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Guercio & Guercio, LLP will be presenting at the 23rd Annual School Attorney Law Conference.

Attorney Stephanie A. Denzel was interviewed for the LRP Special Ed Connection.

We are pleased to announce that Partner Christopher W. Shishko will be presenting on the topic of Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Data Protection Ethics for the New York State Association of School Attorneys, on Wednesday, February 28th. The presentation, Will Artificial Intelligence Make You a Bette...

Guercio & Guercio, LLP partners will be presenting at the 2024 Annual School Law Conference.

Guercio & Guercio, LLP partners to take part in ASBO New York webinar.

Guercio & Guercio, LLP promotes new partner.

Guercio & Guercio welcomes a new partner.

We are pleased to announce that Christopher W. Shishko was selected for the 2023 Long Island Business News' 40 under 40 award! For more information please visit: https://libn.com/40-under-40-awards/

We are pleased to announce that Managing Partner Christopher F. Mestecky has been re-selected as an NTL - Civil Plaintiff - Top 100 Trial Lawyer in New York State. This honor is given to only the top 100 attorneys for their superior qualifications, trial results, and leadership as young criminal ...

We are pleased to announce that Managing Partner Christopher F. Mestecky and Partner Christopher W. Shishko will present on Administrator Training and Legal Updates, for the Long Island Association of School Personnel Administrators at Western Suffolk BOCES on October 13th, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:3...

We are pleased to announce that Partners Gregory Gillen and Douglas Spencer have been promoted to the position of Senior Partner. Through years of diligent and exceptional work, Gregory and Douglas have represented this firm with reliability and integrity. We congratulate them on their promotion ...

The Firm would like to announce a new addition to the team. Read on for more.

The firm is pleased to announce that at the annual meeting of the New York State Association of School Attorneys ("NYSASA") held on June 3, 2023, Partner Christopher F. Mestecky was elected to the Board of Directors. NYSASA works to advance public education in New York and serves as a resource to...

Partners Christopher F. Mestecky and Anthony J. Fasano obtained a top 50 settlement in New York from TopVerdict.com relating to a motor vehicle accident from Bronx County for their client. The list of the top 50 settlements of 2022 can be found here.

Partner Anthony J. Fasano will be presenting on the Child Victims Act for the Education Law Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association on June 14, 2023.

Partner Christopher Shishko will be participating in a panel discussion & Q+A exploring the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA). The discussion will be held on May 25th from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. More info can be found in our event calendar.

Partner Christopher Shishko joined Jack Mitchell & John Brucato on the SBO Perspectives Podcast for a discussion about the benefits of building lasting relationships with clients, and what's on the horizon for school law. To listen to the full episode, click here.

Congratulations to Mary Crisafuli on her admission to the New York State Bar this week at the Appellate Division, Third Department! She is a welcome addition to the practice. We are so proud to have her with us!

Guercio & Guercio is pleased to announce that Partner Ashley Pope has been named to the 2023 Super Lawyers New York Metro Top Women list. She was named to the 2022 New York Metro Rising Stars List in the area of Schools and Education. Attorneys are nominated and evaluated by their peers or ident...

Congratulations to Erin Lue-Hing, Margaret Goodman, and Daniel Parise for getting admitted to the bar yesterday at the Appellate Division Second Department! They are welcome additions to the practice. We are proud to have them with us!

We are pleased to announce that the firm will be participating in Touro's Annual School Law Conference 2023. Speakers and topics are listed below: Who's Looking When You're Not: Cybersecurity and Data ProtectionMatthew Mehnert Everybody Hurts: Mental Health - Post COVIDLisa Hutchinson Ch-Ch-Ch...

We are pleased to announce that Frank G. Barile of our firm was interviewed for a new LRP Special Ed Connection article, providing insight on how to plan for one-to-one aide support fading in an IEP. Special Ed Connection subscribers can read Mr. Barile's interview here.

Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent will be presenting on the steps and timelines relating to the annual budget vote and school board election, as well as “hot topics” including the latest information regarding absentee voting and military ballots.  This webinar will be streamed by ASBO New York. More de...

We are pleased to announce that partners Christopher F. Mestecky & Christopher W. Shishko will present on Addressing Formal Processes For Employee Concerns - Certificated and Civil Service, for the Long Island Association of School Business Administrators at the Western Suffolk BOCES Conference C...