Civil Rights
Practice Group

The Mickes O’Toole Civil Rights Practice Group has investigated hundreds of claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, including claims of sexual violence. We are the only Civil Rights Practice Group in Missouri that includes a former Chief Attorney of the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.

Our attorneys have presented for the Consortium for Title IX and Equity Officers in Higher Education and the Missouri Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.

In the past 2 years, our Civil Rights Practice Group has trained over 200 Title IX Compliance Officers.

Our team of professionals welcomes
the opportunity to serve your needs.

Education Law Group

Recent News & Articles

Clear and Present Danger – By: Ernest G. Trakas

Published by MOASBO, September/November 2009 The Special Education Student Substantially Likely to Cause ...

Students Say the Darndest Things: The Do’s and Don’ts to Censoring Student Publications – By: N. Scott Kimble

Published by MARE, Fall 2009 Bill Cosby hosted the hit TV show “Kids Say the Darndest Things” in the late 1990s. ...

Going Above and Beyond: How Far is Too Far? – By: Betsey A. Helfrich

Published by MOASBO, September/November 2010 Re-examining the Scope of your District’s PAT Program Your school ...

Recent Cases Differ on Whether Students Can Be Disciplined for Posting Fake Profiles of School Personnel on Social Networking Sites – By: Sarah A. Wight

Published by MOASBO, July/August 2009 Schools are facing situations where anonymous students harass, defame or ...
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