Isabel B. Ekman

Isabel B. Ekman is an attorney at Drummond Woodsum in Portland, Maine whose practice focuses on school and education law, disability law, Title IX, health care, and HIPAA. She advises school districts and educational institutions on special education, student rights, discipline, disability obligations, Title IX, policy, and investigations. Her practice areas include Health Care, HIPAA, School & Education, Disability Law, School Policy Analysis, Special Education, and Title IX and Investigation Services.

Ekman earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Maine School of Law in 2014 and a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College in 2009. Her legal training supports a practice that combines education regulation, disability law, privacy, and litigation. This background supports Ekman’s legal analysis and problem solving in education, disability, and privacy law, including work that requires close attention to detailed facts, governing rules, and practical consequences.

Ekman’s experience includes representation before courts and administrative agencies, including the Maine Human Rights Commission, the Maine Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights. Ekman advises schools on compliance and policy, handles student and disability disputes, conducts or supports investigations, negotiates resolutions, and provides training on education-law requirements. Through these matters, Ekman helps clients assess legal options, manage risk, and move through transactions, disputes, administrative processes, or litigation as the situation requires.

Isabel B. Ekman leads Drummond Woodsum’s School Law Group in Maine and has received recognition in Schools and Education Law. Her work also includes counseling health providers on HIPAA and related privacy requirements. In serving schools, educational institutions, and health providers, Ekman brings practical judgment and subject-matter knowledge to the issues presented. Ekman helps schools and health-related clients manage compliance, student issues, investigations, and privacy obligations with advice grounded in the specific facts and legal framework of each matter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Drummond Woodsum
• Member, Maine State Bar Association
• Board of Governors, New Lawyers Section, Maine State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Maine

Education

• University of Maine School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) Magna Cum Laude
• Mount Holyoke College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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