Areas of Practice
- Banking and Finance
- Business Law
- Construction Law
- Education Law
- Elder Law
- Employment Matters
- Environmental Law
- Estate Planning and Trust & Estate Administration
- Family Law
- Insurance Matters
- Litigation
- Maritime Law
- Municipal Government
- Personal Injury
- Professional Liability
- Real Estate and Land Use
- Tax Matters
Education Law
Attorneys Julie Pfaff, George Zumbano and Stacey Fuller confer with a student and her parent.
Our firm represents teachers, administrators, charter schools and school districts in connection with employee grievances, arbitrations, civil rights issues and labor relations negotiations. We are also experienced in matters involving claims under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the Sunshine Act (open meeting law) and the Family Education Right to Privacy Act (FERPA). In addition, we represent both students and school districts in disciplinary hearings.
Our attorneys assist public school districts and charter schools in resolving disagreements with parents regarding evaluation, placement and provision of a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) under the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA/IDEA). We can assist when the parent is resisting efforts to secure an appropriate evaluation or has challenged the proposed placement or delivery of services pursuant to an Individualized Education Plan.
Our decade of experience in advising school districts and charter schools also makes us uniquely qualified to advise parents and children seeking the protection and enforcement of their right to a FAPE. Our fundamental approach to communicating and seeking resolution of disputes regarding the most appropriate placement, the least restrictive environment and the provision of services necessary to enable a child to reach his or her potential has afforded us many years of success in securing appropriate services for children with special needs.
- Representing teachers, administrators, school districts, parents and children
- Representing charter schools and public school districts
- Representing townships, boroughs and school boards
- Assisting with employee grievances, arbitrations, civil rights and special education issues
- Assisting individuals or families with No Child Left Behind (NCLB), Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) and Family Education Right to Privacy Act (FERPA) matters
- Assisting with special education eligibility