Maureen is familiar with the Title IX framework and has attended T9 Mastered Hearing Officer training. She understands best practices in the Title IX arena, and the challenges facing schools and parties when sexual violence allegations surface. She has investigated matters at Community Colleges and Universities. Her investigations have included interviews of administration, faculty, staff, and students.

Maureen is trained in Trauma Informed Forensic Interviewing and has researched the impact of trauma on the brain. She has experience investigating claims of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and complaints involving college athletics. She is trained in mediation and is familiar with restorative justice practices.

Maureen also conducts workplace investigations involving harassment, discrimination, bullying, retaliation, and other workplace misconduct. Maureen has investigated complex allegations, including anonymous complaints, complaints involving multiple sets of allegations, multiple Complainants and multiple Respondents.

Prior to joining Van Dermyden Makus, Maureen worked as a Law Clerk for a Public Interest law firm where she drafted legal updates for school districts, and prepared materials for trainings on sexual harassment and special education compliance. Maureen also researched and produced materials on employee discipline, guidelines for investigating discrimination complaints, and a guide for compliance with the Brown Act.

Maureen is licensed to practice law in California. She earned her Juris Doctor from the UC Davis Martin Luther King Jr. School of Law. She graduated in the Order of the Coif and earned Public Interest and Pro Bono Certificates. As a law student, she volunteered with for the Legal Services of Northern California, served as a Senior Article Editor for the Journal of Juvenile Law and Policy, organized campus events as the Chair of Students United for Reform and Justice, worked as a Research Assistant, and tutored first-year law students.

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