Dan Fotoples
Consultant at TNG | Lawyer | Higher Education & K-12 | Compliance & Risk Management
- Role
- Consultant at TNG Consulting
- Location
- Cleveland, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Dan Fotoples
My favorite aspect of my work in compliance and civil rights is distilling complex, confusing, and sometimes contradictory legal mandates into comprehensible and actionable learning opportunities for practitioners. Whether in writing or through training and teaching, I use my lens as a former post-secondary education practitioner, in combination with my legal background, to help professionals in K-12 districts and post-secondary institutions understand their compliance obligations and discuss practical strategies for achieving compliance.
Experience
Consultant
Jan 2025 — Present
Counsel higher education and K-12 clients regarding Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, FERPA, and associated federal and state law compliance.Title IX Decision-making. Render a final determination at the conclusion of a civil rights grievance process after reviewing a comprehensive investigation report, making relevance determinations and findings, assessing credibility, and engaging in policy analysis.Title IX Advisor. Advise parties through the Title IX grievance process; draft opening statements, closing statements, and questions to ask parties and witnesses; and conducting cross-examination at the hearing.Policy Revision. Design compliant policies and procedures for client use, incorporating state laws and institutional practices.Investigations. Design and implement an investigatory plan to collect all available relevant evidence, including facilitating interviews, compiling documentary evidence, and drafting a comprehensive investigation report featuring interview summary statements, credibility assessments, and analysis of the allegations.Deliver training to compliance professionals, online and in-person, on Title IX, Title VI and related topics at conferences and symposia; private training; public training; and webinars.
Education
Pontificia Universita Urbaniana
History, Philosophy and Religious Studies
2008
Notre Dame Law School
J.D., Law
2010 — 2013
Michigan State University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Student Affairs Administration
2013 — 2015
John Carroll University
B.A., History, Philosophy
2006 — 2010
Skills
- Residence Life
- Oral Communication
- Counseling
- Written Communication
- Social Justice
- Public Speaking
- Supervisory Experience
- Student Conduct
- Higher Education Administration
- Research
- Legal Writing
- Problem Solving
- Student Affairs
- Legal Issues
- Legal Research
- Time Management
- Crisis Management
- Writing
- Organized with Strong Analytical Abilities
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