Ronald L. Holt

Experience

Ron brings 38 years of experience in a broad range of commercial and general litigation matters in various industries regionally and across the country. He has a national practice representing institutions of higher learning in litigation, regulatory matters and business transactions, including program reviews, administrative proceedings, student claims, state and federal court litigation, changes of ownership, and accrediting and state licensing agency disputes. He is a past member of the Federal Affairs Committee of the Association of Private Sector Career Colleges & Universities (APSCU) and a past member and past chair of the Litigation Committee of CCA, APSCU’s predecessor. Ron served a two-year clerkship with the late United States District Judge Russell G. Clark before entering private practice. He has served as lead counsel and successfully prosecuted and defended substantial claims in commercial, banking, antitrust, environmental, employment, insurance and higher education litigation matters, including complex commercial cases.

Areas of Practice

• Higher Education
• Administrative Law & Regulatory Proceedings
• Business Law
• Business Litigation
• Mergers & Acquisitions

Activities and Memberships

• The Missouri Bar
• Kansas City Bar Association
• Christian Legal Society; Board of Directors, 1991-1994; Missouri State Membership Director, 1992-1995; Kansas City Chapter President, 1989-1991
• Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities;  Legislative Advisory Council, 2000-2007; Federal Affairs Committee, 2008-2012; Member, Litigation Committee, 2004-2007; Chair, Litigation Committee, 2006
• Northland Cathedral, Finance Committee, 2013-2017
• Northland Regional Chamber of Commerce – Education Committee, 2001-2007
• Della Lamb Community Services; Della Lamb Charter School, Board of Directors, 1999-2014; Board President, 2005-2007
• South Platte Rotary Club 2001-2015; President, 2009-2011
• Platte County Republican Party Central Committee, 2002-2006
• Evangel University Alumni Board, Member, 2013-2018
• Judicial Law Clerk for the U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, The Honorable Russell Clark, 1979-1981

Honors and Recognition

• Outstanding Young Alumnus, Evangel University, 1988
• CCA Outstanding Allied Member, 2008

Publications and Presentations

• “Enrollment Management: Now Liable for Third Party Vendors” – Today’s Campus, November/December 2011
• “Getting Ready for Gainful Employment Reporting and Disclosure,” Career Education Review
• “Measuring Your Gainfulness: The DOE’s New Gainful Employment Metrics,” Career Education Review, July 2011
• Speaker at annual Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities convention, AACS convention and various regional conferences
• Published articles in Career Education Review and Career College Central
• Gainful Employment – Analysis of Proposed Gainful Employment (GE) Regulations
• Meeting Student Expectations – What Happens if the Current Enrollment Boom is Followed by a Job Placement Crash?
• A Sea of Change – Charting a Course to Successfully Navigate the Straits and Narrows of Title IV
• Change of Ownership – Are You Ready to Deal?
• Change for Dollars – 10 Important HEOA Changes Affecting Institutional Eligibility and Participation
• The Case of LaMarca vs. DOE – Even the Offer of a $1 Million Letter of Credit Failed to Save the Schools