Erika Perrone Tatum
SHAREHOLDER
Telephone 334-834-7600
Fax 334-263-5969
Email etatum@hillhillcarter.com
Ms. Tatum represents numerous boards of education throughout the state of Alabama on issues related to students with disabilities regarding all aspects of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. In addition to handling cases and providing legal opinions, Ms. Tatum also conducts seminars and training, consults with administrators and teachers on a daily basis, attends Section 504 and IEP meetings, and defends investigations conducted by the Office for Civil Rights and Alabama State Department of Education.
Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
GEORGIA
1996
ALABAMA
1999
U.S. CIRCUIT COURTS
Eleventh Circuit
U.S. DISTRICT COURTS
Northern District of Alabama
Middle District of Alabama
Southern District of Alabama
Education
1996
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama, J.D.
1993
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida, B.A.
Seminar Presentations
Alabama MEGA Conference
Surviving Special Education Due Process Hearings
Alabama MEGA Conference
Special Education Litigation
Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys
Strategies for Successful Special Education Due Process Hearings
Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys
Special Education Update: Top 10 Mistakes Boards Make
Alabama School Board Association
Special Education Due Process Hearings
Elmore County Board of Education
Education Law Update
Montgomery County Board of Education
Section 504 Coordinators Training
Montgomery County Board of Education
Grievance Complaints and Investigations
Autauga County Board of Education
Special Education Issues
Autauga County Board of Education
Section 504 Coordinators Training
Troy City Board of Education
Discipline of Students with Disabilities
Troy City Board of Education
Section 504 Coordinators Training
Dale County Board of Education
Section 504 and Special Education Training
Macon County Board of Education
Health Care Law Issues
Associations
ALABAMA STATE BAR ASSOCCIATION
Member
GEORGIA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
Member
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
Member
ALABAMA DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION
Member
ALABAMA COUNCIL OF SCHOOL BOARD ATTORNEYS
Member
NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION COUNCIL OF SCHOOL ATTORNEYS
Member
Published Work
The Impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act on AIDS Discrimination in the Workplace, The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 19:3 (1996)