Catherine Berryman Presents on Conducting Fair Title IX investigations for Colleges and Universities

    PHILADELPHIA, PA, September 07, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The national law firm Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry is pleased to announce that Catherine Berryman will be a presenter at the ATIXA/SCOPE Joint National Conference in Philadelphia on October 3 - October 6. The conference, a product of both the Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) and the School and College Organization for Prevention Educators (SCOPE), will focus on compliance and prevention to provide a well-rounded program about campus sexual violence to attendees.

Berryman is co-presenting "Lessons from Former Public Defenders: How to Conduct a Fair, Neutral, Impartial Investigation that Promotes Due Process and Respects All Parties." Berryman, who was a Philadelphia public defender for nearly a decade, will share the insights and skills she has learned and how she applies her experience to conducting impartial Title IX investigations. Her co-presenter is Nyssa Taylor, a former public defender and Title IX Manager at Rowan University.

Berryman often is consulted as an independent Title IX investigator for educational institutions on issues related to sexual assault, sexual harassment, or intimate partner violence. She has conducted more than 30 investigations for educational institutions. In addition, she has represented institutions in civil rights litigation and contract claims matters. She has represented companies in matters related to wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and sexual discrimination.

For more information about the conference and registration, visit ATIXA's website.

About Chamberlain Hrdlicka - Chamberlain Hrdlicka is a diversified business law firm with offices in Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia and San Antonio. The firm represents both public and private companies as well as individuals and family-owned businesses across the nation in a wide variety of practice areas, including commercial and business litigation, tax, tax controversy and litigation, federal white-collar criminal defense, corporate, securities and finance, employment law and employee benefits, energy law, estate planning and administration, intellectual property, international and immigration law, and real estate and construction law.

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