NCHERM FOUNDER & PRESIDENT, BRETT A. SOKOLOW, JD

Curriculum Vitae: Brett A. Sokolow, Esq.

Brett Sokolow is the Managing Partner of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management (NCHERM), a national multidisciplinary risk management consulting firm.   Through NCHERM, Sokolow has consulted with over 1,300 colleges, universities, schools and military institutions in the US and Canada.  He has provided

strategic prevention programs to students at more

than 1,800 college and university campuses. 

He is an expert in preventive law and risk management.  He has eleven years of experience helping clients to enhance the safety and security of their communities by strategically addressing high-risk health and safety issues.

He serves or has served as outside counsel/advisor to the following colleges and universities:

Barton County Community College Central Oregon Community College* Columbus State Community College Concordia College (MN) Dominican University* Elmhurst College Hamilton College Harrisburg Area Community College Hendrix College Hobart & William Smith Colleges Howard Community College Illinois Wesleyan University La Salle University Lake Forest College Lehigh Carbon Community College Loras College

Midwestern State University* Northern Virginia Community College* Northwestern Michigan College* Saint Leo University Saint Mary's College Salisbury University South Carolina State University Southwestern Michigan College* Texas Tech University The Colorado College Tulane University University of Dayton University of Texas, San Antonio* University of the Incarnate Word* The US Air Force Academy Warren Wilson College* Concordia University (TX)*

* Current relationships.  Our full client list is posted on our Clients page.

Mr. Sokolow is a risk management consultant, author, editor, and higher education attorney admitted to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bars. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies from the College of William and Mary (1993), and a Juris Doctorate from the Villanova University School of Law (1997). Mr. Sokolow founded NCHERM in 2000. NCHERM provides specialized consulting, seminars, training and publications on:

• Sexual Misconduct
• Internal Investigations
• Conduct Training
• Psychological Distress
• Disruptive Students
• Culture Change Initiatives
• Campus Safety
• Hazing
• Sexual Harassment
• Problem Drinking
• Drug Abuse
• Student Organization Risk Management
• Student Suicide
• Behavioral Intervention
• Campus Mental Health
• FERPA
• The Clery Act
• Title IX
• Threat Assessment
• Civil Rights
• Free Speech
• Negligence and Liability
• Compliance
• Strategic Prevention

NCHERM has provided services to over 1,300 school, college, university and military clients, including programs for campus and school district administrators, faculty and staff training, sexual assault and Title IX case management, risk management for fraternities and sororities, workshops and seminars. In addition to his consulting activities, Mr. Sokolow has also provided awareness and education programs for students at over 1,800 colleges, high schools and military institutions. Through NCHERM, Mr. Sokolow has published ten books and more than 50 articles on student affairs, campus safety, liability and risk management topics, including several peer-reviewed journal articles. He is a regular blogger on the NCHERM RiskMaBlog.  He provides expert witness services, and lobbying efforts for campus crime and sexual assault-related legislation.  He is a frequent keynote and featured presenter at regional and national conferences. 

Mr. Sokolow holds memberships to the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), the Association for Student Conduct Administrators (ASCA, formerly ASJA), the University Risk Management and Insurance Association (URMIA), the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Agencies (IACLEA), the American College Personnel Association (ACPA, where he serves on the Commission for Student Conduct and Legal Issues and served from 2006-2007 as Vice President for Education of the Commission for Campus Judicial Affairs and Legal Issues), the Association of College and University Housing Officers- International (ACUHO-I), the National Orientation Directors Association (NODA), the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP), the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and the Council on Law in Higher Education (CLHE), where he serves as a member of the Board of Trustees.  He serves on the Advisory Board of the Higher Education Program at Old Dominion University. He is Editor Emeritus of the Report on Campus Safety and Student Development published by the Civic Research Institute. He served on the Editorial Advisory Board of the College and University Legal Advisor, also published by the Civic Research Institute.  He served as Legal Issues Editor of the CLHE Student Affairs Law & Policy Weekly and was the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The NCHERM Chronicle of Campus Conduct, which is now out-of-print.

Under Sokolow's stewardship, NCHERM has grown from a two-person organization to its current roster of eleven consultants, an Executive Director, Associate Executive Director, Director of Client Relationships, and two support staff. 

Read the remainder of Brett Sokolow's Curriculum Vitae.
View a list of Brett Sokolow’s Published Works.
Read an illuminating Interview with Brett Sokolow.

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