Maryam T. Brotine

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Maryam Brotine practices education law focusing in the areas of special education and students’ rights.  Maryam counsels and represents school districts on mediation, due process and residency hearings, IEP meetings and matters involving student expulsion.  She has tried hundreds of jury and bench trials in misdemeanor court and is experienced in negotiating and bargaining.

Prior to joining Robbins Schwartz, Maryam served as an assistant public defender at the DuPage County Public Defender’s Office.  She was an appointed Guardian ad Litem and argued countless juvenile abuse and neglect hearings.

Maryam was a fellow with the International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University College of Law.  While at law school, she was a member of the trial team for the Moot Court Society and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Awards

• Named Illinois “Rising Star”, by Super Lawyers Magazine, in the area of Schools and Education Law (2011)

Recent Publications

• Contributor, “Student Rights and Responsibilities,” ILLINOIS SCHOOL LAW (IICLE 2010)

Recent Presentations

• Legal Issues in Clinical Education, Clinical Faculty Academy of the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, Chicago, IL (November 2011)
• Protecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth in Schools, Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges Annual Conference of the Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL (November 2011)
• From Sticks and Stones to Taunts and Texts: Student Misconduct, Bullying and Discipline, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago IL (April 2011)
• Creating Safety Plans in Public Schools, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago, IL (June 2010)