Best Lawyers in America for Education Law

Grant Burnette LeFever focuses her practice on employment law, including civil rights and discrimination issues. She also practices family law and education law, including issues involving special education, school discipline, Title IX, and teacher employment.

Jamel focuses his practice on representing clients in the higher education and collegiate athletics sector. His experience includes representing higher education institutions in matters involving regulatory and compliance issues at the local, state and federal level, in conducting training for board members on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Open Meetings Act, and general board governance. Jamel routinely counsels higher education institutions on issues of student and employee privacy,...

Sharon Lin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Education Law. Sharon, who practices law in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Sharon is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Rachel Horton is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Education Law, Labor and Employment Law - Employee and Labor and Employment Law - Management. Rachel, who practices law in Greenville, South Carolina, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Rachel is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Jeremy Grivensky thrives on digging into the details. Time and time again, this gives clients the advantage with powers of analysis and case law findings that the opponent has overlooked. An associate attorney who primarily practices in Gawthrop Greenwood’s Litigation Department, Jeremy joined the firm in 2022 after graduating magna cum laude from Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he was a Beasley Scholar and an award-winning editor of the Temple Law Review . His extensive ...

Elizabeth Troutman advises public school boards of education, private educational institutions, colleges and universities on a myriad of education issues, and litigates on behalf of educational institutions in state and federal courts. Elizabeth also helps clients in a variety of industries navigate the complexities of human resources and employment law issues, including employment policies and employee separation. Elizabeth advises public school boards of education, private educational insti...

Elissa Holman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Education Law, Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Privacy and Data Security Law. Elissa, who practices law in Des Moines, Iowa, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Elissa is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal ...

Anna Collins Peterson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Education Law. Anna Collins, who practices law in New York, New York, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Anna Collins is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Katherine C. Campbell is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group at Friday, Eldredge & Clark. She serves as litigation counsel for individuals and businesses in complex business and commercial disputes including employment claims, collective action wage and hour claims, and breach of contract matters. She graduated summa cum laude in 2013 from the University of Arkansas School of Law.Prior to joining the firm, Katherine was an associate at Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, DC and served...

Timothy Reynolds is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Education Law. Timothy, who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Timothy is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Abbey Widick is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor and Employment and Education Law. Abbey, who practices law in St. Louis, Missouri, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Abbey is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Bryan Forsyth is a Partner in our office in Columbus, Georgia, and he focuses his practice on general liability, insurance coverage, transportation, premises liability, governmental liability, and appellate work. He represents both corporations and individual insureds against personal injury claims, bad faith claims, and insurance coverage disputes. A seasoned litigator before joining Hall Booth Smith in 2018, Bryan spent the first seven years of his legal career handling a variety of litigat...

Nancy Anderson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Education Law. Nancy, who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nancy is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Erin Kernan Aronson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Education Law, Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Erin Kernan, who practices law in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Erin Kernan is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Patricia Robinson is a partner in Tharrington Smith’s Education Law Section. She advises clients on a wide array of issues, including internal investigations, policy revisions, personnel matters, special education, contracts, and public records law. She also serves as general counsel for three Boards of Education and represents clients in litigation, particularly in the Office of Administrative Hearings. Patricia received a B.A. in English with honors and highest distinction from the Un...

Nicholas J. Garcia is a Partner in our Columbus office, with a growing practice focused on bankruptcy and creditors’ rights. He also specializes in labor and employment, education, government liability, and property tax appeal litigation. Before joining Hall Booth Smith, Nick was a law clerk to the Honorable John T. Laney III, a U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Together they co-authored bankruptcy articles published in the Merce...