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CCHA represents colleges and universities throughout Indiana and across the country, from private liberal arts and religiously affiliated institutions to public research universities. In the ever-changing landscape of higher education, steady and proactive legal advice is crucial to sustaining and adapting.
CCHA's attorneys proactively collaborate with higher education leadership and in-house counsel to conduct compliance assessments, including related to Title IX, and provide strategic solutions. Our firm is particularly experienced in high profile investigations and assisting executive leadership as they navigate difficult decisions central to the higher education mission.
Agency charges and litigation are sometimes an unavoidable reality for today's higher education institution. CCHA acts as counsel for institutions in response to OCR and EEOC complaints and in defending litigation related to Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, and ADA, and the First Amendment.
CCHA attorneys are also experienced and well-versed in business transactions and policy development for institutions, including corporate, real estate, intellectual property, general contract, strategic partnership, giving and endowment matters.
With our client-centered approach, we will partner with you to offer reasoned advice to avoid or mitigate future issues, we will find practical solutions when possible, and when necessary, we will litigate aggressively to defend the mission of your college or university.
Former Anderson University President Joins CCHA Law as Senior Advisor to Higher Education Practice Group
Church Church Hittle + Antrim (CCHA Law) is proud to announce that John S. Pistole, a nationally recognized leader in…
Meet the Higher Education Team at CCHA Law
CCHA Law’s Higher Education Practice Group represents colleges and universities throughout Indiana and across the country, from private liberal arts…
CCHA Law Launches Higher Education Practice Expansion
In the ever-changing landscape of higher education, steady and proactive legal advice is crucial. With a history of representing colleges…
Featured Attorneys
Amy Steketee Fox
K-12 School + Education LawAmy devotes a significant portion of her practice to assisting schools, colleges and universities navigate an increasingly complex legal environment in order to promote their institutional goals, while ensuring compliance and mitigating exposure. Amy advises on a variety of legal…
James Nussbaum
Higher Education Sports LawJames is a highly respected and accomplished attorney who focuses his practice on higher education law and sports law. With more than a decade of experience advising premier educational institutions, James is recognized for his ability to tackle the most…
Jodie Crosby Ferise
Higher EducationJodie Ferise, EdD, JD, is a highly experienced higher education attorney with over 20 years in the field. Her distinguished career includes roles as general counsel, higher education lobbyist, professor, and college administrator. Jodie was appointed by Governor Holcomb to…
Kelleigh Irwin Fagan
Sports Law Higher Education Business ServicesKelleigh is an experienced sports law attorney specializing in the evolving legal landscape of collegiate athletics, including NCAA compliance, Title IX issues, hazing and misconduct investigations, and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), and revenue sharing matters. She represents universities, colleges…