Maureen R. M. Singleton
Counsel
Lou Genia Mills
713.223.2300 x2477
Maureen R. M. Singleton represents public school districts, public and private colleges, charter schools, and other public and quasi-governmental entities in matters pertaining to business and real estate, employer/employee and human resource issues, policy development, governance, condemnation proceedings and general education.
Publications and Speeches
Education Foundations: How They Operate in Texas," Texas Higher Education Law Conference, 2007
"The Ties That Bind: Contractual Issues for Private Schools," Texas Association of Baptist Schools, 2007
"Fair and Effective Documentation," Region 4 Education Service Center, 2004
Charter School Training Materials on School Law, Texas Open Meetings Act and Public Records, 2003.
"First Amendment Academic Freedom Rights vs. Order in the Classroom," Government Law Digest, 2003.
Co-author, "School Tort Liability and Governmental/Official Immunity," Texas Association of School Administrator's Insight Magazine, September 1999.
"Documentation, Guidelines and Investigation of Alleged Employee Wrongdoing," Educational Leadership, 2003.
"School Law," Charter Schools, Region IV Education Service Center, Train the Trainers, 2003.
"Open Meetings," Charter Schools, Region IV Education Service Center, Train the Trainers, 2003.
"Public Records" for Charter Schools, Region IV Education Service Center, Train the Trainers, 2003.
"The Legal Rights of Counselors and Student Development Personnel," Texas Community College Teachers Association Conference, February 2002.
"Immunity: You Can't Touch That," Educational Leadership Inc. Summer Conference, 2000.
"Making the ARD Process Work," Educational Leadership, Inc. Summer Conference, 2000.
"Complex Health Care Needs of Medically Fragile Children," GCASE, 2000.
"Supports and Services for Students with Complex Health Care Needs Under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act," Lorman Seminar, 2000.
"Supports and Services for Students with Complex Health Care Needs Under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA)," Humble ISD Special Education Inservice, Summer 2000.
"Supports and Services for Students with Complex Health Care Needs under the IDEA," Region IV Education Service Center.
"Procedural Safeguards," Professional Development Network Special Education Law in Texas: Navigating the New Regulations Conference, November 1999.
"The Do's and Don'ts of ARDs and Developing IEPs," TCASE Regional Special Education Law Workshops, October 1999.
Education
J.D., summa cum laude, South Texas College of Law, 1998
B.A., The University of Houston, 1971
Bar Admissions
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Affiliations
State Bar of Texas, School Law Section
Houston Bar Association
Texas Association of School Boards, Council of School Attorneys
National Association of College and University Attorneys
American Inns of Court, Garland Walker Chapter
Association of Women Attorneys
State Board of Educator Certification, Title II Advisory Board, 2000-2002
Texas Education Agency, First Generation Charter Schools Evaluation Committee, 2000-2001
Pasadena ISD Education Foundation Board
Clayton Library Friends, Board of Directors, 2001-2003
Greater Houston Partnership, Governmental Relations Advisory Committee, 2001-2005; Education and Workforce Advisory Committee, 2001-Present
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Speakers Committee, 1985-Present; Wine Committee, 2003-Present
International Wine and Food Society, Advisory Committee, 2008
Noteworthy
Texas Rising Star, Schools and Education Law, 2004-2007
Texas Rising Star, 2008