Paige Barnett is an Assistant General Counsel in the General Law Section of the Office of General Counsel, and she specializes in employment law, student affairs, and other policy matters. 

Prior to joining UT System in October 2015, Ms. Barnett practiced employment law for more than 10 years at the Chicago firm Vedder Price P.C. where she represented a wide range of public- and private-sector employers in a variety of traditional labor and employment law matters. At Vedder Price, Ms. Barnett litigated civil cases involving federal and state anti-discrimination laws and employment-related torts before federal and state courts and administrative agencies. She also advised clients on day-to-day employment law issues. When Ms. Barnett returned to her home state of Texas in 2012, she worked as a human resources consultant, conducting internal investigations and employee training.

As a member of the Education Team and Labor, Employment and Benefits Group at Holland & Knight, Jeff Nolan works with clients throughout the United States regarding situations that implicate Title IX, the Clery Act, the ADA, and other laws that apply in the higher education context. Jeff conducts compliance assessments, helps clients develop appropriate policies, practices and training programs, and provides training to investigators, hearing panel members, and other professionals.  Jeff also advises clients on threat assessment practices, helps clients create appropriate violence prevention policies, and conducts independent investigations of sensitive campus and workplace issues. Jeff also represents clients in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies.

Jeff has presented for NACUA many times on Title IX/Clery Act, threat assessment, ADA, employment law and other issues, and has authored or co-authored three NACUANOTEs on issues related to fair, trauma-informed sexual assault investigations, emotional support animals, and developments in the law related to transgender individuals. In 2018 and 2019, Jeff served on a working group that developed the American Council on Education's comments to the Department of Education regarding the November, 2018 proposed Title IX regulations.