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G i se l l eS.sSPENCER
. sP e NC e R
Associate
Attorney
Of Counsel
Phone:
(216)503-5093
Phone:(216)503-5093
Fax:
(216)503-5065
Fax:
(216)503-5065
[email protected]
[email protected]
Giselle S. Spencer practices exclusively in the area of school law, representing boards
Giselle S. Spencer practices exclusively in the area of school law, representing boards
of education in policy development; human resources; labor and employment
of education in policy development; human resources; labor and employment
matters, including employee discipline, evaluation, contract non-renewal, and
matters, including employee discipline, evaluation, contract non-renewal, and
terminations; as well as legal matters involving students, including discipline,
terminations; as well as legal matters involving students, including discipline,
special education, and student records. Giselle has represented school districts
special education, and student records. Giselle has represented school districts
before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity
before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Civil Rights. Giselle
Commission, and the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Civil Rights. Giselle served
served as the in-house chief counsel for the Dayton City Schools and Columbus
as the in-house chief counsel for the Dayton City Schools and Columbus City Schools
City Schools for a combined 13 years. A former adjunct professor of education law
for a combined 13 years. A former adjunct professor of education law at Capital Law
at Capital Law School, Giselle has been a frequent presenter on school law topics
School, Giselle has been a frequent presenter on school law topics around Ohio
around Ohio and throughout the country for organizations supporting education
and throughout the country for organizations supporting education and school
and school personnel. Giselle has been involved in a number of community service
personnel.
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a number
service
activities, Giselle
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Bar Admissions and Memberships
Bar
Memberships
• Admissions
Admitted toand
practice
law in Ohio, the U.S. District Courts for both the Northern
and Southern Districts of Ohio, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• AdmittedtopracticelawinOhio,theU.S.DistrictCourtfortheSouthernDistrict
• of Member
theU.S.
National
Metropolitan Bar
Ohio, andofthe
CourtBar
of Association,
Appeals for the Cleveland
Sixth Circuit
Association, the Norman S. Minor Bar Association, the Thurgood Marshall Law
• MemberoftheNationalBarAssociation,theClevelandMetropolitanBar
Society, thethe
National
School
Boards
of School
Attorneys,
Association,
Norman
S. Minor
BarAssociation’s
Association,Council
the Thurgood
Marshall
Lawand
the Ohio
Boards
Association’s
Ohio Council
of School
BoardAttorneys,
Attorneys and
Society,
the School
National
School
Boards Association’s
Council
of School
the Ohio School Boards Association’s Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys
Education
• Received her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan (B.A., 1983)
Education
• Earned her law degree from the Claude Pettit College of Law at Ohio Northern
• ReceivedherundergraduatedegreefromtheUniversityofMichigan(B.A.,1983)
University (J.D., 1986)
• EarnedherlawdegreefromtheClaudePettitCollegeofLawatOhioNorthern
University(J.D.,1986)
Britton, Smith, Peters & Kalail
3 Summit Park Drive
Suite
400 Cleveland,
OH 44131
Britton,
Smith, Peters
& Kalail
Phone:
(216)503-5055
3 Summit
Park Drive
Fax:
(216)503-5065
Suite
400 Cleveland, OH 44131
Phone: (216)503-5055
Fax: (216)503-5065