UPDATE: Jackson Lewis, P.C. paid $48,693 and Represented MCPS in Personnel, Policy and Collective Bargaining Matters in FY23. This was all BEFORE the Beidleman Investigation.

UPDATE:  The Jackson Lewis, P.C. law firm was being paid by MCPS to handle personnel, policy and collective bargaining matters for FY23 before the Beidleman matter was ever exposed.  

This finding is in addition to the work Jackson Lewis, P.C. did for the Board of Education in 2021.

The just released September 7, 2023, Board of Education Legal Fees Report shows Jackson Lewis, P.C. on Attachment B but not on Attachment A.  They should be listed on both Attachments, not snuck in on only one. 

ADOPTED Legal Fees Rpt 230531.pdf (boarddocs.com)

The MCPS Transparency Database shows total payments to Jackson Lewis, P.C. of $48,693 through June for FY23.  These are all payments made before the Beidleman Investigation.