Neal Ramee
Neal Ramee received his undergraduate degree in philosophy from the University of Virginia and his law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Mr. Ramee served as Managing Editor of the First Amendment Law Review and as an Honors Writing Scholar. Before joining the firm in 2005, he served for two years as law clerk to Justice Mark Martin at the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Mr. Ramee has successfully litigated and settled cases in state and federal court involving the First Amendment, contract disputes, student assignment, negligence claims, and federal civil rights issues, among other matters. He has also published articles and delivered presentations to school officials and school attorneys on diverse topics including the First Amendment, student assignment, student misuses of technology, child custody issues in public schools, confidentiality issues, and the use of publie-private partnerships for school construction. He has also taught a class in legal reasoning and writing as an adjunct faculty member at the University of North Carolina School of Law.
Mr. Ramee has served as Secretary/Treasurer of the Education Section of the North Carolina Bar Association and as editor of its publication, Education Law. He is also a member of the North Carolina Council of School Attorneys and the National Council of School Attorneys. Mr. Ramee is licensed in North Carolina and has been admitted to practice before the federal courts in the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina. His practice is focused exclusively on education law, with a particular focus on constitutional law, appellate practice, student assignment, and immigration law issues affecting the public schools.