Stanley A. Freeman

Principal

Stanley A. Freeman joined Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville in 1994.  He is President of the firm, Chair of the  Executive Committee and founder of the firm's education practice.  Mr. Freeman frequently counsels postsecondary educational institutions from all sectors of higher education regarding strategic issues pertaining to participation in the federal student financial assistance programs, accreditation, licensure, and related regulatory concerns.  Mr. Freeman was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2009 and 2010 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Education Law. 

Mr. Freeman has been actively involved in representing educational institutions for twenty years.  In his practice, he counsels individual educational institutions, corporate investors in higher education, associations of schools and colleges, accrediting agencies, and allied educational companies on administrative, transactional, regulatory and litigation matters.  He has represented numerous schools in proceedings before the US Department of Education, the accrediting commissions, and guaranty agencies.  He has also litigated cases in the state and federal courts.  He spends much of his time advising clients concerning regulatory and compliance matters arising under the Higher Education Act of 1965.  

Mr. Freeman graduated with distinction from the Honors College of the University of Michigan in 1978 and received his law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1982.  He is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.  

Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville is a Washington, DC-based law firm that focuses on health care, education and the law of tax-exempt organizations. 

News & Publications

• Stan Freeman and Michale McComis, Executive Director of ACCSC, discuss recent events in Congress and at the Dept. of Education at the CAPPS Policy Conference April 14th & 15th in Sacramento
• Five PPSV Attorneys Selected as Best Lawyers in America
• Emerging Legal Developments in Title IV Administration
• Stanley A. Freeman Elected President and Chair of the Firm's Executive Committee
• "Recurrent Program Review and Audit Findings and How to Avoid Them!” Student Aid Transcript, Magazine of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2004
• “Dependency Overrides: What Are the Bounds of Financial Aid Administrator Discretion?” NASFAA Student Aid Transcript, Vol. 14, No. 2, 2003
• “When Should Financial Aid Administrators Call in the Lawyers,” NASFAA Student Aid Transcript, Fall 2000
• “Third Party Student Loans: Key Deal Points and Negotiation Strategies,” Career Education Link, Summer 2000
• “Title IV Compliance: The Lawyer’s Role and Perspective,” NASFAA Student Aid Transcript, Fall 1998
• “Potential for Institutional Liability under the Direct Lending Program,” Higher Education Law Bulletin, Winter 1993
• “Government in the Sunshine - Your Right to Know What is in the Government’s Files,” Beauty Education, 1990
• “Employment Rights for the Disabled, An Overview of Reagan Administration Activities,” Report of the Citizen's Commission on Civil Rights Chapter XXIX

Professional Activities

• Mr. Freeman served as a founding member of the Board of Directors of National Student Partnerships from 1999 to 2009 and is a Founder of the Burning Tree Elementary School Educational Foundation. Mr. Freeman served on the Board of Directors of the Career College Association from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Freeman has authored numerous articles on federal student financial aid issues for the NASFAA Transcript, the Career College Link, and other higher education publications and frequently speaks to gatherings of college officials and student aid administrators.