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Andrea L. Slater Gulley

Associate

Underwood, Wilson, Berry, Stein, & Johnson, P.C.
500 S. Taylor, Suite 1200
Amarillo, TX 79101
(806) 379-0335
(806) 379-0316 fax
Andrea.Gulley@uwlaw.com

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Practice Concentration and Experience

General & Special Education Law

• Special Education Due Process Hearings
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Compliance
• Special Education Administrator & Teacher Training
• Admission, Review, & Dismissal Meetings
• Special Education Mediation & Resolution Sessions
• TEA Special Education Complaints
• Section 504 Compliance
• Open Meetings Act Compliance
• Public Information Act Compliance
• FERPA Compliance
• Employee Grievances
• Teacher Non-Renewal & Termination
• Employee Contracts
• School Counselor Liability & Training
• Board of Trustees Liability & Training
• First Amendment
• Student Searches & Drug Testing
• Student Grievances
• Student Discipline
• Student Extra-Curricular Activities
• Child Abuse Reporting
• Title IX
• Sexual Harassment
• Bullying
• Interlocal & Shared Services Agreements

Employment Law

• Americans With Disabilities Act
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• Family Medical Leave Act
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Title VII
• EEOC Charges

Election Law

• Election Law Counsel (General, Special & Bond Elections; Schools, Municipalities & Hospital Districts)
• Joint Election Agreements
• Department of Justice Pre-Clearance Submissions

Activities and Affiliations

• Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 2004
• Admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas
• Member, Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association
• Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association
• Member, Amarillo Bar Association
• Amarillo Education Foundation (President 2007-2008; Vice-President 2006-2007; Secretary 2005-2006)
• United Way of Amarillo & Canyon Loaned Executive (2006)
• Named a "Texas Rising Star" by Texas Lawyer (2007, 2008)

Publications and Presentations

Website Articles


• Department of Education Releases Proposed Changes to FERPA Regulations
• FERPA and "Inaccurate Information"
• Underwood Attorney to Speak at the University of Oklahoma College of Law
• Joint Election / Department of Justice Pre-Clearance Reminder
• Important Election Deadlines
• TAKS Test Dates Moved
• New Commissioner's Rules Concerning Special Education Services Released, Effective November 11, 2007
• School Districts May be Required to Make Election Changes Before the End of 2007
• Attorney General Interprets Changes to Truancy Law
• Today is the Time to Prepare for Tomorrow's Lawsuit - What Businesses and Government Entities Need to Know about Preserving Electronically Stored Information
• Supreme Court Issues Opinion in Special Education Tuition Reimbursement Case
• Supreme Court to Hear Special Education Arguments on October 1, 2007
• Underwood Attorneys to Present at 2007 TASA/TASB Convention
• Texas Legislature Passes Law on Students who are Registered Sex Offenders
• Safety Regulations for Extracurricular Activities
• School that Shared Education Records with Psychologist in Preparation for Special Education Due Process Hearing Did Not Violate FERPA
• US Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in IDEA Pro Se Case
• Supreme Court Releases Special Education Opinion
• New IDEA Regulations Address Disciplinary Actions, "Unique Circumstances"
• Supreme Court to Hear Third IDEA Case in Two Years
• Fifth Circuit Rules on University's Policy Restricting E-Mail Access
• New Election Law Affects Schools, Counties and Cities
• "Special Education Training -- FAPE and Teacher Accountability" presented to Lubbock-Cooper ISD, August 2007
• "Special Education Training -- Discipline Review and Update" presented to Lubbock-Cooper ISD, August 2007
• "Special Education Discipline Review and Update" presented to Region 17 Education Service Center, August 2007
• "80th Legislative Update" presented to Region 16, Amarillo Texas, August 2007
• "Administrator Training" presented to Reagan County ISD, August 2007
• "Being Your Brothers' Keeper - Should School Districts Monitor Employee and Student Blogs?" presented at the WTAMU Spring Seminar, Canyon TX, May 2007
• "Workplace Privacy: To Snoop or Not to Snoop?," presented to National Association of Legal Secretaries, Amarillo, TX, April 2007
• "An Introduction to Special Education," presented to Professional Development for District Secretaries," Region 16 Education Service Center, Amarillo, TX, December, 2006
• "AISD Guidance Counselor Training," presented to Amarillo ISD's counselors, Amarillo, TX, September 2006
• "IDEA Regulations Update" presented at the Region 16 Education Service Center, Amarillo TX, 11 October 2006
• "Can the Gift Horse Decipher Chapter 176 Disclosure Requirements?" presented at the TASA/TASB Convention, Houston, 6 October 2006
• "Guidance Counselor Legal Update" present to the Amarillo Independent School District Guidance Counselors, Amarillo TX, September 2006
• "New Developments in Special Education in Texas: Discipline, Due Process, Complaints & Alternative Dispute Resolution," Lubbock, Texas, 29 March 2006
• "Vendor Contracts: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," presented at the TASA/TASB 45th Annual Convention, Dallas, October 2005
• "Employee File Documentation a/k/a Doing the Paper Shuffle," presented at the Hereford Independent School District Administrator's Training, Hereford TX, September 2005
• "Special Education" and "79th Legislative Update" presented to Crosbyton Consolidated Independent School District In-Service Training, August 2005
• "79th Legislative Update" presented to Region 16, Amarillo TX, August 2005
• "Employee File Documentation a/k/a Doing the Paper Shuffle" presented to Canyon Independent School District Administrator's Retreat, Canyon TX, July 2005
• "Hot Topics in Public Education," presented at the WTAMU Spring Seminar, Canyon TX, May 2005
• Created the training manual, "A Hearing Officer's Guide to Special Education Research"
• Oklahoma Center for Special Education Due Process
• Recruited and Assisted in Training Oklahoma Hearing Officers
• Researched Special Education Issues for Oklahoma Hearing Officers
• Participated in Special Education Due Process Training - University of Oklahoma College of Continuing Education
• "Student on Student Sexual Harassment: Are Our Courts Adequately Protecting Our Students?" - Winner of Salem Civil Rights Writing Competition

Education

• J.D. University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2004
• Managing Editor - American Indian Law Review
• 2004 Outstanding Editor - American Indian Law Review
• Board of Advocates
• Phi Delta Phi National Honorary Academic Fraternity
• Dean's Honor Roll
• Am Jur Award - Education Law
• Recipient of the John B. Cheadle Award
• B.A. University of Nebraska - Lincoln, 2000
• President, Vice President of Pledge Education - Kappa Delta Sorority (Pi Chapter)
• President Phi Alpha Delta (UNL Chapter)