We want to take a moment to thank all our special clients. So many of them become close like family and life long friends. Williams Oinonen LLC appreciates each one of you who entrusts us with your important case. Recently, we were able to represent our life-long client, Mr. Lukas…
Good Georgia Education Lawyer represents Dr. Jackson Reynolds, an APS whistleblower and former special education teacher who rescued her severely autistic special needs students from child abuse after she uncovered that certain paraprofessional staff had been physically assaulting them. She uncovered the abuse after setting up video cameras in her…
Georgia Whistleblower Miss MaeDell Clark sues Floyd County School District for retaliation. The news story that explains how the District terminated Miss Maedell after she complained of being cheated out of her wages is here. Here is a press release from the Georgia Association of Educators: maedell clark.pdf
The Georgia State Department of Education’s recent ruling that charter systems must comply with the Fair Dismissal Act was an enormous victory for Gilda Day and every educator throughout Georgia. Nevertheless, Northwest Georgia Superintendent Jeff McDaniel and his Floyd County local board’s choice to appeal this statewide decision by arguing…
Choosing a good lawyer to help you with a case, such as wrongful death, contract dispute, employment termination; asset forfeiture, and excessive force, can be very difficult. Many blog posts advise you to make sure that (1) you feel comfortable with the lawyer you choose and that (2) the lawyer…
Georgia Education Lawyer was proud to represent our courageous educator, Ms. Gilda Day. Ms. Day won her appeal before the State Board of Education reversing the Floyd County Local Board of Education’s decision to non-renew her. This case has regularly drawn the attention of the front page of the Rome…
Courageous educator Gilda Day files her appeal to the State Board of Education as reported in the Rome News Tribune: Brief of Appellant Gilda Day v Floyd County Board of Education Final (1) Williams Oinonen LLC represents educators all over Georgia. To schedule a legal appointment, contact 404-654-0288.
Good Georgia Education Lawyer sued Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson and DeKalb County School District on behalf of our client for violations of the Open Records Act in relation to a fair dismissal hearing where a graduation coach was non-renewed due to a reduction in force. The complaint alleged that Defendant Superintendent…
Good Georgia Lawyer was pleased to save the job of a Clayton County Public School teacher who had his contract non-renewed. Fortunately, we were able to aggressively intervene and the school system rescinded the non-renewal of the teacher, placing him back into the school system and awarding him all his…
In a recent Fair Dismissal Hearing, the Tribunal published its “Findings of Fact and Recommendations to the DeKalb County Board of Education” stating that it “rejects the recommendation to terminate the contract” of a media specialist educator based upon the Reduction in Force plan. Ms. Oinonen successfully argued that Dekalb…