When a Student Is Harmed, Accountability Matters.

Wolpert, Vernon & Gordon represents families and students who are the victims of physical or sexual assault connected to schools, educational institutions and camps.

These situations require careful investigation, sensitive and informed handling, and a thorough understanding of the legal obligations that may apply to schools, administrators, employees, and other responsible parties.

Our attorneys represent clients when an institution has failed to protect a student, failed to respond appropriately after learning of abuset, ignored warning signs, or otherwise failed to meet its obligations to the student and family.

We Handle Matters Involving:

• Physical assault at school
• Sexual assault and sexual abuse
• Sexual misconduct involving students
• Abuse by school employees or other adults in positions of authority
• Peer-on-peer assault or abuse
• Failure to report or respond appropriately to allegations of abuse
• Failure to investigate reported misconduct
• Institutional failures to protect students
• Failure to implement appropriate safety measures
• Retaliation following reports of misconduct
• Title IX claims
• Civil rights claims
• Negligence and related state-law claims
• Institutional policies and practices concerning student safety and misconduct

Examining What Happened – and What the Institution Knew

When a student is assaulted or abused, the immediate harm is only part of the story. In many cases, there are questions about what the institution knew before the incident, what warning signs existed, how concerns were handled, and what the institution did afterward.

We investigate those questions carefully and thoroughly.

Those efforts may include examining school records, communications, disciplinary records, reports, policies, prior complaints, witness accounts, and other evidence necessary to understand the circumstances and determine whether the institution failed in its responsibilities.

Pursuing Accountability

Cases involving physical or sexual assault and abuse require more than a determination of what happened. Families may need answers, protection, support, appropriate educational accommodations, compensation for harm, and changes in institutional practices.

We pursue the legal remedies available under the circumstances and work to hold responsible institutions and people accountable for failures that should not have occurred.

We approach these matters with the seriousness they require, while remaining focused on the individual needs and goals of the student and family.

When Institutions Fail. You Have Us.