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Pa.R.Crim.P. Rule 600(D)(1).

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Lorie Dakessian represents
clients in several practice
areas, including complex
commercial litigation,
white collar and internal
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trial
practice,
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homicide,
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and she also formulates
courts in Pennsylvania. She represents students and
legal
for pre-trial
professors throughout
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country who
are subject to
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disciplinary
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alleged
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IX
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conduct
violations.
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joining Conrad O'Brien, Lorie served for six years in
in 2007
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law review.
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didLaw
work
in the
University of Michigan.

About the Author

intersection of horseracing law and §1983 for a
number of years before following her passion
for indigent criminal defense.

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Patricia Hamill has extensive
years of experience
successfully representing
clients spanning a breadth of
matters, including complex
commercial litigation, Title
IX litigation, receiverships,
insurance, securities,
consumer class actions,
government investigations,
and E-rate compliance. Her clients are in a wide
range of industries, including technology, insurance,
and securities.
As Chair of the Title IX, Due Process and Campus
Discipline practice, Patricia represents college
students and professors nationwide who are
subjected to campus disciplinary proceedings or who
have been disciplined by their colleges for alleged
sexual misconduct following such proceedings.
She has represented close to 200 students and
professors nationwide in disciplinary matters or
related litigation involving more than 70 colleges
and universities. Ms. Hamill is also sought out by
groups and institutions for her opinion on how to
work within the framework of the changing federal
laws and guidance. Given her expertise, she was
invited to testify before the US Senate Committee
on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) at
the full committee hearing on " Reauthorizing HEA:
Addressing Campus Sexual Assault and Ensuring
Student Safety and Rights " in Washington DC (April
2019).

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