Lawrence J. Altman is an adjunct professor at 海角直播 in Kansas City, Missouri. Until he retired in January of 2016, Mr. Altman was the Special Education Lead Attorney and Compliance Officer for Kansas City Public Schools and the Title IX Coordinator for the Kansas City School District. Prior to that position, he was a practicing attorney in St. Louis County for 34 years. In addition to membership in the Missouri Bar, he is a member of the Kansas City Bar Association and the National School Board Association鈥檚 Counsel of School Attorneys. What鈥檚 more, he is a distinguished member of the American Law Society. In April of 2019, Mr. Altman was recognized as a Pinnacle Top Professor of 2019 for his work as Adjunct Professor with 海角直播.
Two of Mr. Altman鈥檚 areas of focus and expertise throughout his career have been assistance for children with special needs who qualified for services under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Act and those needing accommodations under Section 504. In 2015, the National School Board Association appointed him to serve on the in-house school counsel committee of the Council of School Attorneys Association. He was honored by the Annie Malone Children and Family Service Center in St. Louis as one of their Advocates of the Year.
Children and clients are not the only ones to benefit from his services. He has worked to help others, as an active mentor in the Missouri Lawyers Assistance Program, where he was awarded the Warren Welliver Award for his efforts, compassion and concern regarding the emotional and mental health needs of those in the profession. In 2014, Mr. Altman was appointed by the Missouri Bar to serve as chairperson for its Joint Task Force on Lawyers Helping Lawyers and as the co-chair Missouri Lawyer鈥檚 Assistance Program. In 2015, the American Bar Association appointed him to serve on the Commission on Lawyer Assistance Program鈥檚 Senior Lawyer Committee.
Mr. Altman also served on the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education鈥檚 Legislative Workgroup for the Prevention of Student Bullying and Suicide, as chair for the committee tasked with developing model policies to prevent student bullying.
With over 39 presentations and 19 published articles regarding legal issues to his credit, Mr. Altman continues to write and present on current topics, including assistance and compliance with federal and state laws affecting educational venues. In the fall of 2016, his first book, 鈥淔rom Bullying to Sexual Violence鈥 that he co-authored was published. Mr. Altman鈥檚 second book, Bullying Navigator鈥, was published in June of 2020.