Eve Hill and Jamie Strawbridge, partners at Brown Goldstein & Levy, spoke at AHEAD 2025, the 48th annual conference hosted by the Association on Higher Education and Disability. The conference, which ran from July 14 to 18 in Denver, Colorado, focused on the theme of “Equity & Excellence: Access in Higher Education.” The conference serves as an in-person professional development and networking event for attendees from fields including education, technology, law, scholarship, and government to discuss the importance of on-campus and community disability access.
Eve and Jamie’s seminar was titled, “Beyond Compliance: Innovative Strategies to Recruit and Retain Faculty and Staff with Disabilities.” Their session drew from recent research and data, as well as their deep experience consulting with higher education institutions as co-leaders of Inclusivity, BGL’s Strategic Consulting Group, to explore effective recruitment strategies for candidates with disabilities. They also discussed best practices for ensuring that employees with disabilities, once hired, feel welcome and included with opportunities to thrive in and contribute to the campus environment and culture. Using case studies from for-profit companies, Eve and Jamie described lessons that higher education institutions can adapt for their own recruitment and overall inclusion strategies.
Inclusivity is dedicated to helping public and private sector organizations and industry groups navigate the rapidly changing landscape of disability and civil rights with strategic consulting services. Inclusivity offers solutions that advance the civil rights of workers and students with disabilities and helps organizations become more effective, inclusive, and diverse. Inclusivity’s advice enhances opportunities for businesses, government agencies, individuals, and communities. Learn more about Inclusivity here.
ABOUT EVE HILL
Eve Hill is one of the nation’s leading civil rights lawyers, known especially for her work with clients with disabilities and LGBTQ+ clients. She has been recognized by Law360 as one of just 12 “Titans of the Plaintiffs’ Bar” for 2023, as well as by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Lawyers in America (2022, 2023, and 2024). Her wide-ranging experience complements Brown Goldstein & Levy’s decades of dedication to high-impact disability rights cases and its advocacy on behalf of individuals with disabilities and their families. More about Eve.
ABOUT JAMIE STRAWBRIDGE
Jamie Strawbridge represents individuals in cases involving civil rights, disability rights, police misconduct, and housing discrimination. Jamie also represents companies in high-stakes commercial litigation, including ownership disputes and breach-of-contract claims. Since joining the firm in 2020, he has litigated cases in state and federal court and in arbitrations and has gained significant appellate experience. More about Jamie.
ABOUT BROWN GOLDSTEIN & LEVY
Founded in 1982, Brown Goldstein & Levy is a law firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, with an office in Washington, DC. The firm is nationally recognized in a wide variety of practice areas, including complex civil and commercial litigation, civil rights, health care, family law, and criminal defense. Above all else, Brown Goldstein & Levy is a client-centered law firm that brings decades of experience and passionate, effective advocacy to your fight for justice.