Rick Boothby focuses his practice in education law. He advises, represents, and conducts trainings for K-12 school districts and multi-county career and technical education centers. Rick regularly represents public school boards in the areas of special education, employment law and constitutional law.
He is a former public school teacher and currently serves as chairman of the West Virginia State Bar Association’s Education Law Committee.
Representative Cases
Webster County Board of Education v. Davis, No. 19-1028 (2021) (aide and ECCAT seniorities in reductions in force)
Miller v. Marion County Board of Education, 2020 WL 7231114 (2020) (untimeliness of grievance complaint
- Louk v. Board of Education of the County of Braxton, 2017 WL 680457 (2017) (probationary/continuing contracts)
- Yatauro v. Calhoun County Board of Education, 2016 WL 5030280 (2016) (state-ordered contract reductions without hearings)
Sayre v. Mason County Board of Education, 2016 WL 143435 (2016) (lengthening the workday)
Contact info:
(304) 420-5535
rboothby@bowlesrice.com