Charles Nathan Adams

Dr. Adams is a member of Holland & Knights Education Team. He is the chair of The Florida Bar Education Law Committee and one of only 46 Florida Bar Board Certified Education Lawyers. Dr. Adams previously served as counsel for the Florida Board of Governors and Division of Florida Colleges. He represents colleges and universities, online course providers, public school districts, private K-12 schools, charter school systems and education publishers. His practice includes: Structuring, licensing and accrediting postsecondary institutions and support organizations such as research and development foundations, as well as defending adverse licensure and accreditation actions Advising educational institutions and direct support organizations, on compliance with Title IV, VI, VII and IX and sovereign immunity, and conducting related investigations and litigation Assisting postsecondary institutions with federal National Institutes of Health (NIH), U. S. Department of Defense (DOD) and U. S. Department of Education (ED) contracts and grant compliance Advising on cyber breach prevention, reporting, litigation and crisis management Consulting and litigating with respect to sovereign immunity, online education, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) compliance, school choice, charter school, public records and ethics, records management and Florida Sunshine Law cases Litigating and appealing First Amendment, student, educational governance and employment lawsuits Assisting with mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, affiliations, closures and spinouts of educational institutions Drafting legislation affecting the regulation of educational institutions Representing educational institutions before the State Board of Education, Florida Department of Education, Florida Commission for Independent Education and U. S. Department of Education