About the Instructors
Melinda W. Grier has worked in higher education as an administrator and a lawyer for over thirty years, most recently as General Counsel for the University of Oregon from 1998 to 2010. In 2010-2011, she taught Employment Discrimination Law, Higher Education Law and In-House Counsel as a faculty member at the UO Law School and consulted on issues related to diversity, employment, athletics, strategic planning, transactions and higher education law. Ms. Grier continues her consulting activities with her newly formed firm, Melinda Grier Consulting, where she conducts investigations and provides assistance related to general counsel office operations. In NACUA, she served as President, Treasurer and a member-at-large of the Board of the Directors. She received the NACUA Distinguished Service Award in 2009. In addition to her NACUA service, Ms. Grier is a frequent speaker on legal issues related to higher education law, ethics and civil rights. She authored a chapter titled "Risk Management and Liability Issues for Fraternal Organizations" in The Administration of Fraternal Organizations on American Campuses: A Pattern for the New Millennium by Dennis E. Gregory and Associates. She received her A.B. from Stanford University in political science and communications, her M.A. in political science from the University of Connecticut, and J.D. from the University of Oregon Law School.
Amy C. Foerster is a partner with Saul Ewing LLP and Co-Chair of the firm's Higher Education Practice Group. In that capacity, she provides legal services to colleges, universities, community colleges, and career training schools. Amy is also a member of Saul Ewing's Litigation Department and its Labor, Employment and Employee Benefits Practice Group. Building on her prior employment with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, where she served as primary counsel to the Office of Postsecondary and Higher Education, and the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, where she was a Senior Deputy Attorney General for Civil Litigation, Amy advises college and university clients regarding a broad spectrum of issues impacting institutions of higher education. She was named one of Pennsylvania's "Lawyers on the Fast Track" by American Law Media in 2009, and in 2008 was named Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, "Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year." Amy is a graduate of Saint Mary's University of Winona, Minnesota and the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University.
Janet Judge is at Sports Law Associates LLC in North Yarmouth, ME. Concentrating on collegiate sports law and employment counseling, she brings her diverse athletic experiences and expertise in sports and employment law to the table when advising and representing colleges and universities on a wide variety of sports-related issues including program development, NCAA eligibility, infractions and certification, EADA compliance, contracts, pay equity, Title IX, harassment, hazing, academic fraud and athlete misconduct. She is listed in the Best Lawyers in America in the area of Sports Law. In addition to her law practice, Ms. Judge is also a frequent speaker and trainer at Division I, II & III colleges and universities, and NCAA, Regional and Coaches' Conference events.