Chigozie Frances Odediran

Working with Attorney Goz Odediran was an absolute blessing for our family. She guided us through my son’s school complaint and appeal with a level of dedication and expertise that’s hard to find. Her knowledge of school law is rock-solid, and she approached our case with the same care and urgency as... if it were her own child. She advocated fiercely for us, kept us informed every step of the way, and was consistently professional, timely, and incredibly responsive. What stood out most was her empathy—she truly listened, understood our concerns, and made us feel supported throughout the entire process. If you are looking for someone who will genuinely fight for you, communicate clearly, and bring deep expertise to the table, I wholeheartedly recommend Odediran Law Firm. She made a very difficult situation easier to navigate, and we are so grateful for her.

Goz Odediran is the lawyer you want on your team if you are a student facing a university disciplinary proceeding. Goz is a skilled negotiator with deep knowledge of the internal disciplinary processes of different universities. They are not like court proceedings. Most lawyers are not familiar with ...university disciplinary proceedings. Many lawyers are ineffective in assisting students and may even make the situation worse. Goz helped our family successfully appeal the dismissal (expulsion) of our son from medical school in the final year of his MD/PhD program. I only wish we had called Goz as soon as the school requested a “meeting” with him. We learned the hard way that universities are expelling students for minor offenses. Do not wait… call Goz right away if you are a student accused of any type of infraction. Do not respond to any school communications yourself – let Goz do the talking. She is excellent.

Our family had the pleasure to work with Goz Odediran with a K-12 level appeal matter. We had little or no previous experience or knowledge of education attorneys and our association with Goz was a result of a last minute, desperation Google search. Although we wish we would have contacted Goz earl...ier in the legal process, we are so thankful we did. Goz quickly and efficiently got up to speed with the legal aspects of our education issue and was able to guide our child to a successful appeal resolution, through her expertise of the relevant legal codes; providing wise counsel in regard to how we presented ourselves and our case; and being a strong voice and advocate for our child. She took control of the appeal hearing, but in a manner that gave and commanded respect. Our appeal issue was resolved very quickly with Goz driving the process. That being said, what set Goz apart in our experience was the connection she was able to make with our family. Right off the bat, starting from our initial consultation, we knew Goz was the right person for us to work with. She took the time to get to know us and our child and to hear us and our concerns. She showed great patience to hear us out, demonstrated empathy and gave us a great deal of emotional support and encouragement from start to finish. The longer we were associated with Goz we got the sense that education law is more than a job to her, but a calling. She cares deeply about the mission and her clients. We are proud to recommend Goz Odediran as a highly skilled education attorney and a wonderful person that can be trusted and counted upon.

Long read but my real situation: I was accused of an honor code violation by a professor at a private university: cheating; use of outside resources on an online proctored exam due to excessive eye movement and gazing. I didn’t know what to do other than find someone who did. I searched all Friday mo...rning specifically for a lawyer who dealt with college students who were facing allegations of cheating. I called on Good Friday afternoon, spoke to a live person, and scheduled a consultation with Attorney Goz for the upcoming Monday. I was embarrassed and nervous having to make such a phone call and explain an event timeline of the allegation I was facing. But Goz put me at ease (Is that even such a possible feeling? – I know that is what you’re thinking if you are faced with a similar allegation). She was straightforward from the beginning to the end. She reassured me her thoughts aligned with mine as this allegation was ridiculous. She also told me about a recent case much like mine that her client won! After talking with Goz, I knew she was going to help defend and protect my interests and rights. An attorney was not allowed in an honor council hearing, according to university policy, which was even more frightening. Attorney Goz assured me that I would be ready to defend myself, even though I didn’t believe that at first, as I was just anxious. She explained her plan of approach for the case and prepared me for it. Goz prepared all documents and a script for my presentation to the honor council. She composed a list of questions and responses if I was asked by the honor council. I emailed Goz many questions late at night (10:30 p.m. and later). She would always respond within 30 minutes. As my allegations were from online exams, the videos were made available to watch. I sent the videos to Goz, and she watched the videos (one test so many times as she knew the videos more than me (one test being 3 ½ hours and the other test being 2 ½ hours). I honestly didn’t watch too much of the videos because I was not a fair judge of myself and couldn’t make myself watch. Goz would have all the times in the exam videos that she was concerned about written down and discussed with me. I then watched those exact time frames that Goz prepared for me, making it easy for me, very helpful, and not so nerve-racking. She made it a simple task of uploading all documents for my presentation to the honor council as everything was labeled and to my liking. Goz met and emailed me each week checking in on me and for updates from university. Before the scheduled hearing (4 months later) Goz would meet with me 3 to 4 times a week and at any time. Goz had me fully prepared and confident to present my defense. When I was first accused, I knew I had to seek an education attorney for higher education students as I had no clue what to do or how to defend myself other than to say I don’t know what I was looking at or I didn’t cheat. Attorney Goz proved to the honor council I did not cheat. I was found NOT GUILTY with Goz doing all the behind-the-scenes work in this case as she could not be present. I appealed the professor’s allegation of cheating. I was then accused of using an outside resource on a different exam that was 2 months previous by a different professor. This professor was accusing me of using an external device (phone) when in reality it was a light box. I now had TWO ALLEGATIONS against me. I obtained all necessary documents and pictures requested by Attorney Goz and she went to work. She let me know this was a tougher case therefore she made sure I had it all together. Goz knew how to respond to this 2nd allegation. Long story short, I was found NOT GUILTY of this allegation as well. Goz represented me on BOTH of my cases with the university I attended, a nursing school program. I was found NOT GUILTY in BOTH CASES from 2 different professors. I recommend ATTORNEY GOZ for any higher educational ma

I strongly 100% recommend Odediran Law firm. I have hired Goz as my attorney and do not regret my decision at all! I wish that I would have found and hired Goz sooner! After consulting with Goz, she had listened carefully to all of my concerns and then she calmly explained to me all of the potential... strategy plans in order for my case to be resolved in the way I wanted it to be. I liked that she was honest and straightforward with me from the moment I spoke with her through a consultation appointment. Goz had communicated with the opposing counsels of my college and had filed appeals and kept negotiating with them. I was in my last year of college and was a health professions student. I was at risk of not graduating. At first, the opposing counsel of my college had denied our negotiation; HOWEVER, Goz had kept pushing and negotiated with them and in the end, WE WON! I am very thankful to Goz that my case was resolved in the way I wanted it to be, for not giving up on my case, and was resolved in a reasonable amount of time.