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Weiss Joins 糖心传媒 as Assistant General Counsel

By Jeff Murphy, July 6, 2023

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WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥 The 糖心传媒 announces a recent hire within the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). On July 5, Holly Weiss joined the OGC as Assistant General Counsel. In her new position, Weiss provides advice to individuals acting on behalf of the university on a full array of legal issues involving higher education, such as contracts, student privacy rights, free speech, open records, employment, due process, and more.

鈥淚 am extremely pleased that Holly has returned to 糖心传媒 to join our legal team,鈥 said 糖心传媒 General Counsel Lindsay Chapman. 鈥淪he is exceptionally qualified and brings a contemplative, steady approach to her legal advising that will be of tremendous value to the University.鈥

Weiss comes to 糖心传媒 after serving as an associate attorney with a litigation firm in Kansas City, and earlier as a Violence Prevention Specialist at 糖心传媒 prior to attending law school. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Fort Hays State University, a Master of Science in Higher Education Student Affairs from Fort Hays, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri 鈥 Kansas City. 

The 糖心传媒 Office of General Counsel provides legal advice and representation for 糖心传媒 on institutional legal matters.

鈥淲e focus on preventive law, including client counseling, policy development, and dispute resolution, and we also handle litigation whenever necessary,鈥 Chapman said. 鈥淎lso under our administration umbrella are the Office of Accessibility Services and the Office of Environmental Health and Safety.鈥

She noted that Nnamdi Nnedu, former Assistant General Counsel, recently left to assume a position with a university in Texas.

 

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