DC Symposium Will Address Rights of Students Accused of Sexual Assault on College Campuses

WASHINGTON - Oct. 16, 2014 - PRLog -- Washington – A Washington, DC, symposium on October 17, 2014 will address the responses of colleges and universities to the growing problem of sexual assaults campuses.

The Lycurgus Group, LLC, is one of the primary sponsors of the event.

The Symposium will feature leading attorneys with experience in handling student conduct hearings at various stages, as well as attorneys who represent students in subsequent litigation against educational institutions.

In the wake of the April 4, 2011 Dear Colleague Letter and an unprecedented groundswell of student activism across the country, the U.S. Department of Education has been actively investigating colleges and universities for their handling of sexual assault complaints.  Educational institutions are scrambling to retool their investigative efforts and hearing processes in order to meet burgeoning pressure from the federal government and the court of public opinion.

Recently, a national group of 19 attorneys from around the country sent a letter to key Senate sponsors of the Campus Accountability and Safety Act (S. 2692), expressing their concern that the proposed legislation does not adequately protect the due process rights of students who have been accused of a campus sexual assault. The letter was sent to lead sponsor, Senator Claire McCaskill, along with 14 co-sponsors.  The attorneys, who represent those cast into the student conduct hearing process, have witnessed the dangerous effects this phenomenon has had on the rights of both male and female students.

The program is titled: Navigating Due Process and Title IX Issues in Campus Sexual Assault Procedures: Constitutional, Statutory, Contractual, and Tort Considerations.

One of the symposium speakers, Lycurgus Group Vice President Joshua Adam Engel, said “This Symposium is an opportunity to share strategies and experiences with colleagues who have guided students through the process and have represented them in criminal investigations, student conduct hearings, and state and federal court.”

The Symposium is open to attorneys and non-attorneys.  For attorneys, approval for continuing legal education credits will be sought.

Online registration is available at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/representing-students-accused-of-sexual-assault-tickets-12896595063

For more information, contact Anna Kinsinger at 614-859-9570 or kinsinger@lycurgusgroup.net.

Location:

DLA Piper LLP (US)

500 Eighth Street, NW

Washington, DC

About the Lycurgus Group

The Lycurgus Group provides investigative and public safety consulting services to corporate and individual clients nationwide and in Ohio. http://www.lycurgusgroup.net

The Lycurgus Group is a privately held company licensed by the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Members of the Lycurgus Group include formerly-commissioned law enforcement officers and attorneys who have served as prosecutors and in other government positions.  Members of the Lycurgus Group previously held security clearances when working for the government.