April L Woodward
Newbury, OH 44065
Office: 440-332-0159
April L. Woodward, Esq., is an attorney and Title IX expert with more than a decade of experience in civil rights compliance, investigations, coordination, adjudication, training, and policy development. She has served as Deputy Title IX Coordinator at Kent State University and Title IX Coordinator for the Cleveland Institute of Art, which earned a 5/5 rating under Ohio’s Changing Campus Culture Initiative. Through her consulting and legal practice, she has served educational institutions in every major Title IX role, including Coordinator, Investigator, Advisor, Decisionmaker, trainer, and expert witness, bringing extensive compliance, litigation, and testimony experience.
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Education & Schools
- School Safety
- Sexual Assault
- Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:
- A: Licensed to Practice Law in Ohio
Certified Civil Rights and Title IX Investigator
Certified Title IX Decisionmaker
Certified Title IX Coordinator - Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
- A: Ohio Bar Association
- Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
- A: No
- Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
- A: 3
- Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
- A: Title IX/Campus Sexual Harassment
Campus Sexual Assault - Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
- A: 100
- Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
- A: 1
- Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
- A: August 2026
- Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
- A: 1
- Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
- A: 5
- Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
- A: Consulting, report drafting, deposition and trial testimony
- Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
- A: $350
- Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
- A: $350
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
- A: $450
- Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
- A: $450
- Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
- A: Travel expenses at cost
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