Selected Service

Dr. Gagnon participates in a number of service activities, including serving on editorial boards and serving as a consultant. For example, Dr. Gagnon is Associate Editor for Behavioral Disorders and Consulting Editor for Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and Remedial & Special Education.

The following are recent examples of his work as a consultant:

2024-Present

• Education/Special Education Expert Consultant, Handberry v. Thompson (Case No. 1:96-cv-06161 (S.D.N.Y.)). Paul, Weiss, Wharton, & Garrison, LLP, and The Legal Aid Society.

2023-2025

• Education/Special Education Expert Consultant, Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. v. Adult Prison Education Resources Workgroup, et al. (Civil Action No. 24-cv-00615). Terris, Pravlik & Millian.

2021-2025

• Education/Special Education Expert Consultant, Derrick et al. v. Glen Mills Schools et al. (Civil Action No. 19-1541). Juvenile Law Center and Education Law Center.

2021-2025

• Education/Special Education Expert Consultant, Charles H. et al. v. District of Columbia Public Schools, et al. (Civil Action No. 1:21-cv-00997). Terris, Pravlik & Millian, the School Justice Project, and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee.

2022-2024

• Senior Education Expert, Introducing Education to Rule of Law Teaching Modules in the Mozambican Educational System. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and University of Helsinki Rule of Law Centre. Maputo, Mozambique

2017-2018

• Special Master, Adam X., Brian Y., Casey Z., and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, and ARC of New Jersey v. New Jersey Department of Corrections and New Jersey Department of Education (Case No. 2:17-cv-00188).

2009-2013

• Education/Special Education Expert Consultant, U.S. v. LeFlore County, Mississippi (Case No. 4:15 CV-059-DMB-JMV). Special Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice

2008-2010

• Education/Special Education Expert Consultant, provision of education and special education services in Pendleton, Indiana juvenile corrections. Special Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice

2005-2009

• Education/Special Education Monitor, provision of education and special education services in J.C. et al. v. Vance, et al. (Case No. 03-09719).