Owen C. Jarvis joined CarneyKelehan, a law firm based in Columbia. With more than 15 years of experience in law, Jarvis will practice as a general attorney in all areas of the firm. Prior to joining CarneyKelehan, Jarvis served as director of legal services for St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center, which provides free counseling and… READ MORE
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Education Law
As Maryland’s premier education law firm, Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr has unparalleled experience in education law and is uniquely positioned to assist school systems in responding to a wide variety of legal issues impacting school systems, including those traditionally viewed as outside the realm of education law.
Providing legal services to public school systems for more than four decades, CarneyKelehan serves as counsel to superintendents and local boards of education for numerous Maryland school systems including Montgomery, Howard, Anne Arundel, Wicomico, Somerset, Washington, Carroll, Allegany, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s and Cecil counties. Additionally, we provide specialized services as needed to several other Maryland school systems.
Our law firm also has a demonstrated record of excellence in special education law. Our lawyers have represented Maryland school systems in special education matters such as tuition reimbursement, extended school year services, disability coding, least restrictive environment and compensatory education services.
The Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) Legal Services Association selected CarneyKelehan to participate on MABE’s legal panel for member boards of education.
CarneyKelehan’s education law attorneys represent public school systems, private schools and community colleges on the full-range of education-related legal issues including:
- Complaints from the public
- Copyright
- Construction
- Employee grievances
- Employee discipline and discharge
- Employment discrimination
- Equal Access Act
- Ethics issues
- Family Medical Leave Act
- First Amendment/Free Speech/Religion
- Homeless students
- Land acquisition
- Open Meetings Act
- Public Information Act
- Policy development, review and revision
- Procurement
- Sexual Harassment
- Student records/FERPA
- Superintendent contracts
- Search and seizure
- Special education
- Student rights
- Student discipline
- Tort/negligence claims
- Union negotiations/PSLRB cases
- Use of school facilities
- Workers Compensation