Tres is a Shareholder and serves as Chair of the Education Practice at Maynard.
From the boardroom to the classroom to the courtroom, Tres has the expertise to anticipate and support all client needs in the higher education industry. A litigator by trade, Tres has successfully represented educational institutions, third-party servicers, and financial investors in dozens of reported cases in courts throughout the country. His experience litigating education-related matters is broad, and includes cases involving the False Claims Act, Title IX, ADA Accreditation, and federal and state program reviews, State Attorneys General enforcement actions, student fraud and educational malpractice claims, employment discrimination, real estate and vendor contract disputes, arbitration enforcement, and more. Among other cases he is working on, Tres is currently defending a proprietary educational institution in hundreds of individual arbitrations brought by former students.
As a complement to his litigation practice, Tres regularly represents educational institutions and other entities in regulatory matters and corporate transactions. He frequently appears before the United States Department of Education, regional and national accreditors, state attorneys general, and state licensure boards. Tres was able to leverage his experience in the industry to advise institutions, investors and financers in higher education mergers and acquisitions, and in other complex corporate restructuring matters, including bankruptcies and receiverships. In addition, Tres provides guidance to institutions looking to convert their tax status in proceedings before the Department of Education.