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Company: Resolutions in Special Education, Inc.
Address: 6420 Tokeneak Trail, Mobile, Alabama 36695
Phone: (251) 607-7377
Fax: (251) 607-7288
Email: JJWEsq@aol.com
EDUCATION:
Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina, B.A., cum laude in Political Science (May 1983);
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, J.D. (May 1986); Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Editorial Board (1984-85); Finalist, 1984 Best Brief Competition.
BAR MEMBERSHIPS:
State Bars of Alabama and Georgia
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Attorney/Consultant: Resolutions in Special Education, Inc.
March 2000 - present
Attorney: The Weatherly Law Firm, LLP
3414 Peachtree Road, NE
Suite 1550
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
December 1994 - March 2010
Smith, Howard & Ajax
3333 Peachtree Road, N.E.
Suite 300
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
March 1991 - December 1994
Weekes & Candler, P.C.
150 East Ponce de Leon Avenue
Suite 300
Decatur, Georgia 30030
July 1986 - March 1991
Trial Practice: Private law practice has consisted of legal representation and consultation in the areas of special education and anti-discrimination law pursuant to Public Law 94-142/Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Litigation experience includes representation of school agencies in court proceedings, administrative due process hearings and in formal and informal mediation sessions.
(a) Representative cases in federal and state courts include the following:
Student v. Palm Beach County Schools, 31 IDELR 209 (S.D. Fla. 1999).
Walker County School System v. Bennett, 203 F.3d 1293 (11th Cir. 2000).
Doucet v. Chilton County Schools, 65 F. Supp.2d 1249 (M.D. Ala. 1999).
Hall v. Atlanta Public School System, 112 F.3d 1173 (11th Cir. 1997).
Rebecca S. v. Clarke County School District, 22 IDELR 884 (M.D. Ga. 1995).
Evan H. v. Marietta City Schools, et al., Civil Action File No. 1:95-cv-0523-CAM, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia (1995), aff'd, Eleventh
Circuit Court of Appeals (1998).
Stephen B. v. Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Civil Action File No. 94-837-Civ-J-20, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida (1994).
Jon S. v. Clarke County School District, Civil Action File No. 92-73ATH(DF), United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia (1992).
Hunter v. Madison County School District, Civil Action File No. 89-65-ATH(DF), United States District Court, Middle District of Georgia (1991).
Todd D. v. DeKalb County School System, 933 F.2d 1576 (11th Cir. 1991).
Freeman v. Cavazos, 923 F.2d 1576 (11th Cir. 1991).
Campbell v. DeKalb County School District, Docket No. 90-8716, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (1991).
Presto v. DeKalb County School System, Docket No. 91-8104, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (1991).
July O. v. DeKalb County School District, Civil Action File No. 1:88-1755-ODE, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia (1990).
Andrews v. Ledbetter, 880 F.2d 1287 (11th Cir. 1989).
Rogers v. Bennett, 873 F.2d 1387 (11th Cir. 1989).
Hall v. Freeman, 700 F. Supp. 1106 (N.D. Ga. 1987).
(b) Administrative Due Process Hearing Matters for school agencies in Covington, Crenshaw, Geneva, Morgan, Marshall, Perry, Chilton, Lee, Marion, Washington Counties and Oxford, Bessemer, Birmingham, Opp, Jacksonville, Tallassee, Vestavia Hills, Auburn, Brewton, Decatur, Opp and Tallassee Cities, Alabama; Florida Department of Education, Monroe, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Collier, Hernando, Walton, Martin Counties and the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Florida; Knox, Putnam, Coffee and Anderson Counties and Clinton and Maryville City Schools, Tennessee; Henry, Fayette, DeKalb, Douglas, Barrow, Walker, Madison, Rockdale and Clarke Counties and Atlanta, Marietta, and Decatur Cities, Georgia; and Wythe, County, Virginia. Over 100 hearings disposed of at various levels, with most resolved through resolution meeting, mediation or informal settlement.
Consultative Services: Experience includes the development of and participation in a substantial number of inservice programs, training programs, workshops, seminars and institutes on a national basis. Also included are staff development activities, file review services and strategy development for avoiding disputes and litigation, as well as ongoing consultative services. Ongoing and as needed consultative services are provided to the Alabama Department of Education, the Florida Department of Education, Auburn, Enterprise, Geneva, Opp, Oxford, Jacksonville and Pell City Schools, Lee, Washington, Geneva, Marshall, Marion County Schools, Alabama; Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, Jackson, Hamilton, Clay, Suwanee, Nassau, Baker, Putnam, Bay, Gulf, Calhoun, Franklin, Holmes, Liberty, Wakulla, Washington and Broward County Schools, Florida. Past consultative services have been provided to other school agencies in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
SAMPLE TRAINING/WORKSHOP SESSIONS (beginning 1993--for Upcoming and Currently Scheduled Presentations, click on Presentations Tab).
Section 504 Workshop for Educators, Northwest Georgia RESA, Rome, Georgia, January 15, 1993.
Section 504 Workshop for Educators, Northeast Georgia RESA, Winterville, Georgia, January 27, 1993.
Leadership Training Institute, ESE Issues for Principals, Jacksonville, Florida, February 10, 1993.
Leadership Training Institute for Regular Education Administrators, Tampa, Florida, March 10, 1993.
Annual Meeting of American Diabetes Association, Winder, Georgia, May 2, 1993.
Section 504 Workshop for Principals, Fayette County Schools, Fayetteville, Georgia, August 9, 1993.
Training for Regular Educators and Principals, Lake County Schools, Leesburg, Florida, August 11-12, 1993.
Training of Georgia Hearing Officers, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1, 1993.
Section 504/ADD Workshop for Principals, Douglas County Schools, Douglasville, Georgia, September 8, 1993.
Special Education Legal Issues, Atlanta, Georgia, September 15, 1993.
Discipline Workshop for Special Education Directors, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 13, 1993.
Leadership Training Institute for Regular Education Administrators, Tampa, Florida, October 27, 1993.
Training for Regular Educators and Principals, Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona, November 8-10, 1993.
Part H of the IDEA, Training for Florida Hearing Officers, Tallahassee, Florida, December 3, 1993.
Discipline and Other Special Education Issues, TAASE Annual Meeting, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 6-8, 1993.
Ninth Annual Strategies for Success Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, December 10, 1993.
Leadership Training Institute: "Inclusion," Jacksonville, Florida, February 15-16, 1994.
Edlaw's Fourth Florida Institute on Special Education Law and Practice, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, February 22, 1994; Lakeland, Florida, February 24, 1994; West Palm Beach, Florida, February 25, 1994.
Annual Statewide Conference, "Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Diverse Learners: Inclusion `94," Las Vegas, Nevada, March 4-6, 1994.
Discipline Workshop for Educators, Northwest Georgia RESA, Chattanooga, Tennessee, March 10, 1994.
Section 504 Workshop for Educators, Douglasville, Georgia, March 18, 1994.
Statewide Discipline Workshop for Educators, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, June 20-21, 1994.
Special Education Issues for Vocational Educators, Nineteenth Annual Vocational Technological Education Conference, Tucson, Arizona, August 8-9, 1994.
Section 504 Workshop for Principals, Polk County School System, Cedartown, Georgia, August 10, 1994.
Section 504 and Discipline Workshops for Educators, Anderson County Public Schools, Clinton, Tennessee, August 16-17, 1994.
"Legal Issues in Special Education," Northwest Georgia RESA, Chickamauga and Rome, Georgia, September 1 and 8, 1994.
"Legal Issues in Special Education," Beginning Teacher Workshop, Georgia Learning Resources System, Atlanta, Georgia, September 16, 1994.
Section 504 Workshop for Educators and Related Services Personnel, Clayton County School System, Jonesboro, Georgia, October 6, 1994.
Section 504 Workshop for Regular Educators, Bremen City Schools, Bremen, Georgia, October 14, 1994.
Tenth Annual Strategies for Success Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, December 2, 1994.
TAASE Annual Meeting Workshops, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 5-7, 1994.
Confidentiality and Discipline Under IDEA, Florida School for the Deaf and Blind, St. Augustine, Florida, January 20, 1995.
Discipline of Students with Disabilities, Polk County Schools, Bartow, Florida, March 24, 1995.
Transportation of Students with Disabilities, Georgia Pupil Transportation Association, Macon, Georgia, April 11, 1995.
Training for Regular Educators, Yuma, Phoenix and Flagstaff, Arizona, April 24-28, 1995.
Parental Rights in Special Education, Parent Workshop, Georgia Learning Resources System, Atlanta, Georgia, May 16, 18, 23 and 25, 1995.
Training for Special Education Teachers, Clayton County, Georgia, August 16, 1995.
Training for Bus Drivers, Cobb County Schools, Marietta, Georgia, August 23, 1995.
1995 Annual Fall Conference of Social Worker's Association of Georgia, August, Georgia, October 26, 1995.
Training for Student Support Team Members, IDEA and Section 504, NE Georgia RESA, Winterville, Georgia, October 23 and 30, 1995.
TAASE Annual Meeting Workshops, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, December 4-6, 1995.
Section 504 Training for Educators, NE Georgia RESA, Winterville, Georgia, February 6, 1996.
Legal Issues for Regular Education personnel, NW Georgia RESA, Rome, Georgia, February 12, 1996.
Discipline of Special Education Students, NE Georgia RESA, Winterville, Georgia, February 20, 1996.
Annual Behavior Disorders/Psychoeducational Network Conference, Tifton and Atlanta, Georgia, February 22-23, 1996.
Discipline of Special Education Students, Spring Leadership Conference, Guntersville State Park, Alabama, March 14-15, 1996.
Special Education Legal Issues, GLRS Meeting, Columbus, Georgia, April 26, 1996.
Discipline of Special Education Students for Regular Educators, Coffee County School System, Douglas, Georgia, June 18, 1996.
Special Education Issues for Regular Educators, Key West, Florida, June 20-21, 1996.
Section 504 training for teachers, Northeast Georgia RESA, Athens, Georgia, June 26, 1996.
Section 504, Oconee County School Administrators' Retreat, Unicoi Lodge, Georgia, July 1, 1996.
PAEC Annual Leadership Conference, Panama City, Florida, July 11, 1996.
Special Education Legal Issues, Jacksonville, Alabama, August 15, 1996.
Discipline of Students with Disabilities, South Carolina Department of Education, Charleston, South Carolina, October 8, 1996.
Legal Issues in Educating Students with Disabilities, Tuscumbia City Schools, Tuscumbia, Alabama, October 14, 1996.
Section 504, NE Georgia RESA, Winterville, Georgia, October 24, 1996.
The Requirements of Section 504, Polk County Schools, Bartow, Florida, October 29, 1996.
Legal Issues Workshops, GLRS, Columbus, Georgia, November 5, 1996.
Legal Update Workshop, GLRS, Macon, Georgia, November 14, 1996.
Retreat for Special Education Directors, Metro GLRS, Warm Springs, Georgia, November 21-22, 1996.
Alabama Association of Section 504 Coordinators, Birmingham, Alabama, December 3, 1996.
Legal Issues in Special Education, Colbert County School Board, Alabama, January 9, 1997.
Special Education Legal Issues for staff, Elbert County Schools, Elberton, Georgia, January 21, 1997.
Inclusion and Special Education Legal Issues, Pasco County Schools, Land O'Lakes, Florida, January 27-28, 1997.
Section 504 Workshops, Clayton County Schools, Jonesboro, Georgia, February 3, 1997.
Hot Topics in Special Education Law, NE Georgia RESA, Winterville, Georgia, February 4, 1997.
Section 504 Workshop for Principals, Bibb County Schools, Macon, Georgia, February 6, 1997.
Special Education Legal Issues, Workshops for Florida's Institute for Small and Rural Districts, February 11-13, 1997.
LRP's Mini-Institutes in Special Education Law, North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, Spring 1997.
Special Education Legal Update for Educators, Talladega City and County Schools, Talladega, Alabama, February 28, 1997.
Legal Issues in Special Education, Metro-Atlanta Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, Georgia, March 12, 1997.
Discipline of Students with Disabilities, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, April 11, 1997.
Discipline of Students with Disabilities, Alabama Association of Attendance Officers, Orange Beach, Alabama, April 24, 1997.
Hot Topics in Special Education Law, Georgia Association of School Psychologists Annual Meeting, Jekyll Island, Georgia, May 1, 1997.
Discipline of Students with Disabilities, Richland County School District One, Columbia, South Carolina, June 9-11, 1997.
Reauthorization of IDEA, Marietta City Schools, Marietta, Georgia, June 1, 1997.
Special Education Law for Schools, FDLRS, Port St. Lucie, Florida, June 17, 1997.
The 1997 Amendments to IDEA and Discipline, Baldwin County Schools, Alabama, July 10, 1997.
Reauthorization of IDEA, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, July 15, 1997.
Discipline under the 1997 Amendments for Principals, Chambers County, Alabama, July 24, 1997.
The 1997 IDEA Amendments, Clark County Schools, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 25, 1997.
Special Education Legal Issues for Administrators, Camp Weed Retreat, Live Oaks, Florida, July 29, 1997.
Section 504 Workshop for SST Members, Walton County Schools, Georgia, July 31, 1997.
Special Education Legal Issues for Administrators, St. Johns County Schools, St. Augustine, Florida, August 13, 1997.
Reauthorization of IDEA, Winterville, Georgia, August 14, 1997.
Special Education Legal Issues for School Staff, Mobile County Schools, Mobile, Alabama, August 15, 1997.
Presentations at Annual Tennessee Association of Administrators in Special Education (TAASE), winters of 1995, 1996 and 1997.
Workshops for three Hawaii School Districts, August 24-28, 1998.
National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 28, 2000.
Ongoing inservice training and workshops to school employees in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama and throughout the country.
SAMPLE SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS (beginning 1989):
Tenth National Institute on Educating the Handicapped, San Diego, California, May 2-3, 1989.
Twelfth Annual Institute in Administration and Supervision of Special Education, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 8-9, 1989.
Sixth Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law, Seattle, Washington, October 2-3, 1989.
Sixteenth Annual Conference on the West Virginia Federation of the Council for Exceptional Children, Charleston, West Virginia, October 15-17, 1989.
Thirteenth Annual Institute in Administration and Supervision of Special Education, Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 11-12, 1990.
Second Annual Institute on Special Education Law and Practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 1-3, 1990.
Georgia School and College Law Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, October 5, 1990.
Second Annual Great Plains Institute on Special Education Law and Practice, Rapid City, South Dakota, October 18-19, 1990.
Third Annual Institute on Special Education Law and Practice, Phoenix, Arizona, October 19, 1990.
First Annual Institute on Special Education Law and Practice, Orlando, Florida, November 7-8, 1990.
Council for Exceptional Children Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, April 5, 1991.
Fourteenth Annual Institute in Administration and Supervision of Special Education, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 5-9, 1991.
Twelfth National Institute on Educating the Handicapped, Phoenix, Arizona, May 20-22, 1991.
Eighth Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law, Tacoma, Washington, September, 23-25, 1991.
Second Annual Institute on Special Education Law and Practice, Orlando, Florida, October 30-31, 1991.
Second Annual Institute on Special Education Law and Practice, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, November 4-5, 1991.
National School Boards Association, School Law Seminar, Orlando, Florida, April 24-25, 1992. Fifteenth Annual Institute in Administration and Supervision, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 6-7, 1992.
Thirteenth National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, San Antonio, Texas, May 17-20, 1992.
Fourth Annual Utah Institute on Special Education Law and Practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 5-7, 1992.
Ninth Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law, Portland, Oregon, September 28-30, 1992.
Georgia Council of Administrations of Special Education (G-CASE) Fall Conference, Savannah, Georgia, October 15, 1992.
National Organization on Legal Problems in Education (NOLPE) Annual Convention, Scottsdale, Arizona, November 19-22, 1992.
Georgia School Boards Association 1992 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, December 3, 1992.
Council for Exceptional Children 1993 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, April 8, 1993.
Sixteenth Annual Institute in Administration and Supervision, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 5-6, 1993.
Fourteenth National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, Miami, Florida, May 16-19, 1993.
Fifth Annual Utah Institute on Special Education Law and Practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 6, 1993.
Tenth Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law, Yakima, Washington, September 27-29, 1993.
"Complying with Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act: A Law and Practice Workshop for Pre-School, Elementary and Secondary Education," Sparks, Nevada, October 4-6, 1993.
Georgia School Boards Association 1993 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, December 2, 1993.
Fifteenth National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities, San Francisco, California, May 1-4, 1994.
Seventeenth Annual Institute in Administration and Supervision, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 5-6, 1994.
Sixth Annual Utah Institute on Special Education Law and Practice, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 6, 1994.
Eleventh Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law, Portland, Oregon, September 25-28, 1994.
First Annual Special Education School Attorneys' Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, December 1-2, 1994.
Eighteenth Annual Institute in Administration and Supervision, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 4-5, 1995.
Sixteenth National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals With Disabilities, Louisiana, May 7-10, 1995.
Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri Regional Special Education Legal Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, June 1, 1995.
Twelfth Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law, Seattle, Washington, October 2-5, 1995.
Second Annual Special Education School Attorneys' Conference, San Diego, California, November 30-December 2, 1995.
Seventeenth National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals With Disabilities, Orlando, Florida, April 29-May 1, 1996.
Nineteenth Annual Institute in Administration and Supervision, Virginia Beach, Virginia, May 2-3, 1996.
ACSAS Annual Convention, Mobile, Alabama, June 25-26, 1996.
Twelfth Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law, Seattle, Washington, September 30-October 2, 1996. Also presented at same conference in fall of 1997 and fall of 1998.
Discipline of Students with Disabilities, Georgia CASE Annual Meeting, Savannah, Georgia, October 17, 1996. Reauthorization of IDEA, November 1997.
Discipline of Students with Disabilities, Alabama Department of Education, Montgomery, Alabama, October 22, 1996.
National Organization on Legal Problems in Education, Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 23, 1996.
How to Conduct a Due Process Hearing, Georgia School Boards Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, December 5, 1996.
Third Annual Special Education School Attorneys' Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 11-13, 1996.
Eighteenth National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals With Disabilities, San Diego, California, May 4-7, 1997.
Eighth Annual Utah Institute, Ogden, Utah, August 4-6, 1997.
Iowa Special Education Legal Issues Conference, Des Moines, Iowa, August 11, 1997.
Fourth Annual Special Education School Attorneys' Conference, Huntington Beach, California, December 1997.
LRP Reauthorization Workshop Series, Fall 1997.
Institute for Small and Rural Districts, Key West, Florida, March 30-31, 1998.
Nineteenth National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals With Disabilities, Nashville, Tennessee, May 4-6, 1998.
Bay District Schools Legal Issues Workshop, Bay County, Florida, June 24, 1998.
Iowa State Special Education Law Conference, Urbandale, Iowa, August 10-11, 1998.
Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education, Yakima, Washington, September 28-30, 1998.
Northwest Kansas Education Service Center Workshop, Oakley, Kansas, October 12, 1998.
GLRS Metro Directors' Retreat, Warm Springs, Georgia, November 19-20, 1998.
NSBA 59th Annual Conference, School Law Seminar, San Francisco, California, April 10-13, 1999.
LRP 20th National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities,
San Francisco, California, April 25-28, 1999.
Florida CASE Summer Institute on 1997 IDEA, Sanibel Island, Florida, June 24-25, 1999.
Coastal Plains RESA Leadership Conference, St. Simons Island, Georgia, June 29, 1999.
Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys Summer Conference, Gulf Shores, Alabama,
July 23, 1999.
Utah Institute on Special Education Law, Ogden, Utah, August 2-4, 1999.
Fifteenth Annual Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education, Yakima, Washington,
September 28-30, 1999.
Alabama Association of School Boards, Montgomery, Alabama, October 24, 1999.
Oklahoma State School Board Special Education Law Seminar, Oklahoma City, OK
October 27, 1999.
Sixth Annual School Attorneys’ Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, February 3-5, 2000.
Wisconsin School Psychologists Association, March 16, 2000.
The 17th Pacific Northwest Institute on Special Education and the Law, Portland Oregon, September 25-27, 2000 and every year since.
AWARDS/HONORS:
Recipient, 1998 Georgia Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Award for Outstanding Individual Who Has Contributed to Students with Disabilities
Recipient, 2012 National Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) Award for Outstanding Service
VIDEOTAPE SERIES:
"Special Law for Special People: A Videotape Series." Julie and Charles L. Weatherly have developed a ten-volume series that is currently distributed on a national basis by LRP Publications. The series is designed for use in training and inservice to the less experienced educator as to the legal requirements of educating disabled children. To order, go to www.lrp.com.
PUBLICATIONS:
Ms. Weatherly has published extensively in conjunction with her seminar presentations, her workshops and her training programs and has co-authored a practice manual for attorneys. In addition, she is a regular contributor to the National Council of Administrators' in Special Education's In CASE newsletter.
MEDIA APPEARANCES:
Ms. Weatherly appeared on CBS news program "60 Minutes" to discuss the cost of implementing special education law and its impact on school agencies, June 9, 1996.
MEMBERSHIPS:
LRP's National Association of Special Education Attorneys, Advisory Council.
Council for Exceptional Children
State Bars of Alabama and Georgia
Alabama Association of School Attorneys and NSBA Council of School Attorneys
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