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   Higher Education

The Higher Education Services Group at Bricker & Eckler exists to meet our college and university clients’ diverse and evolving needs related to educational services. We represent state universities, independent colleges and universities, community colleges, and non-traditional education providers.

Bricker & Eckler has assembled a team of lawyers with the necessary skills to handle the special legal challenges faced by colleges and universities. Whether your needs are related to institutional governance, nonprofit or tax-exempt status, educational services, or the preservation and expansion of your campus, Bricker & Eckler’s Higher Education Services Group can assist with the unique issues you face as an institution of higher education.

The Higher Education Services Group at Bricker & Eckler can assist your institution in the following areas:

Construction
Education Law
Employment and Labor
Environmental
Finance
Government Relations
Institutional Governance
Litigation
Real Estate
Tax-Exempt Status and Federal Tax Compliance
Technology and Intellectual Property

Our attorneys are committed to serving our higher education clients. We keep abreast of current issues affecting your institutions in part by maintaining memberships and affiliations with the following organizations:

 

 

 

Highlights

The Federal Trade Commission has issued rules requiring colleges and universities that accept deferred payments or extend credit to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs
Introduction to the Red Flag Rules For Colleges and Universities

Examination of cases being litigated across the country regarding the question of "donor intent" and the use to which nonprofit institutions are putting charitable donations
Recent "Donor Intent" Lawsuits Raise Issues For Charitable Giving

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The Nonprofit Advocate
 



 

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