Jacqueline Walsh Brickman
Partner
Cleveland
216.520.0088
jbrickman@pepple-waggoner.com
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Jackie Brickman advises school boards on a variety of special education and general school law matters, including identifying students with disabilities, providing appropriate IEPs and 504 plans, conducting manifestation determination reviews, carrying out school district investigations, addressing disciplinary issues for employees and students, and responding to employee requests for medical leave and accommodations due to a disability. Jackie also defends school boards in special education due process cases; administrative hearings regarding employee discipline; discrimination claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, and the Office for Civil Rights; and other litigation before Ohio courts at both the trial and appellate levels.
Prior to joining Pepple & Waggoner, Jackie was a judicial clerk for the Honorable Vernon L. Preston at the Third District Court of Appeals of Ohio. Jackie graduated cum laude from The University of Akron School of Law where she served as the Executive Editor of the Akron Law Review, earned the CALI Award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy, and received the American Law Institute-American Bar Association Scholarship & Leadership Award. Jackie graduated magna cum laude from The Ohio State University, with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy. On a personal note, Jackie is an avid reader, a loyal Buckeyes fan, and enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter.
Bar Admissions
Ohio
Court Admissions
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Ohio local and state courts
Professional & Civic Organizations/Activities
Ohio State Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys
Education
J.D., cum laude, The University of Akron School of Law
B.A., magna cum laude, English/Philosophy, The Ohio State University
Selected Presentations & Published Works
2026
“Nursing and Other Health Services Under the IDEA” – Special Education Seminar
“FAPE Obligations for Students Parentally Placed Out of the District” – OSBA Special Education Law Seminar
“Developing a Substantively Appropriate IEP” – ESC of Eastern Ohio Training Session
2025
“Advanced Issues in Student Discipline and Dangerous Conduct” – ESC of Eastern Ohio Special Education Workshop
“Parents’ Bill of Rights” – School District Staff Training
“Navigating Difficult Conversations: Legal Strategies for Managing Confrontational IEP Meetings and Developing Defensible Plans” – Mid-Ohio ESC Training Session
“Reasonable Suspicion, Investigation, and Imposing Discipline” – ESC of Northeast Ohio Workshop
2024
“Identifying and Reporting Sexual Harassment Under Title IX” – School District In-Service
“Keeping things on the Up and Up: Licensure Code, Student Interactions and Professionalism” – School District In-Service
“What to Do When the Student Says No” – Special Education Seminar
“Addressing Behaviors by Students with Disabilities” – OSBA Capital Conference
2023
“Common Errors Made by Administrators When Dealing with Student Discipline” – BASA
“What School District Staff Need to Know About Child Find Under the IDEA” – School District In-Service
“Reasonable Suspicion, Investigation, and Imposing Discipline” – ESC of Northeastern Ohio