Services for Schools

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Commercial Real Estate

• Purchase and Sale
• Construction
• Mortgages and Foreclosure
• Leases
• Zoning
• Title Examinations
• Quiet Title actions
• Closings
• Management

Attorneys practicing in this area:
Charles M. Bichler
John C. Gunderson

Employment Law & Defense of Discrimination Claims

• Employment Contracts - Drafting, Review, Advising
  
• Employee benefits
• Defense of employment discrimination claims (age, disability, national origin, sex, race, marital status, religion, etc.)
• Affirmative action
• Sexual harassment
• Wrongful discharge
• Whistleblower litigation
  
• Americans With Disabilities Act
• Family and Medical Leave Act

Attorneys practicing in this area:
Thomas B. Wieser
John C. Gunderson
​Samuel J. Nelson

Pension & Employee Benefit Plans for Small Employers

• Advise on retirement plans
• Non-discrimination and privacy rules under HIPAA
  
• ERISA and Internal Revenue Code compliance
  
• Advise regarding withdrawal from multiemployer pension plans

Attorneys practicing in this area:
Charles M. Bichler
Leo H. Dehler - of Counsel

School & Education Law

• Advise independent and religious elementary schools and high schools
• Draft, review, and amend school documents, including bylaws, employment agreements, contracts for goods and services, leases, and other business-related issues
• Counsel on student discipline and discharge
• Draft, review, and advise on student and faculty handbooks
• Consult regarding student and staff misconduct investigations and related matters

Attorneys practicing in this area:
Thomas B. Wieser
John C. Gunderson
Samuel J. Nelson