Mike Dishman, a member of Brock Clay’s Education Law practice, is a dedicated and sought-after education law specialist, both as an experienced, well-respected teacher and scholar of education law. Dr. Dishman provides school districts with responsive, proactive legal representation focusing on preventing legal problems through client education. His practice consists exclusively in advising public school districts on legal issues, and he frequently consults on federal and state employment law issues in schools and related policy development. He also has been appointed by national insurance carriers to defend public school districts in federal employment litigation.

Dr. Dishman concurrently serves as an associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership at Kennesaw State University. In this capacity, he teaches school law, educational ethics, human resources, and transformational leadership practice in graduate degree programs in education. His students consistently rate his classes highly, indicating they are rigorous, useful and engaging. A frequently requested speaker at state, national and international conferences, Dr. Dishman’s presentations are noted for being both highly informative and entertaining.

He presently serves on the Editorial Board of The Peabody Journal of Education, housed at Peabody College at Vanderbilt University, which is one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious refereed journals in education. He has authored numerous articles and provided countless hours of training to board members, education law attorneys, school district staff and others. He has published six books on educational law and leadership and is currently working on his seventh.

• Member, Georgia State Bar Association
• Member, Editorial Board, The Peabody Journal of Education

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & PUBLICATIONS

• Co-author with T. Redish, Schools, Technology and the Law, Rowman Littlefield (In progress, 2010).
• Co-author with D. Murphy, The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: A Guide for Schools and Colleges, Rowman Littlefield (2009). 
• Co-author with M. Pepper, T. London and J. Lewis, Leading Schools During Crisis, Rowman Littlefield & The American Association of School Administrators (2009).
• Co-author with D. Murphy, The American Association of School Personnel
Administrators Family and Medical Leave Act Compliance Manual, AASPA (2007).
• Co-author with D. Murphy, The Fair Labor Standards Act in American Schools, Rowman Littlefield & The Association of School Business Officials Int’l. (2007).
• Co-author with D. Murphy, The Georgia Association of School Business Officials’ Fair Labor Standards Act Compliance Manual (2005).
• Co-author with D. Murphy, The Georgia Association of School Business Officials’ Family and Medical Leave Act Compliance Manual (2005).