Reduced Financial Aid Liability for University
Represented a private university in the appeal of a United States Department of Education program review. The school had been ordered to refund over $500,000 due to problems found by the Department of Education in how the university verified student income and eligibility for financial aid. We drafted an appeal requesting that the department reduce the refund liability by $133,000 and grant the university an administrative hearing. The department accepted the appeal without hearing and agreed to the reduction in liability.