Mandi Moutray practices in the areas of education, litigation, and labor and employment law. She regularly advises boards of education and administrators on matters involving employee hiring, evaluation, remediation, and termination; student rights and discipline; harassment and discrimination claims; the Missouri Open Meetings Act; first amendment issues; and Title IX.

Mandi also advises private employers, including multi-jurisdictional employers, on employment-related issues, including Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the FMLA, related state laws, reorganizations, and reductions-in-force. Mandi represents public institutions and private employers in state and federal court in Missouri as well as in front of administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Missouri Commission on Human Rights. Mandi is also a frequent speaker on school law and private employment topics.

Mandi has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Missouri and earned her J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law. While in law school, Mandi served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Roy L. Richter for the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District.

Education

J.D., Saint Louis University School of Law, 2013

• Dean’s List
• Academic Excellence Award in Jury Instructions and Trial Process
• Theodore McMillian American Inns of Court
• Legal Research and Writing Teaching Assistant

B.S., University of Missouri, 2010

• Dean’s List

Professional Affiliations

• The Missouri Bar Association
• Missouri Council of School Attorneys
• The Women Lawyers’ Association of Greater St. Louis
• Illinois Council of School Attorneys

Significant Results

• Avis v. Hillsboro R-3 School District, et al., 4:22-cv-00596-CDP (granting summary judgment in favor of school district on a former employee’s sexual orientation discrimination claim).
• R.J., a minor, by and through his Next Friend and Mother, T.A. v. Dr. Lori VanLeer, et al., 19AB-cc-00234 (granting dismissal of lawsuit against two school district employees).Hughes v. Missouri Baptist Univ., No. 4:19-CV-02373-AGF, 2021 WL 2042264, at *14 (E.D. Mo. May 21, 2021) (granting partial summary judgment for a university on a former student’s Title IX and breach of contract claims).
• Ickenroth v. Parkway Sch. Dist. C-2, 612 S.W.3d 247, 255 (Mo. App. E.D. 2020) (affirming summary judgment in favor of a school district on a former employee’s age discrimination claim).
• Doe v. Ladue Horton Watkins High Sch., No. 4:18-CV-01637 JAR, 2018 WL 4698804, at *5 (E.D. Mo. Oct. 1, 2018) (denying a student plaintiff’s motion for temporary restraining order alleging age and gender discrimination).
• Willert v. Sch. Dist. of Clayton, et al., 18SL-CC02591 (verdict in favor of a school district following a bench trial in the Circuit Court of St. Louis County, Missouri on plaintiffs”™ claims of estoppel, laches, and waiver).

Selected Publications and Presentations

• “FERPA, Custody, Subpoenas, and Orders of Protection: Can’t We All Just Get Along?!” Missouri Educational Office Professionals Conference, July 2024
• “A Principal’s Guide to Managing Employee Health Issues,” Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C.’s Principals’ Academy, April 2024
• “Certified Staff Notices, Performance Improvement Plans, and Non-Renewals,” Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C.’s Principals’ Academy, February 2024
• “Conducting Effective Internal Investigations for School District Administrators,” February 2024
• “Navigating Student Speech in the Era of Social Media,” Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt, P.C.’s Principals’ Academy, November 2023
• “School Safety and Student Discipline – Protecting Students, Staff, and Others!” Missouri School Boards Association Conference, November 2023