Student Rights Attorney for NC Coeds
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North Carolina is home to some of the country’s finest universities. High academic standards and competitive acceptance rates mean that the students who attend them have devoted a great deal of time and effort to their education.
If you are a North Carolina college student accused of an honor code or Title IX violation, your enrollment status may be at risk. Recent changes to legislation governing state universities’ authority to investigate allegations against students make it more important than ever to seek representation from a qualified attorney.
While we are often able to appear at your conduct hearing and speak on your behalf, students who are ineligible for formal representation are still entitled to an attorney’s help preparing an effective defense.
Students who are found responsible for university honor code violations have a lot to lose. We’ve helped college students accused of:
Though it was originally enacted to ensure gender equality across athletic programs, Title IX is now interpreted to include sexual harassment and assault as sex-based discrimination issues. Essentially, this legislation requires universities to investigate and respond to any allegations of a student’s sexual misconduct.
The scope of Title IX was recently broadened significantly. While the intention of the change is to protect victims, it has also created the need for qualified representation for defendants. The current interpretation of Title IX has extended universities’ jurisdiction to off-campus crimes and lowered the standard of evidence needed to find students responsible for misconduct. If you have been accused of a Title IX violation, your university’s administration is empowered to take disciplinary action even if the evidence against you would be insufficient to convict you in criminal court.
Students who face these internal disciplinary proceedings alone are at the mercy of their college’s administration — and while the process is informal and ambiguous, the consequences are very real. An experienced student rights attorney can protect your enrollment status and reputation.
The seemingly informal nature of university disciplinary hearings leads many students to face them with inadequate or no representation.
If you have been notified that you are under investigation, act quickly to obtain experienced representation before making statements. With our background in student rights defense, we can anticipate the questions you will be asked by university representatives and help you prepare responses that are aligned with an effective defense strategy.
When your accuser’s standard of proof is low, a vigorous defense is paramount. Students found responsible for Title IX violations stand to lose opportunities that may impact the rest of their lives, including:
Prevailing against allegations of misconduct starts with knowing your rights. Landon White Law has the knowledge and experience necessary to represent students before their college’s honor court or administrative board to mitigate these dire and far-reaching consequences.
Learn more about how Landon White Law can help protect North Carolina students.