General Counsel
Jamie Brooksher's Background
Jamie was appointed General Counsel of PSU in 2009. Prior to serving as General Counsel, Jamie served as PSU's Associate General Counsel and Director of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action. In addition to serving as General Counsel, Jamie is an Assistant Instructional Professor in the Kelce College of Business, teaching business law.
Jamie graduated with a Bachelor of Arts’ degree in History from PSU in 2003 and earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas in 2007. She is licensed to practice law in Kansas and the U.S. District Court.
Duties
- Serve as a member on the University Leadership Team
- Identify legal issues and provide full range of legal advice to university administration
- Assist in formation and implementation of institutional strategies, policies, and procedures for addressing legal risk
- Draft, edit and negotiate legal documents, such as contracts, on behalf of the University
- Review and advise on legislation, policies, rules, and regulations
- Represent the University in administrative matters filed with regulatory agencies
- Coordinate outside counsel and staff of the Office of the Attorney General in representing PSU in litigation
- Serve as the Kansas Open Records Request officer
Resources
- Office of Research Administration and Compliance
- PSU Open Records Requests
- University Contract Authorization
- State of Kansas Contractual Provisions, Da-146a
- PSU Conflict of Interest and Time Commitment
- Claims Against the State of Kansas
- State of Kansas Ethics Rules
- Human Resource Services Policies
- Office of Institutional Equity Policies
- PSU Unclassified Handbook
- PSU/KBOR and PSU/KNEA Agreement
- FERPA
Contact
Room 211 Russ Hall
1701 S. Broadway
Pittsburg, KS 66762
620-235-4136