Allen L. Kropp

Allen L. Kropp is an attorney at Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine whose practice focuses on civil rights, disability, school law, higher education, and Title IX matters. He works extensively with colleges, universities, K-12 schools, employers, and public institutions on discrimination, accessibility, compliance, and workplace conflict issues. His services include policy development, civil rights audits, training, mediation, investigations, and advice under Title IX, Section 504, the ADA, and Title VI.

Kropp earned a J.D. from George Washington University in 1993 and a B.S. from Bates College in 1987, and also studied at Exeter College, Oxford University, in 1986. He is also a Certified Workplace Mediator. This background supports Kropp’s legal analysis and problem solving in education and civil rights law, including work that requires close attention to detailed facts, governing rules, and practical consequences.

Kropp’s experience includes sensitive investigations involving students, employees, administrators, and institutional leaders, as well as the resolution of complex civil rights grievances and workplace conflicts. Before private practice, Kropp served in several U.S. Department of Education roles, including Deputy Chief Attorney and Interim Director of the Office for Civil Rights regional office in Boston, and as a senior policy advisor and Regional Commissioner for the Rehabilitation Services Administration.

Allen L. Kropp leads Drummond Woodsum’s Higher Education practice group and is frequently asked to train and speak on civil rights and education issues. He also serves the disability community through a governor-appointed role on Maine’s State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Kropp brings practical judgment to schools, colleges, and employers managing civil rights compliance, investigations, accessibility, and workplace challenges.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Drummond Woodsum
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Member, New Hampshire Bar Association
• Governor Appointed, State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Licensed State

• Maine
• Massachusetts
• New Hampshire

Education

• George Washington University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Bates College
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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