Lawrence J. Wadsack
Lawrence J. Wadsack practices in the areas of governmental and public institutions law. He advises school districts and other public entities on open meetings laws, the First Amendment, school and religion, student and employee dress codes, student discipline, search and seizure, administrative matters, employee discipline and termination. He has dealt extensively with how social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter impact these areas of governmental entities and their staffs and students.
Mr. Wadsack has conducted and prosecuted numerous administrative personnel hearings. He has litigated constitutional issues including speech and religious rights under the First Amendment, and due process, equal protection, and search and seizure cases under the Fourth Amendment. In addition, he has defended negligence claims brought against schools and school employees.
Larry earned his J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law.
- Rockwood School District
Board of Education of the City of St. Louis, et al., v. State of Missouri, et al., 47 S.W.3d 366 (Mo. 2001) (en banc)
Warren v. Board of Education of the City of St. Louis, 200 F.Supp.2d 1053 (E.D. Mo. 2001)
Presenter on First Amendment Rights, 2008
Presenter, School Law Seminars, 2005-2006
Facilitator, School Violence Prevention Summit, 2000
Note, The Plain Touch Doctrine and Confusion following U.S. v. Dickerson: The Terry Frisk Needs an Expansion, Saint Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 39, No. 3, Spring, 1995
Special Olympics Missouri, Board of Directors, 2007-Present
St. Louis Zoo Friends Association
Moolah Shriners, St. Louis, Missouri
The BackStoppers of St. Louis, Family Friend Committee, 2000-Present
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