Education lawyers in New York Gayle T. to Kyle Costello

Firm: Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES

3599 Big Ridge Road , Spencerport , New York 14559 Zip code: 14559

Practice Areas: Education

After graduating from Albany Law School with a concentration in Health Law, I focused my practice on representing persons with disabilities in Social Security disability claims.  In 2010 I expanded this practice to include the representation of injured workers in NYS workers' compensation claims and before the New York State and Local Retirement System.  In 2020 I joined Corretore Law Offices where I assisted clients in drafting wills, powers of attorney, healthcare proxies, living wills and also handled residential real estate transactions.  In 2021 I joined the Office of Labor Relations with Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES where I currently provide guidance to school districts with labor related issues.

Firm: Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett & Reitz, P.C.

5010 Campuswood Drive New  13057 , East Syracuse , New York 13057 Zip code: 13057

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Goldberg Segalla

665 Main St , Buffalo , New York 14203 Zip code: 14203

Practice Areas: Education

Kristin Klein Wheaton counsels and defends the interests of clients facing employment and labor issues, civil rights and discrimination claims, and complex commercial disputes. A skilled problem solver with over 20 years of legal experience in both the private and public sectors, Kristin’s wide-ranging practice includes labor and employee relations, contract negotiations, and assisting clients with the creation and maintenance of compliance strategies for state and federal laws.. Kristin dedicates a significant portion of her practice to providing day-to-day employment and labor counseling to a wide variety of clients. These include municipal bodies, such as towns, villages, counties, law enforcement bodies, and public entities; long-term care facilities, colleges and universities, and nonprofits; and the full gamut of private sector employers, in fields from health care and hospitality to logistics and manufacturing. Kristin frequently offers comprehensive counsel on employment concerns including issues involving personnel, discipline, and leave administration. Kristin also provides guidance on fine-tuning, overhauling, or drafting from scratch her clients’ policies, procedures, and handbooks. She represents her clients in hearings before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), as well as in arbitrations and traditional labor negotiations. Kristin’s record of success in hearings, arbitrations, and negotiations is proof of her skill at achieving highly favorable settlements and agreements, saving her clients time and legal dollars and avoiding the distraction, risk, and publicity of a trial. Kristin also is adept at negotiating employment agreements and severance agreements and has extensive experience conducting and counseling on internal employee investigations and audits.. Kristin’s practice includes defending her clients against discrimination and civil rights claims in hearings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the New York State Division of Human Rights (DHR). Her experience in this area also extends to housing issues. Kristin has defended property management companies, homeowners associations, realty groups, and other clients in a wide variety of discrimination and civil rights matters involving allegations ranging from reasonable accommodation and disability discrimination claims to racial discrimination claims. Kristin also has extensive experience handling claims before the United States Department of Justice, Office for Civil Rights, in areas including but not limited to discrimination claims based upon race, religion, disability, and national origin, as well as alleged failure to accommodate, to name a few.. As the former Executive Vice President for Legal Affairs at a large community college in Western New York, Kristin brings an unparalleled depth of experience and client-oriented service to higher education institutions facing a host of legal issues, from employment and labor policy drafting to union negotiations, audits and investigations, commercial leasing, and crisis management. In her previous role, Kristin reported directly to the president of the institution, and managed a team of 20 professionals across a range of departments. Kristin provided legal guidance to the Board of Trustees on a whole host of issues affecting the college, as well as guidance on meeting administration, bylaws and policy revisions. Kristin coordinated and represented the school in all of its legal matters, as well as union matters, including grievances, arbitration, negotiations and labor management meetings, tort and employment litigation, Title IX, financial aid and Education Law compliance, administrative proceedings, and more. She also instituted monthly labor management meetings and reduced grievances by more than 50 percent over her tenure — including a two-year period with no grievances from one of its four unions, and only three grievances total that went to arbitration. As an administrator, Kristin was also a member of numerous governance committees and was a member of the leadership team assigned to manage budgetary issues, accreditation issues, compliance issues and regulatory visits. As leader of Goldberg Segalla’s Higher Education Practice Group, Kristin leverages that experience on behalf of both public and private institutions of higher education across New York State and beyond.. Kristin also spent several years in the Erie County Attorney’s Office, as an Assistant County Attorney, a First Assistant County Attorney, and the Acting County Attorney. Among other duties, she frequently appeared before the New York State Public Employment Relations Board, negotiated settlements with unions on employment issues, represented the county and its employees before a variety of state and federal courts and administrative agencies, and acted as in-house counsel for Erie County Commissioners and the County Sheriff. As counsel for the Commissioners of Personnel, Disability, and Equal Employment Opportunity, Kristin regularly advised on matters involving the New York State Civil Service Law and civil service administration, New York General Municipal Law, Open Meetings Law, Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), New York Public Officers Law, and legislative resolutions. She also represented the Erie County Board of Elections on election law proceedings. Kristin has extensive experience handling municipal litigation arising out of legislative enactments, and has achieved no cause of action verdicts in jury trials and favorable results on summary judgment in a variety of employment and civil rights cases — including claims involving discrimination, constitutional rights, negligence, and excessive force — in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, as well as in CPLR Article 75 and 78 proceedings in New York State Supreme Court. Kristin has broad experience handling inmate condition claims, as well as claims brought under New York General Municipal Law section 207-c.. As the manager of the County’s self-insured risk retention fund during part of her tenure, Kristin also was responsible for case and reserve valuation and reporting, municipal budgeting and risk management including, but not limited to, litigation, workers compensation, and health insurance. She also served as a management representative on the jointly administered labor management health care trust fund. In addition, Kristin served as an ex officio member of the Erie County Board of Ethics and provided guidance on ethical issues and the Hatch Act.. Kristin is an adjunct professor at Hilbert College, where she teaches Trial Preparation and Practice for Paralegals (Advanced Civil Litigation). In 2015, Kristin was named one of Western New York’s Legal Elite by Buffalo Business First and the Buffalo Law Journal. In 2017 and 2018, she was named one of the Best Lawyers in America in the category of Employment Law — Management.

Firm: Caitlin Robin & Associates

50 Fountain Plz Ste 1461 , Buffalo , New York 14202 Zip code: 14202

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Nys Department of Public Service

3 Empire State Plz , Albany , New York 12223 Zip code: 12223

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Gina M. DeCrescenzo, Esq.

180 South Broadway , White Plains , New York 10605 Zip code: 10605

Practice Areas: Education

Gina M. DeCrescenzo is the founder of Gina DeCrescenzo, P.C. She built the firm on years of civil litigation experience and an unparalleled passion for improving the lives of children. Gina received her Juris Doctor from Pace Law School and her Bachelors of Science from Fordham University. She is admitted to the United States Supreme Court, the State Court of New York, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. She is a member of the Federal Bar Council, Disability Rights Bar Association, American Bar Association’s Children’s Rights Litigation Committee, New York State Bar Association, Westchester Women’s Bar Association’s Education Law Committee, Hudson Union Society, Columbian Lawyers’ Association, Parents United Learning the Special Education System (“PULSES”), and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (“COPAA”) where she serves on their Publishing and Training Committees.. Before founding Gina DeCrescenzo, P.C., Gina worked as the only Special Education Attorney at a private litigation firm in Dutchess County, New York and before that as the sole Special Education Attorney at Legal Services of the Hudson Valley (LSHV) representing low-income children and young adults with disabilities throughout Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties. At LSHV, Gina was responsible for countless education cases, as well as Office of Mental Health, Office of People with Developmental Disabilities, and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) denials.. Prior to her work exclusively with children and young adults with special needs, Gina represented hundreds of clients in eviction proceedings and foreclosure actions, gaining national recognition. Coverage in the New York Times [11/15/2011] and [2/7/2012].. Gina lectures to parents, attorneys, and organizations throughout New York State on special education-related issues. She was featured in Westchester Magazine’s, 914Inc., “24 Wunderkinds under 30… future movers and shakers.”. She was honored as a Changemaker for Children by the internationally renowned organization Save the Children for her legal work. She was also named a Super Lawyer every year since 2017.

Firm: Girvin, Ferlazzo Law Firm

20 Corporate Woods Boulevard New  12211 , Albany , New York 12211 Zip code: 12211

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Gayle T. Murphy

231 Union St New  140754913 , Hamburg , New York 14075 Zip code: 14075

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Ryesky, Kenneth H.

PO Box 926   48 Foothill Lane New  11731 , East Northport , New York 11731 Zip code: 11731

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Cullen and Dykman LLP

333 Earle Ovington Blvd Fl 2 , Uniondale , New York 11553 Zip code: 11553

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Cullen and Dykman

100 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd Ste 402 , Garden City , New York 11530 Zip code: 11530

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Kevin Alan Seaman

580 New  117900580 , Stony Brook , New York 11790 Zip code: 11790

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Beckstrom & Plumb

202 West Fourth Street New  147014902 , Jamestown , New York 14701 Zip code: 14701

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Keith David Dayton

East Main Street , Cortland , New York 13045 Zip code: 13045

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Guercio & Guercio, LLP

77 Conklin St , Farmingdale , New York 11735 Zip code: 11735

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Jackson Lewis P.C.

58 S Service Rd Ste 250 , Melville , New York 11747 Zip code: 11747

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Stagg, Terenzi, Confusion & Wabnik LLP

401 Franklin Avenue. , Garden City , New York 11530 Zip code: 11530

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: James A. Garvey, III

145 Brewster Rd New  105832021 , Scarsdale , New York 10583 Zip code: 10583

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: Palace, Herbert

5 Helen Court New  109772306 , Spring Valley , New York 10977 Zip code: 10977

Practice Areas: Education

Firm: The Law Office of H. Jeffrey Marcus

19 Limestone Dr Ste 3 , Williamsville , New York 14221 Zip code: 14221

Practice Areas: Education