BENEFITS OF Hiring A Title IX Lawyer Quickly
If you or your child has been accused of sexual misconduct in a university or college Title IX disciplinary proceeding, you face a critical and complex process in defending the charges. The potential negative consequences are severe. Sanctions can include suspension or expulsion from school and a finding of liability may be noted on your transcript. This will make transferring to another college, or employment very difficult, if not impossible.
An on-campus disciplinary procedure will frequently contain a lower standard of proof for liability than criminal or even many civil cases. A “preponderance of the evidence” standard is applied by most schools. A Title IX attorney is knowledgeable about evidence, testimony, and cross-examination and will assist you in presenting a case more likely to defeat the standard for liability at your school.
Title IX attorneys are experts on appeal procedures as well. Most schools allow for an appeal by either the complainant or the accused student. If you are successful in the initial hearing process, this presents a risk of “double jeopardy” as the accuser gets a second chance unlike in our criminal justice system. If the result of an appeal is unsuccessful, a Title IX lawyer will have preserved the record to best position you to bring a Title IX lawsuit against the school to reverse the findings, vacate the sanctions, and expunge any notation of the matter from your school transcript and records.
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