Overview

Eve Peek Fichtner represents school districts, county offices of education, community colleges, and private employers for personnel matters, student issues, and all forms of discrimination and harassment claims. Ms. Fichtner has certification and significant experience conducting impartial, prompt, thorough, and effective workplace investigations and Title IX investigations. She also serves as a hearing officer for K-12 expulsion matters and for Title IX hearings with the University of California, the California State University system, and private universities.  In addition, Eve provides resolution-based services to clients, including workplace coaching for employees and supervisors, conflict resolution training, and facilitated meetings.

Ms. Fichtner provides representation, advice, and counsel on numerous school and employment matters, including employee leave, evaluation, discipline and dismissal, student discipline, bullying, reasonable accommodation, interactive meetings, release of public records, search and seizure law, restraining orders, and motions to quash defective subpoenas. Ms. Fichtner has represented clients before state courts and administrative bodies. She has served as General Counsel to several school districts, including Davis Joint Unified School District for over ten years.

Ms. Fichtner is an experienced and effective trainer on a variety of legal issues, including Title IX sexual misconduct matters; prevention of sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying and retaliation; understanding student discipline laws; conducting internal investigations; addressing electronic misconduct; effective conflict resolution techniques; and the FRISK® Documentation Model.

Honors & Recognitions

  • Sacramento Magazine's Top Lawyers List (2016)

Practice Areas

News & Publications

Events & Speaking Engagements

Ms. Fichtner developed a comprehensive Title IX training series for K-12 and CCD’s to address the new Title IX regulations released in 2020.  She also developed an investigation training seminar, PROOF, which she has presented throughout California. She has prepared and presented workshops on a variety of other topics as well, including sexual harassment prevention, cyber-misconduct, bullying, free speech/religion, the Brown Act, California Public Records Act, employee evaluation, student discipline, and ADA/FMLA.

Alerts & Articles

Publications

Ms. Fichtner contributes to the firm’s publications and education law blog.

Community Involvement

Community & Professional

Ms. Fichtner served as President of the Camerado Springs Middle School Parents Club for 5 years. Additionally, she is a member of the following organizations:

  • Association of Title IX Administrators
  • Association of Workplace Investigators
  • California Council of School Attorneys
  • Sacramento Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section

Education

J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law
B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara

Admissions

  • 1994, California
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
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