Jaaonne J. Jackson

Jaaonne J. Jackson focuses her practice on providing sound legal advice to Georgia school districts on a variety of employment and student related matters concerning Title IX, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Rehabilitation Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), school board policies and procedures, and personnel matters. Ms. Jackson represents school districts on all aspects of federal litigation in district and appellate courts and defends against federal and/or state agency complaints filed with the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and Office of State Administrative Hearings (OSAH). Ms. Jackson has also represented school districts at truancy-related court proceedings, student discipline hearings, and hearing appeals before the Georgia Board of Education.

Ms. Jackson earned Bachelor’s degrees in English and Psychology from Spelman College before earning a Master’s degree in Prevention Science and Practice from Harvard University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law. A member of the State Bar of Georgia, Ms. Jackson is currently admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and all other courts within the State of Georgia.

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