Saundra Schuster, Esquire

Saunie Schuster is a Partner with the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM), a national risk management legal consulting firm.  Ms. Schuster is a recognized expert in preventive law for education, notably in the fields of Sexual Misconduct, First Amendment, Risk Management, Student Discipline and Campus Conduct, Intellectual Property and Employment Issues.  Her higher education legal experience includes serving as the General Counsel for Sinclair Community College; as Senior Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio, representing public colleges and universities; and as the Associate General Counsel for the University of Toledo.   

In addition to her legal work in higher education, Ms. Schuster has over twenty years experience in college administration and teaching.  Prior to practicing law, she was the Associate Dean of Students at The Ohio State University and served as a faculty member at The Ohio State University, Miami University and Columbus State Community College and created the Developmental Education Program for Miami University.  She has presented extensively on legal issues in higher education, and provides consultation on many legal issues to colleges and universities throughout the country.  She has provided assistance with policy review and development of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct for students and employees for many institutions across the country, including a recent invitation by the Iowa Board of Regents to develop student sexual misconduct policies for all the State of Iowa higher education institutions.  Ms. Schuster is co-author of “The First Amendment:  A Guide for College Administrators”, and contributing author to “Campus Conduct Practice”.

Ms. Schuster is a former President of the Association for Student Conduct Administration (ASCA, formerly ASJA), and held many board positions within the organization.  She is a long time member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) and served on the conference planning committee. Ms. Schuster is on the Board of Advisors for the Report on Campus Safety and Student Development, published by the Civic Research Institute.  She also serves on several Boards of Directors in her community.  Ms. Schuster holds Masters degrees in counseling and higher education administration from Miami University, completed her coursework for her Ph.D. in Organizational Development at Ohio State University, and was awarded her juris doctorate degree from the Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University.

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Saundra Schuster Esq. to become NCHERM Partner

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