YOUR SCHOOL. OUR MISSION.
Welcome to Leasor Crass, P.C.
Leasor Crass, P.C. is a boutique law firm located in Mansfield, Texas, with a main focus on the representation of public schools. The firm is managed by Mike Leasor and Rhonda Crass, seasoned attorneys with a combined 53 years of experience. Leasor Crass is available to meet head-on any legal issues confronted by schools, both public and charter, throughout the state of Texas. Leasor Crass desires to assist our clients to fulfill each with their overall stated mission by providing a superior level of service in a prompt and cost effective manner.
Areas Of Practice
Our team of attorneys also represent school districts at all levels of personnel grievances, issues involving the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, employment benefits, workers’ compensation, remediation, suspension, evaluation and appraisal, certification requirements, professional immunity, and responses to requests for information in an employee’s file.
Additionally, Leasor Crass’s attorneys assist clients in any investigation involving the Office of Civil Rights, Texas Commission on Human Rights, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Procurement
General Business Contracting
Construction Procurement and Contracts
Purchase of Property
Sale of Property
Annexation/School Boundary Changes
Contract Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Payment and Performance Bond Enforcement
Risk Management/Insurance Contract Evaluations
- Hearings before local school boards
- Hearings before certified independent hearing examiners
- Hearings before the state’s special education hearing officers
- Contested cases and administrative proceedings at the Texas Education Agency
- Proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office of Civil Rights and the Texas Commission on Human Rights
- Litigation in state and federal courts
- Appeals in state and federal courts
- Claims by students with disabilities and their parents under IDEA and section 504
- Drafting shared services arrangements for special education cooperatives
- Representation at ARD meetings and mediations
- Hearings before the state’s special education hearing officers
- Preparing responses to TEA complaints
- Assisting with TEA and OCR investigations
- Preparing special education-related interlocal agreements
Leasor Crass’s team of attorneys counsel districts with regard to the applicability of criminal law in the student discipline setting, discipline issues regarding special education students, requirements regarding notification and disclosure of student records to appropriate authorities, and handling requests for information from the media. The firm also advises and represents school districts in expulsion appeals to district court and other general litigation.
Additionally, the firm conducts in-service presentations for administrators, superintendents and board members regarding student discipline. Topics include legal issues involved in due process requirements, use of charge forms and notification letters, presentation of cases at building level and on appeal, presentation of cases before the board of trustees, and expulsion appeals to district court.