SLIGO LAW GROUP
Unparalleled experience in education law
Sligo Law Group is a boutique federal education law firm founded by former attorneys in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of General Counsel, including attorneys who served in senior legal and leadership roles. We advise colleges and universities, nonprofits, school districts, charter schools, and state educational agencies on a wide range of matters, including grants compliance, federal oversight and enforcement, administrative proceedings, and regulatory risk: the issues where missteps can have real consequences.
As former federal insiders, when the rules change, we know why. Decades of civil service have given us an in-depth perspective that cannot be replicated from the outside. Our clients benefit from leading attorneys with a rare understanding of how federal decision-makers think, how agencies enforce requirements, and where legal and compliance risks actually arise.
Why Clients Come to Us
Federal education law requires specialized experience. The rules governing how grant funds are spent, how agencies monitor and enforce compliance, and how institutions respond to federal action are technical, complex, and subject to rapid change. Our attorneys spent decades at the Department of Education working with those legal frameworks from the inside. We bring that experience to every client engagement, helping clients make sound decisions before legal, financial, or operational risks escalate.
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