Brian Garrett

Brian is a director and Chair of McLane Middleton's Education Practice Group. Brian regularly counsels independent schools regarding crisis management and handling complex student, employee, and board governance issues. He provides schools with practical legal advice with respect to student discipline matters, board of trustee duties, allegations of sexual assault and abuse, compliance document updates (such as enrollment agreements, student and employee handbooks, head of school agreements, and employee offer letters), student admissions and employee onboarding, best practices for domestic and international school trips, and fostering inclusive school communities. He also guides schools with respect to investigations involving alleged interpersonal misconduct.