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TIMOTHY S. McCREDIE has a private practice focusing on education, litigation and disabilities law. Representing school districts, private schools and parents across the State of Washington since 1987, he has litigated and advised on issues of child-find, evaluation, placement, IEP and discipline for a variety of students with learning disabilities. Mr. McCredie received his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University and his J.D. degree from the University of Washington. A past president of the Washington Council for School Attorneys, Mr. McCredie is a frequent lecturer on school law topics. SHANNON M. McMINIMEE is an attorney in the Seattle law office of Preg O'Donnell & Gillett PLLC, where her areas of practice focus on defending schools and businesses. Ms. McMinimee started her career in a large international law firm, representing clients in commercial, employment securities, and intellectual property litigation. In 2006, she joined the General Counsel's Office for the Seattle School District, where she represented and advised the district on a wide variety of legal issues, including all special education, constitutional and enrollment matters. Ms. McMinimee successfully defended the district in numerous high profile suits in King County Superior Court and before the Washington Court of Appeals; handled more than 100 matters before the Office of Administrative Hearings; investigated and responded to more than 50 regulatory complaints by state and federal agencies; and assisted in the defense of the district's student assignment plan before the U.S. Supreme Court. Ms. McMinimee also regularly provided guidance to the school board and senior leadership on major initiatives, as well as daily advice to building-based administrators on an array of legal issues. She also drafted numerous policies and procedures and provided frequent trainings for district staff on topics ranging from preventing and reporting educator sexual misconduct to student speech and religious accommodation. Ms. McMinimee joined Preg O'Donnell & Gillett PLLC in March of 2010, and has continued to represent school districts in special education matters before the Office of Administrative Hearings and the U.S. District Court for the Western District and in general litigation matters before Superior Court, the Washington Court of Appeals, and the Washington Supreme Court. She also has conducted harassment, discrimination, and bullying investigations for school districts. Ms. McMinimee has earned approval as panel counsel for the Washington Schools Risk Management Pool. She earned her Bachelor's degrees in political science and societies and justice from the University of Washington and her Juris Doctorate degree, with honors, from the University of Washington's School of Law where she served as managing editor for the Washington Law Review. She is a member of the Washington State and King County bar associations, the Western District of Washington Federal Bar Association (Rules Committee), the National Council of School Attorneys and the Washington Council of School Attorneys where she is presently serving as a Board member. She also is a frequent writer and presenter on her areas of expertise.
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