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Maurice Rene Dyson

Maurice Rene Dyson

The Dyson Law Firm (855) 673-9766
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  • New York
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Offering 100% online legal services, convenient and safe. Wills, Trusts, Contracts, Elder Law, Corporate Law. Maurice Dyson has experience with complex transactions valued over $166 billion dollars including corporate mergers, securities, contracts as well as class action civil rights litigation valued over $15 billion. With nearly 20 years of experience, he is a member of the Bar of the nation's highest court, the U.S.Supreme Court, as well as the NY Supreme Court, and NY Court of Appeals. He is a licensed registrant before the U.S. of Justice EOIR, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security USCIS. He is a sought after consultant in wealth management strategic legacy estate planning, wills and trusts, retirement planning, business contracts, and business start ups. Mr. Dyson was former corporate counsel at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, the former Merrill Lynch Philanthropic Foundation SBNY Director, a former U.S. Department of Education OCR attorney, a law clerk to the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and is a Harlan Fiske Stone honors graduate of Columbia Law School and King's Crown graduate of Columbia College, Columbia University. He has also practiced law as a nationally recognized leader in civll rights, education law, criminal law and expungement matters. Attorney advertising. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Practice Areas
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Immigration Law
Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
Education Law
Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
Trademarks
Trademark Registration
Fees
  • Free Consultation
  • Credit Cards Accepted
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New York
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2nd Circuit
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9th Circuit
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
  • Spanish: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Associate Attorney
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Current
Attorney
U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights with joint jurisdiction with the U.S. Department of Justice
Current
Law Clerk
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Current
Managing Attorney
The Dyson Law Firm
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Registrant
U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review
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Registrant
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship & Immigration Services
Current
Education
Columbia Law School
J.D. | Juris Doctorate in Law & Policy, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar Honors Distinction.
Honors: Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar Honors Distinction
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Columbia University
B.A. | Political Science Concentration, King's Crown Scholar, Dean's List, Roothbert Fellow.
Honors: King's Crown Scholar, Dean's List, Roothbert Fellow.
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Columbia University
Fellow | Department of Organization & Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University, Mentoring Scholars Fellow.
Honors: Mentoring Scholars Fellow
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Awards
Section Chair Outstanding Leadership Award
Association of America Law Schools Section on Education Law
Diversity Award of Excellence
California State Bar
50 Under 50 Outstanding Law Professors Award
BLA
Roothbert Fellow
The Roothbert Fund
Endowment Fellow
Lester A. and Stella Porter Russell Endowment
Inducted Member
Order of the Barristers
King's Crown Award (2 years consec)
Columbia University
Professional Associations
New York State Bar Association
Member
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San Diego County Bar Association
Member
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American Immigration Lawyers Association
Member
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Association of American Law Schools
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Columbia University Club of New York
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Columbia College, Columbia University Alumni Association
Member
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Bar of the New York Appellate Court, 2nd Judicial Department
Member
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Bar of the New York Court of Appeals
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National Bar Association
Member
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Alumni of the Ivy League
Member
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J.L. Turner Bar Association
Member
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Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association
Member
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Phi Alpha Delta Honor Society, Law
Advisor
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Order of the Barristers
Member
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Nassau County Bar Association
Member
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Columbia Law School Association
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New York City Bar Association
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American Bar Association
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Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States of America
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Publications
Articles & Publications
A Covenant Broken: The Crisis of Educational Remedy for New York City's Failing Schools, 44 How. L.J. 107 (2000)
Are We Really Racing to The Top or Leaving Behind the Bottom? Challenging Conventional Wisdom and Dismantling Institutional Repression, 40 Wash. U. J.L. & Pol'y 181 (2012)
Awakening an Empire of Liberty: Exploring the Roots of Socractic Inquiry & Political Nihilism in American Democracy, 83 St. Louis L. Rev. 575 (currently Wash. U.L.Q.) (2005)
Bringing Every Child Forward: Lessons Learned Under No Child Left Behind & a Road Map for Obama’s Educational Reform, 19 Temp. Pol. & Civ. Rts. L. Rev. 63 (2009) (with Philip T.K. Daniel)
De Facto Segregation & Group Blindness: Proposals for Narrow Tailoring under a New Viable State Interest in PICS v. Seattle School District, 77 UMKC L. Rev. 697 (2009)
Excessive Force, Bias & Criminal Justice Reform: Proposals for Congressional Action, 63 Loy. L. Rev. 27 (2017), reprinted in Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney Fees Handbook, Vol. 33 (2017)
Helen Palsgraf: Invisible, Silent & Marginalized , in Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Torts Opinions (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2018)
In Search of the Talented Tenth: Diversity, Affirmative Access, and University-Driven Reform, 6 Harv. Latino L. Rev. 41 (2003)
Leave No Child Behind: Normative Proposals to Link Educational Adequacy Claims and High Stakes Assessment Due Process Challenges, 7 Tex. F. On C.L. & C.R. 1 (2002)
Multiracial Identity, Monoracial Authenticity & Racial Privacy: Towards an Adequate Theory of Multiracial Resistance, 9 Mich. J. Race & L. 387 (2004)
Our Promise: Achieving Educational Equity for America’s Children (Maurice R. Dyson & Daniel B. Weddle eds., Carolina Academic Press, 2009)
Playing Games with Equality: A Game-Theoretic Critique of Educational Sanctions, Remedies and Strategic Noncompliance, 77 Temp. L. Rev. 577 (2004)
Promise Zones, Poverty & the Future of Public Schools: Confronting the Challenges of Socioeconomic Integration & School Culture in High Poverty Schools, 2014 Mich. St. L. Rev. 711 (2014)
Putting Quality Back Into Equality: The Constitutionality of Charter School Enabling Legislation in a Post-Grutter Era, 36 Rutgers L.J. 1 (2004)
Racial Free-Riding the Coattails of a Dream Deferred: Can I Borrow Your Social Capital? 13 Wm. & Mary Bill Rts J. 967 (2005)
Rethinking Rodriguez After Citizens United: The Poor As A Suspect Class In High Poverty Schools, 24 Geo. J. on Poverty L. & Pol'y 1 (2016)
Rethinking School-Community Collaboration: The Role of Non-Profit Mergers & Joint Ventures in Remedial Education and Social Service Delivery, 16 Natl. Black L.J. 35 (1998) (Note)
Safe Rules or Gay Schools: The Dilemma of Sexual Orientation Segregation in Public Education, 7 U. Pa. J. Const. L. 183 (with N. Harris) (2004)
School Finance and Educational Ultimatums: A Look at School Funding Implications for Public School Accountability, 2 Conn. Pub. Int. L.J. 1 (2002)
Silencing Race & The First Amendment: The Suppression of Student Expression & Curricular Coverage of Racial Identity and Ethnic Solidarity in K-12 Education, 81 UMKC L. Rev. 569 (2013)
Still Using The Wrong Yardstick: Measuring Quality by the Proxies of Rumor, Bias and Conformity, 31 Colum. J. Gender & L. 154 (2015)
The Death of Robin Hood? Proposals to Overhaul Public School Finance, 11 Geo. J. On Poverty L. & Pol'y 1 (2004)
Towards an Establishment Clause Theory of Race-Based Allocation: Administering Race-Conscious Financial Aid after Grutter and Zelman, 14 S. Cal. Interdisc. L.J. 237 (2005)
When Government is a Passive Participant in Private Discrimination: A Critical Look at White Privilege & the Tacit Return to Interposition in PICS v. Seattle School District, 40 U. Tol. L. Rev. 145 (2008)
Speaking Engagements
Honoring the 150th Anniversary of the Ratification of the 14th Amendment: The Evolution of Equal Protection., Lau v. Nichols, Endrew F v. Douglas County School District and Mendez v. Westminster School District., Federal Courthouse
Federal Judges Association, Federal Bar Association
Certifications
Certified Broker in Real Estate Property Transactions
New York Division of Licensing
Certified Mediator in Conflict Resolution
Mediation Institute
Certified Life, Accident & Health Insurance, Licensed Agent
State of California Department of Insurance
Websites & Blogs
Website
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Website
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