Evaluating appeal strategy and crafting the language of an appeal

  • Much more.

What Sets Us

Apart

Experienced Specialists

There is often a big difference in outcomes between those who engage a Title IX specialist and those who do not. For us, Title IX is not one area of work among many; it is our core focus. We have been working on Title IX matters since 2010, before they became a regular issue for the courts or the subject of a back-and-forth regulatory battle by presidential administrations. We have advised accused students and their families for years on how to navigate surprisingly complex and often unfair grievance procedures.

Affordable

Regulations governing Title IX misconduct proceedings provide that accused students that they may be assisted by an “advisor of their choice, who may be, but is not required to be, an attorney.” Most advisors who assist accused students in a professional capacity are attorneys. Most students have little to no money tree to shake, however. For their benefit, we offer advisory services at what will almost certainly be a fraction of the cost.

Tireless Advocates

Because of the highly sensitive and impactful nature of these cases, students need to know that the person assisting them is fully “in their corner.” Our mission has long been to advance the rights of the wrongly accused in the education system. We have done this by assisting individual students, raising awareness of the issues, and advocating for fairness at local, state, and federal levels. Because of our advocacy, we are instinctively aware of the interests at work in the education system and can anticipate certain things before they happen for the benefit of our clients.

Experienced Specialists

There is often a big difference in outcomes between those who engage a Title IX specialist and those who do not. For us, Title IX is not one area of work among many; it is our core focus. We have been working on Title IX matters since 2010, before they became a regular issue for the courts or the subject of a back-and-forth regulatory battle by presidential administrations. We have advised accused students and their families for years on how to navigate surprisingly complex and often unfair grievance procedures.

Affordable

Regulations governing Title IX misconduct proceedings provide that accused students that they may be assisted by an “advisor of their choice, who may be, but is not required to be, an attorney.” Most advisors who assist accused students in a professional capacity are attorneys. Most students have little to no money tree to shake, however. For their benefit, we offer advisory services at what will almost certainly be a fraction of the cost.

Tireless Advocates

Because of the highly sensitive and impactful nature of these cases, students need to know that the person assisting them is fully “in their corner.” Our mission has long been to advance the rights of the wrongly accused in the education system. We have done this by assisting individual students, raising awareness of the issues, and advocating for fairness at local, state, and federal levels. Because of our advocacy, we are instinctively aware of the interests at work in the education system and can anticipate certain things before they happen for the benefit of our clients.

Contact Us for Help

Fill out the form below or call us at ‪(903) 309-1845.

Contact Us for Help

Fill out the form below or call us at ‪(903) 309-1845.