Partner Erin M. O'Grady-Parent will be presenting at the 29th Annual Pre-Convention School Law Seminar co-hosted by New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) and New York State Association of School Attorneys (NYSASA) on the topic of Appointments, Tenure and Educator Evaluations: A Changi...
The firm is proud to announce that Partner Lisa Hutchinson was the recipient of the Pillars of the Profession Award this past Saturday from the Amistad Long Island Black Bar Association. Congratulations to Lisa and all of this year's honorees on their impressive achievement and impact on the lega...
Partner Erin M. O'Grady-Parent will present a Legal Update at the 2025 Fall Leadership Conference hosted by the New York State Association of School Business Officials (NYSASBO) on September 26, 2025 at the Queensbury Hotel, Queensbury, New York. The presentation will be taking place from 10:15 a...
The Firm is pleased to announce that Partners Anthony J. Fasano and Frank G. Barile will be presenting with Ulster BOCES District Superintendent Jonah Schenker on the topic of Counseling Memos & Challenging Employees at the Legal Leadership in Education: Navigating Rights, Responsibilities and Ri...
The firm is pleased to announce that Senior Partner Anthony J. Fasano will be presenting at the 2025 Fall Leadership Summit hosted by the New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS). The presentation, "Restricting Access to School District Property," will explore the various legal ...
Read our newest Litigation Practice update from Adam Kleinberg and his team.
The firm is pleased to announce that Partner and Chair of the firm's Litigation Department, Adam I. Kleinberg will be speaking at the 19th Annual Employment Liability Insurance ExecuSummit on the topic of Employer Liability and Practical Advice. The presentation will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Sept...
The firm is pleased to announce that Senior Partner Anthony J. Fasano has been recognized, for the second year in a row, by Top Verdict for obtaining one of the Top 100 Personal Injury Settlements in New York for 2024. For the full list click here.
The firm is pleased to announce that on July 15th, Partner Christie R. Jacobson presented at the 2025 Summer Law Conference hosted by the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) on the topic of: "Title IX - A Return to the Past and Competing State Obligations". The presentation covered...
The Firm is pleased to welcome its Summer Associates: Amanda Doulos, Elizabeth Byrnes, Stephanie Verderber, Robert L. Coleman, Alexa Moskowitz, and Kirstin Schlecht.
The firm is pleased to announce that attorney Ciara Villalona-Lockhart has been appointed to serve as Vice Chair of the Nassau County Bar Association's Education Law Committee. We are proud to have her on our team and congratulate her on this fine accomplishment.
Partners Erin O'Grady-Parent and Frank Barile will be presenting a Legal Update at the 2025 ASBO New York (Association of School Business Officials) Education Summit & Expo in Saratoga Springs, on June 10, 2025. For more information about the conference, please visit https://www.asbonewyork.org/e...
Partners Frank Barile and Eric Levine will be presenting at the 24th School Attorney Law Conference hosted by NYSASA (New York State Association of School Attorneys) on May 30, 2025. Mr. Barile will be presenting on the topic of “Endurance in Special Education” and Mr. Levine will be presenting o...
We are pleased to announce that on Thursday, April 24, 2025 the firm will be honored as Law Firm of the Year at Touro's Annual With Liberty and Justice for All Celebration. We are proud to have been chosen for such a prestigious award.
The firm is proud to be a platinum sponsor of SCOPE's 24th Annual School District Awards Dinner taking place on Monday, March 24, 2025. SCOPE Education Services is a private, not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization, permanently chartered by the New York State Board of Regents to provide services ...
Partners Christopher W. Shishko, Anthony J. Fasano, Gregory A. Gillen, and Christie R. Jacobson will be presenting at the Annual School Law Conference hosted by the Nassau & Suffolk County Bar Associations. The event will be held on Friday, March 21st at Touro Law Center - 225 Eastview Drive, Cen...
Senior Partner Christopher W. Shishko and Associate Devin Reilly will be presenting at the Legal AI Strategy Summit at the Hofstra University Club. The presentation will cover the use of legal AI technology and will take place at 4 P.M. on April 3, 2025. For more info and to register, click here.
Adam Kleinberg, Chair of the firm's Litigation Practice Group, provides an update as to matters his team has been handling for the past five months.
Please join us in congratulating La Wanda Williams-Isreal on her promotion to partner at Guercio & Guercio, LLP effective January 1, 2025. La Wanda has used her wealth of experience and work ethic to embody the firm's core principal of quality client service.
Partner Frank Barile will present "Budget Vote & Election: Hot Topics & Review for District Clerks," a webinar hosted by ASBO New York (Association of School Business Officials) on February 19, 2025. For more information about the webinar, please visit www.asbonewyork.org.
Senior Partner Erin M. O'Grady-Parent will present a Legal Update at the 2024 School Business Management Workshop hosted by ASBO New York (Association of School Business Officials) on November 12, 2024. For more information about the conference, please visit https://www.asbonewyork.org.
We are pleased to announce that partner Frank G. Barile of our firm was interviewed for a new LRP Special Ed Connection article, providing insight on the concept of informed consent, its role in the special education process, strategies for the District to use in order to clarify what informed co...
Guercio & Guercio, LLP is pleased to announce that Christie R. Jacobson, a former partner of the law firm of Frazer & Feldman, LLP, has joined us as a partner. She brings extensive knowledge and experience in the representation of school districts. We are thrilled to have her join our team.
The firm is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Christopher F. Mestecky and Senior Partners Lisa L. Hutchinson, Christopher W. Shishko, and Anthony J. Fasano will be presenting at the Long Island Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (LIASCD) 2024 Fall Conference in Melvill...
