Touro University Title IX Lawyer

From Touro’s undergraduate school and College of Osteopathic Medicine to the Touro College of Pharmacy and the Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Title IX matters at Touro University are high stakes. Allegations can change the trajectory of a semester, a career, and a reputation that took years to build. Whether you are a student, a resident or graduate student in a health sciences program, a faculty member, or staff, you deserve a process that is fair and a strategy that is tailored to your specific facts and the allegations you face. Saland Law brings that approach to every case. Led by Jeremy Saland, a former prosecutor and criminal defense lawyer, our firm advises both respondents and complainants in Title IX investigations, hearings, and appeals. Although headquartered in New York City, we advise clients across the United States in campus proceedings, remote interviews, and written submission advocacy. Simply, Saland Law does the job and takes the steps necessary to protect you today and every tomorrow you will face long after your days in school are over.

What to Expect in a Title IX Case at Touro University

Touro University is a diverse and expansive educational system that serves thousands of students across multiple disciplines. With campuses and programs in New York, California, Nevada, and online, Touro offers degrees in medicine, pharmacy, health sciences, law, business, technology, and education. Its graduate and professional schools are nationally recognized, and its network extends into clinical rotations, research facilities, and internships across the country. This wide reach means that Title IX protections and responsibilities are not confined to a single campus building or classroom. Instead, they follow students and faculty into hospitals, clinics, externships, and any affiliated program where academic credit or institutional sponsorship is involved.

Because Touro enrolls students in rigorous professional fields such as osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, nursing, physician assistant studies, and law, the stakes in a Title IX proceeding can be particularly high. A single allegation of sexual assault, sexual harassment, or dating violence may not only threaten a student’s ability to remain enrolled but also their eligibility for licensing, residencies, or employment after graduation. Faculty and staff face similar risks: professional reputations can be irreparably damaged, and careers in competitive fields may be jeopardized long before any finding is made.

The Scope of Title IX at Touro

Title IX applies broadly to all of Touro’s programs that receive federal financial assistance, which is virtually all of them. That includes Touro College in New York City, Touro University California, Touro University Nevada, New York Medical College, Touro Law Center, and the Graduate School of Social Work, among others. Each campus has its own Title IX office and coordinator, but they all follow the same federal framework requiring prompt, fair, and equitable procedures.

Importantly, Title IX obligations extend beyond the physical campus. For example, a student enrolled at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine who is placed in a hospital for a clinical rotation remains under the protection of Title IX. If sexual harassment, stalking, or nonconsensual sexual contact occurs in that hospital setting, the school must still address it under its grievance process if it impacts the student’s access to education. Similarly, online students participating in remote coursework are covered. Harassment through digital platforms such as Zoom, group chats, or email can fall within Title IX’s scope if it interferes with equal access to the program.

Unique Challenges for Touro Students and Faculty

Touro’s professional schools bring unique challenges. Students often spend long hours in close quarters during labs, residencies, or clinical placements. The pressure of demanding programs can create environments where boundaries blur, and misunderstandings about affirmative consent may arise. In addition, power dynamics between professors, supervisors, and students are especially sensitive in programs like law, medicine, and pharmacy, where mentorship and evaluation can heavily influence a student’s trajectory. Additionally, because many students are pursuing professional degrees, such as law, dental and medicine, the danger posed by Title IX is great: personal and ethical fitness is central to certification and licensing, and disclosure of a finding of responsibility can derail careers.

Faculty and staff must also navigate these rules carefully. A professor accused of sexual harassment may face not only internal discipline but also professional consequences with licensing boards or academic associations. Title IX proceedings at Touro can therefore carry repercussions well beyond campus walls.

Why Understanding Touro’s Structure Matters

Knowing the specific culture and structure of Touro University helps in anticipating how a Title IX matter will unfold. For instance, the Title IX Coordinator may be located at the central administrative office but still have authority over satellite campuses. Deadlines for reports, hearings, or appeals might align with semester calendars or clinical schedules. Students in accelerated programs may have less flexibility if supportive measures such as schedule changes or no contact orders are put in place.

By appreciating the nuances of Touro’s programs, an experienced Title IX advisor can anticipate potential pitfalls and ensure that supportive measures or remedies do not derail a client’s progress toward graduation or professional licensure. Whether you are a pharmacy student preparing for board exams, a medical student applying for residency, or a law student seeking clerkship opportunities, the outcome of a Title IX case can shape your academic and professional path.

Common Allegations, Definitions, and How They Play Out

Sexual Assault and Sexual Contact

Campus policies commonly define sexual assault as nonconsensual sexual contact or penetration. Sexual contact typically means touching of intimate body parts for the purpose of sexual gratification, sexual arousal, or sexual abuse. Consent is often described as affirmative consent. That means clear, voluntary, and ongoing agreement to engage in a specific sexual activity. Silence is not consent. Prior relationship is not consent. Consent can be revoked at any time. When alcohol or drugs are involved, the analysis focuses on capacity and whether a reasonable person would have known about incapacitation.

For respondents, the defense often turns on contemporaneous communications, witness observations, and the sequence of events. For complainants, the persuasive power lies in clear, consistent descriptions, supporting messages, and evidence of impact on educational access. For either party, do not assume the truth is obvious from a short summary. Explain the context with care.

Dating Violence and Domestic Violence

Dating violence and domestic violence are also covered forms of sex based misconduct because they are types of relationship based violence that can be rooted in sex based power and control. The conduct can include physical harm, threats, intimidation, and patterns of controlling behavior. Screenshots, medical records, and third party observations can be crucial. If you are seeking a no contact directive, describe specific incidents and how your access to classes, labs, or clinics has been affected.

Stalking and Hostile Environment

Stalking involves a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for safety or suffer substantial emotional distress. Hostile environment harassment occurs when conduct based on sex is so severe or pervasive that it denies or limits access to education. The threshold for severity and pervasiveness is fact specific. Frequency, context, and the educational impact drive outcomes.

Evidence, Strategy, and Credibility

Evidence wins cases, but so does preparation. In campus matters, evidence can be digital and it can be from the eyes, ears and mouths of friends, fellow students, classmates and dormmates. Preserve everything even if you think it hurts. Omissions look worse than adverse facts that you can contextualize. Gather class schedules, seek out badge swipes, look into Uber and Lyft receipts, ask for building entry logs, and timestamps from clinical sites. If your program uses learning management systems, export submissions and activity logs that place you at a particular location or show your mental state around the time of the allegation. As you are doing all of this, review and pull from your text messages and DMs as well as social media postings.

Credibility is more than demeanor. Decision makers look for internal consistency, external consistency with other evidence, plausibility, and the absence of motive to fabricate. We help clients build timelines that align documents and statements with key moments. We also prepare clients for questions about alcohol, prior relationships, and memory gaps. Owning what you do not recall is better than guessing.

Parallel Criminal Investigations

Some Title IX matters intersect with the criminal justice system, especially when allegations involve sexual assault, physical injury, or threats. The campus process is separate from the criminal system, uses a different burden of proof, and follows different rules. However, what you say in a campus case can be used by law enforcement if shared or obtained later. If there is a police report or you expect one, consult counsel before making detailed statements to the school. In New York State, we routinely coordinate strategies that protect clients in both arenas. In some cases, it makes sense to request a temporary pause in campus proceedings to avoid prejudice. In other cases, moving forward quickly is in your best interest. The right choice depends on facts, 

Why Saland Law

Jeremy Saland’s background as a former prosecutor and a criminal lawyer informs our approach to investigation, questioning, and evidence presentation. We understand how decision makers evaluate credibility and how to frame facts in a way that is persuasive without being inflammatory. We advise both complainants and respondents. That dual perspective sharpens our strategy in every case, because we know how arguments will be heard from the other side of the table. We are based in New York City and appear regularly in hearings and meetings for New York institutions. We also advise clients nationwide, including students and employees enrolled in remote programs or placed at affiliated sites beyond New York.

We believe in preparation, discretion, and practical solutions. Not every case should go to a contested hearing. Not every case should be negotiated. Our job is to help you make the right choice for your goals, your record, and your future in your program.

The Law Behind the Process

A school’s obligations flow from the statute and the regulations. The legal foundation is 20 U.S.C. § 1681, which prohibits discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. Enforcement authority comes from 20 U.S.C. § 1682. The Department of Education’s regulations in 34 C.F.R. Part 106 set out how schools must respond to sex discrimination, designate a Title IX Coordinator, provide notice of nondiscrimination, and adopt grievance procedures that are fair to all parties. While regulatory language evolves, the core requirements remain constant. Schools must respond promptly to reports, offer supportive measures, and provide a process to determine whether policy was violated.

Understanding this framework matters because it gives you leverage. If a deadline is missed, a notice is incomplete, or a right of review is not provided, you can and should ask the school to cure the defect. A precise, professional request often resolves issues quickly. If it does not, that failure can become a ground for appeal.

How We Work With You

From the first call, we focus on clarity and control. We learn your goals, identify your immediate risks, and set a plan for evidence preservation and communications. We often begin with a written submission that frames the facts before interviews begin. For complainants, that may mean a clear narrative with exhibits that show how the conduct affected your education. For respondents, that may mean a timeline with corroboration, a careful treatment of messages, and a straightforward explanation of what did and did not occur.

We attend interviews, conduct hearing preparation sessions, and serve as your advisor at the hearing. If appropriate, we will pursue informal or administrative resolutions to close your case quickly and without a finding in a manner that is agreeable to both parties. If there is a hearing, and after a decision, we assess grounds for appeal and, when appropriate, pursue informal resolution that aligns with your objectives.

Protect Your Future with an Experienced Title IX Advisor

If you are involved in a Title IX matter at Touro University, the most important step is the next one. Protect your rights, preserve your options, and put an advocate by your side who understands both the law and the reality of campus proceedings. Jeremy Saland and the team at Saland Law advises complainants and respondents with discretion, rigor, and a clear plan for success.

Contact Saland Law to schedule a confidential consultation. Wherever you are in the United States, we are ready to help you navigate the Title IX process and move forward with your education and your life.