Stephanie W. Rowland

Stephanie Rowland, who works with Title IX cases, is easily one of the greatest human beings you can have in your team in these cases. As someone who has never had any issues with school or Title IX, receiving a notice of a violation is the hardest obstacle I have had to overcome in my life. But this... isn’t something that has to be done alone. Stephanie was there along every step of the very long, tedious process, and she was always available via text when you would have an anxious thought, needed a clarification, or just had a general thought. She knew exactly what to say and do at the important branch points of the case and what decisions to make. Most importantly, she was honest and knew all the ins and outs, which is the most important part of Title IX case in my opinion. Thanks to Stephanie, I was able to resolve my case without any disciplinary action and, without a doubt, owe the rest of my career to her!

Stephanie Rowland assisted with my Title IX issue in a middle school setting involving my child and another student. She was a pleasure to work with - knowledgeable, punctual, responsive, and kind. She brought up things in meetings with the school that never would have occurred to me on my own, and h...elped us achieve a great resolution. It didn't matter that we were not geographically in the same state, because she was able to attend meetings virtually.

We had a very urgent Title IX emergency removal situation with my daughter at a university in Michigan. We contacted SBBL law and were able to speak to Stephanie Rowland the same day! She worked quickly to send a letter to university counsel pointing out how they had not appropriately followed Title ...IX protocol. Stephanie had the emergency removal reversed within 50 hours! Stephanie was sensitive, caring and truly understood the urgency of our situation. She was available and communicative through our process with her. We’re extremely thankful for Stephanie’s prompt assistance.

When our son, an 11 year old with autism and ADHD, was facing expulsion and a Title IX investigation from school over an incident directly tied to his disability, we did not know where to turn. We were terrified, heartbroken, and completely overwhelmed by a system that felt like it was working agains...t our child rather than for him. Finding Stephanie Rowland changed everything. Stephanie did not just know the law. She understood our son. She understood what was at stake for his future, his education, his confidence, and his sense of himself as a good person who made a mistake. Navigating both a Title IX investigation and a Manifestation Determination Review simultaneously felt impossible until Stephanie stepped in. She took on a situation that felt overwhelming and approached it with intelligence, strategy, and genuine compassion we did not expect. She explained every step of both processes in language we could actually understand. She knew exactly which protections applied to our son under IDEA and Title IX and she was not afraid to use them. She moved quickly when time was critical and never once made us feel like we were fighting this alone. Because of Stephanie our son had someone in his corner who knew how to fight for him the right way within a system that felt designed to work against him. We came to Stephanie scared and feeling completely powerless. She gave us our voice back. More importantly she helped protect our son's future when we did not know how to do that ourselves. If your child has a disability and is facing any kind of school disciplinary action, a Title IX investigation, or both, do not wait. Call Stephanie Rowland. She is exactly who you need in your corner.