Partners Richard J. Guercio and Lisa L. Hutchinson will present a Legal Update at the New York State Association of School Business Officials (NYSASBO) School Business Management Workshop on November 15, 2017. The workshop will be held at the Desmond Conference Center in Albany, New York.
Partners Richard J. Guercio and Gary L. Steffanetta will co-present a webinar on Ethics for School Lawyers presented by the New York State Association of School Attorneys (NYSASA) on February 6, 2018.
Partners Richard J. Guercio and Lisa L. Hutchinson will present a Legal Update at the New York State Association of School Business Officials (NYSASBO) School Business Management Workshop on November 15, 2017. The workshop will be held at the Desmond Conference Center in Albany, New York. Part...
Attorneys Gary L. Steffanetta and Anthony J. Fasano will present on “District Clerk Legal Matters” at the New York State Association of School Business Officials (NYSASBO) School Business Management Workshop on November 15, 2017. The workshop will be held at the Desmond Conference Center in Alban...
Attorneys Gary L. Steffanetta and Anthony J. Fasano will present on “District Clerk Legal Matters” at the New York State Association of School Business Officials (NYSASBO) School Business Management Workshop on November 15, 2017. The workshop will be held at the Desmond Conference Center in Alban...
In light of the various forms of public protest recently taken across the country by professional athletes and sports team owners, many administrators and board members have asked whether similar conduct is permissible at school – specifically, whether students and staff have the right to kneel o...
Partners Kathy Ahearn and Erin O'Grady-Parent will present a Legal Update at the LIASCD Fall Conference. The conference will be held at the Melville Marriott, Melville, New York on September 29, 2017.
Partner Randy Glasser will present at the Suffolk County Bar Association's Education Law Committee on the subject of Gangs at their offices in Hauppauge, New York on September 26, 2017.
Partner Randy Glasser will present at an Employment Law Seminar sponsored by the National Business Institute on the subject of “The Top Special Education Legal Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)” on December 1, 2017 at the Four Points Sheraton in Plainview, New York.
Partner Randy Glasser will present at an Employment Law Seminar sponsored by the National Business Institute on the subject of “Employment Law, Responding to EEOC and State Agency Changes” on November 1, 2017.
Partner Kathy Ahearn will present a “Legal Update” at the Fall Leadership Conference of the New York State Association of School Board Officials on October 5, 2017. The conference will be held at the Sagamore located in Lake George, New York.
Partner Kathy Ahearn presented at the NAEN Conference on March 13, 2017 in Clearwater, Florida on FMLA/FLSA.
Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent will present on Shared Services and Transferring Functions and Programs at the MASLA Conference on July 19, 2017 held at the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid, New York.
Partner Erin O'Grady-Parent will present on Investigating Misconduct by Employees Tips and Techniques at the upcoming NYS Association of School Personnel Administrators Annual Conference on October 30, 2017. The conference will be held at the Otesaga Resort Hotel, Cooperstown, New York.
Managing Partner Gregory J. Guercio will be presenting on the topic “Federal Education Policy – Measured Shifts or a Tsunami? – The new administration's policy goals for public education and the enforcement of civil rights in public schools” at the upcoming 21st Annual NYSSBA Pre-Convention Schoo...
Kathy Ahearn, Partner, will present a Legal Update at the New York State Association of School Board Officials Annual Education Summit on June 5, 2017 held at the Lake Placid Conference Center in Lake Placid, New York.
Board President of NYSASA, Kathy A. Ahearn, will be the moderator on the topic School District Responsibilities Toward Undocumented Students at the upcoming 21st Annual NYSSBA Pre-Convention School Law Conference on October 12, 2017 held at the Crown Plaza, Lake Placid, New York.
Associate Anthony J. Fasano authored an article entitled, “Common Pitfalls in Appeals to the Commissioner of Education” for the July-August 2017 issue of the Nassau Lawyer publication. Click To View Article
The Board of Directors of the New York State Bar Foundation has elected Partners Richard Guercio and Gary Steffanetta as Fellows of The Foundation. Membership in the Fellows is evidence of professional distinction and constitutes a professional honor. Election as a Fellow recognizes outstanding a...
Partner Christopher Mestecky and Associate Anthony Fasano were named to the Super Lawyers 2017 “Rising Stars” list. Only 2.5% of attorneys in New York Metro area receive this distinction.
On April 5, 2017, the State Education Department (“SED”) updated its guidance regarding session days, the school calendar, and the reporting of attendance data for State Aid purposes. While the update does not substantively change existing guidance, it appears to convey an intent to strictly enfo...
On February 27, 2017, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and SED Commissioner MaryEllen Elia issued a joint press release highlighting their new guidance letter concerning the rights of undocumented students. The guidance letter, available here http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/fi...
On Wednesday, February 22, 2017, The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the U.S. Department of Education (“DOE”) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter that withdrew two prior statements of policy and guidance regarding a school district's obligations towards transgender students. In response, the ...
Managing Partner Gregory Guercio will be a panel member at NSBA's 2017 COSA School Law Seminar in Denver, Colorado on March 23, 2017. The panel will be speaking on Labor and Collective Bargaining, 50 Years of Collective Bargaining in the Schools: History, Trends, and Practical Applications for th...
Managing Partner Gregory Guercio will be a panel member at NSBA's 2017 COSA School Law Seminar in Denver, Colorado on March 23, 2017. The panel will be speaking on Labor and Collective Bargaining, 50 Years of Collective Bargaining in the Schools: History, Trends, and Practical Applications for th...
