JIM WALSH is a founding partner of Walsh Gallegos Treviño Russo & Kyle, P.C. and practices education law in the firm’s Austin office.  He is the editor of This Just In, a monthly publication on special education law and the author of the Daily Dawg blog at www.edlawdawg.com.  He also is co-author of The Educator’s Guide to Texas School Law and The Common Sense Guide to Special Education Law.  Mr. Walsh has taught education law at Southwest Texas State University, St. Edwards University, and Baylor University.  He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for the national Council of School Attorneys and in 2017 was a recipient of the Kelly Frels Lifetime Achievement Award given by the School Law Section of the State Bar.

SARAH ORMAN is a Senior Attorney at TASB Legal Services, advising school district officials on a variety of legal issues. Sarah is also a frequent presenter at state and national conferences regarding school law topics, including Title IX, school safety, student privacy, special education, and student discipline. She also happens to be Jim Walsh’s daughter! Sarah will be co-presenting with Jim on 9/16/20.