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Neal Andrew Ramee - Raleigh, NC
150 Fayetteville StreetSuite 1900 Raleigh, NC 27601
Tharrington Smith LLP
Raleigh Education Law Lawyer
Overview
Neal Ramee is a partner in the firm's Education Section. He received his undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia and his law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Mr. Ramee served as Managing Editor of the First Amendment Law Review and as an Honors Writing Scholar. Before joining the firm in 2005, he served for two years as a law clerk to Justice Mark Martin at the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Mr. Ramee has litigated cases in state and federal court involving the First Amendment, contract and employment disputes, student assignment, the Fair Labor Standards Act, negligence claims, and federal civil rights issues, among other matters. He has published articles and delivered presentations to school officials and school attorneys on diverse topics including the First Amendment, student assignment, cyber-bullying, child custody, student records, internal investigations, and the use of public-private partnerships for school construction. He has also taught a class in legal reasoning and writing as an adjunct faculty member at the University of North Carolina School of Law.
Mr. Ramee has served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Education Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and as editor of its publication, Education Law. He is a member of the North Carolina Council of School Attorneys, the National Council of School Attorneys, and the American Immigration Law Association. Mr. Ramee is licensed in North Carolina and has been admitted to practice before the federal courts in the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina. His practice is dedicated to representation of public schools and other educational institutions, with a particular focus on the state and federal constitutions, appellate practice, student discipline, student assignment, and immigration issues arising in the public school context.
About Neal Andrew Ramee
Practice Areas
- Education Law
Current Employment Position(s)
- Attorney
Year Joined Firm
- 2005
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
Other Affiliations
- North Carolina Bar Association, Education Section (Secretary/Treasurer)
- North Carolina Council of School Attorneys (Member)
- National Council of School Attorneys (Member)
- American Immigration Law Association (Member)
Education
- University of North Dakota School of Law, Grand Forks, North Dakota
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: Honors Writing Scholar
Law Review: First Amendment Law Review, Managing Editor - University of Virginia
Major: Philosophy
Past Positions
- Justice Mark Martin, North Carolina Supreme Court, Law Clerk
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Adjunct Faculty Member
Classes and Seminars
- "The Law of School Assignment," presented at the 2010 North Carolina Bar Association's Family Law Conference in Charleston
- CLE Presentation, School Law Basics for Family Law Practitioners, North Carolina Bar Association Family Law Section Annual Meeting , - May 7, 2010
- CLE Presentation, Capital Lease Financing for North Carolina Public Schools, University of North Carolina School of Government, Annual School Attorneys' Conference, - February 2, 2007
- Presentation, New(er) Ways to Finance School Construction, University of North Carolina School of Government Annual Finance Officers' Conference, - February 9, 2007
- CLE Presentation and Manuscript, Student Religious Clubs and the Equal Access Act, North Carolina School Boards Association Fifteenth Annual Law Conference, - October 20, 2006
- Presentation to North Carolina General Assembly Finance Committee on sales tax reimbursement for local education agencies, - July 2, 2008
- Presentation, Student Misuses of Technology: Practical and Legal Issues for School Administrators, - 2010
- Presentation, The Law of Student Assignment in North Carolina, 2008 - 2010
- Presentation, Legal Custody Issues for School Administrators, - 2009
- Presentation, Student Records and Confidentiality Issues, - 2010
- Presentation, Litigation Prevention Strategies and Internal Investigations, North Carolina Public Schools Risk Management Academy Annual Conference, - 2013
- Presentation, Access to Student Information: The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, NCSBA Conference, - 2014
Office Information
Address
150 Fayetteville StreetSuite 1900 Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone
Fax
- 919-829-1583
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
Publication
Articles
- "Confidential Personnel Information: Civil and Criminal Liability." , Education Law, Volume 18, Number 2, 2006
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