Joey Furlett
Of Counsel (IL & HI)

Main practice areas:
  • Residential Real Estate
  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Property Title
  • Trust and Estates Law
  • Internal Investigations
    • School and State Personnel Misconduct
    • Private Industry Personnel Misconduct
    • Review of investigation Reports
    • Gender Equity in Athletics Investigations
    • DCFS Investigations
  • Corporate Contracts 
  • Employment Contracts
  • Education Law: Administration
  • Business and Public Sector Civil Rights Compliance
    • ADA
    • Title VI
    • Title VII
    • Title IX
  • Complex Legal Research

​Education:
J.D. Magna cum Laude (top 4%), The University of Illinois Chicago Law School
B.A. in Geography, Dartmouth College

Awards:
Distinguished Scholar (awarded full tuition plus stipend) by the John Marshall Law School
Order of John Marshall, (awarded upon graduation) by The John Marshall Law School
Fred F. Herzog Scholar, (awarded for academic excellence) by The John Marshall Law School
Alfred C. Tisdahl Memorial Scholar awarded by the Public Interest Law Initiative 
CALI Award for Constitutional Law II, (for the highest grade in Second-semester Constitutional Law), awarded by The John Marshall Law School
Published Author, The John Marshall Law Review
Stewart R. Wallace 1941 Memorial Scholar, inaugural recipient for excellence in the Geologic Sciences, awarded by Dartmouth College
Charles G. & Alma Milham Grant, awarded by Dartmouth College

Licenses:
Illinois Law License, 2015-present
Hawaii Law License, 2021-present
Illinois Real Estate Managing Broker, 2021-present
Illinois Real Estate Broker, 2019-2021
Illinois Title Insurance Agent (multiple licenses), 2020-present
Hawaii Real Estate Broker​, 2021-present

Experience:
Equity Specialist (Educational Administrator and Civil Rights Investigator), Hawaii Department of Education-- Civil Rights Compliance Branch
Adjunct Professor of Law, The John Marshall Law School
Judicial Extern (2 years), Federal Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez of the US District court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
PILI (Public Interest Law Initiative) Intern, CARPLS (legal aid phone hotline and advice desks)
11th Grade English Teacher, Maui High School

Publications:
The Insufficiency of the Musical Instrument Passport Program Under CITES and the Lacey Act (short title), 48 J. Marshall L. Rev. 495. 
English Grammar Guide for Hawaiian Pidgin Speakers, author, Maui High School
Essay Structure Guide, co-author, Maui High School
Plagiarism Policy for Maui District, co-drafter, Maui High School

Conferences, Training, and Leadership:
Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA), PreK-12 Administrator Training, PreK-12 Investigator Training, Advanced PreK-12 Administrator Training
Good Sports, Title IX for Athletics, Training and Site Surveys
Educational Leadership Institute 2019, Honolulu, HI
MHS Representative, Nā Hopena Aʻo (HĀ) Summit for Hawaiian culture-based education 
Critical Reading Collaborative Team, Honolulu Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Summit 
Expository Essay Rubric Development Team, co-drafter, Maui High School
SATEP in English 6-12, iteachHAWAII
iLAING4 Certificate, Ilokano language program (2019)
vLAING1 Certificate, Visayan-Cebuano language program (2019)

Research:
Federal Training and Reference Guides:
Social Security Appeals; Police Misconduct; Prosecutor Misconduct; Title VI, VII, IX, U.S. Federal Court for the Norther District of Illinois, Eastern Division
​Geographic Predictive Modelling of Hurricane Risk and Flooding in South Florida (short title), Dartmouth College

Interests:
Distance Unicycling: current record 33.01 miles
Power-Hiking: As of 2019, co-record-holder for highest percentage of weight carried up the Koko Crater Stairs in Hawaii Kai, HI (60% of body weight)
Musical Instruments: plays 30+ musical instruments, specializing in Banjo, Charango (a South-American 10-string lute), and Saxophone

Attorney Bio:

 
Joey Furlett is Of Counsel at the Law Office of Franklin J. Furlett.  He is also on the list of Adjunct Professors at The UIC School of Law. Joey has worked as an attorney, educational administrator/investigator, and Federal court legal extern. 

His practice focuses on Commercial and Residential Real Estate, as well as Internal Investigations. He also advises on business compliance with Federal Civil Rights laws, in conjunction with internal investigations and personnel misconduct.

Joey has had significant transactional experience with complex Residential Real Property transactions and dual-zoned residential-commercial transactions. He also has significant experience negotiating commercial leases and build-out agreements, as well as the analysis of building compliance for commercial businesses and non-profits. He also has significant experience reviewing and helping to negotiate complex tech and software licensing contracts.

Joey has served as remote counsel for transactional and business advisory matters for the Law Office of Franklin J. Furlett while he was appointed as an Educational Administrator in the Hawaii Department of Education. As an Administrator, he performed complex internal misconduct investigations in the largest and fastest-growing school complex in the State of Hawaii. He also acted as the Title VI, VII, and IX subject matter expert for, and advised school administrators on the schools' physical compliance with Title IX Gender Equity laws for the school campuses. He also acted as the administrator for ADA accommodations, and advised on ADA compliance of existing structures. 

As a result of his unique background Joey handles a wide variety of complex cases: residential and commercial real estate, commercial leases and build out agreements, commercial contract drafting and negotiations, personal injury, estate plans and trusts, ADA accommodations (and plans) for employers, Title IX (gender equity) compliance analyses for schools, internal civil rights compliance (Title VII) plans for businesses, and corporate laws including incorporation and maintenance of corporate books, transfers of businesses, and asset sales. Joey also gives advice on copyright and trademark laws.
 
Joey graduated in the top 4% of his class from The John Marshall Law School where he received a full scholarship and stipend.  While at law school, he became an extern to Federal Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez.  There, Joey wrote training and reference guides on federal civil rights laws and state-actor misconduct laws for internal use at the Federal Courts.  He also gained significant experience with complex pre-trial motions, expert disclosures and classifications, and ERISA laws and regulations.

While at The UIC School of Law, Joey was also published in the area of International Trade and Entertainment Law. His article covered CITES regulations in the importation of wood. Through drafting this article, Joey became well-acquainted in the laws regarding agricultural supply chains and international restrictions on trade of natural products.
 
Joey attended Dartmouth College, an Ivy League institution. While he was an undergraduate student, Joey completed graduate coursework in Optical Mineralogy under Dr. James Aronson. Joey also received the Inaugural Stewart R. Wallace 1941 Memorial Scholarship for his excellence in the geologic sciences. 
 
Joey also spent time teaching secondary English at Maui High School, where he helped craft rubrics, school policies, and guidebooks to support struggling students.

Joey is a member of the Dartmouth Lawyers Association.
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