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Student Story Category: Academic Failure

Our male client was dismissed from his nursing program during his final semester, facing a challenging situation that jeopardized his future in the field. At K Altman Law, we stepped in to advocate on his behalf by drafting persuasive letters and representing him at his hearing.
Our client faced an academic dismissal from their institution due to failing grades. This situation arose because the school failed to implement the student's ADA accommodations during the first week of classes. Despite our client exhausting the school's appeals process, we intervened
Our client faced dismissal from their institution due to failing grades, which resulted from multiple mental health challenges. Initially, their application for a retroactive medical withdrawal was denied. We stepped in
Our client was academically dismissed after failing their first clinical rotation and subsequently failing their academic remediation plan. Additionally, they missed their appeal deadline, making the situation even more challenging. We stepped in
Our client endured a flood of health complications over a period of six months. She had to manage her declining health while recovering from surgery and completing her coursework for her masterโ€™s degree program.
After a pattern of academic probation and successful remediation, our client continued to struggle in his academics. The medical school dismissed our client after a year and a half for failure to make academic progress.
Our client grew up in a family of dentists and had developed a long-time dream of becoming a dentist as well. Before dental school, he spent time working in his extended familyโ€™s dentist office where his desire to pursue dentistry deepened.
The assistant dean of the audiology doctoral program incorrectly and inappropriately gave our client a failing grade in a clinical class, despite positive recommendations from the instructors who worked most closely with the students. Our client received no warning about his academic status, especially
Facing allegations of sexual assault, our clientโ€™s mental health had deteriorated and he saw little chance that he could successfully defend himself. There were no witnesses to the incident and no solid evidence to exonerate him. However, our scrutiny of the complainantโ€™s allegations found them to be purely circumstantial and without basis.
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