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Special Education Law Update 2018


Old iMIS Number:
FFD84


Description

 
Total Credits: 7.5 (Professional Practice 4.0, Ethics 1.0, Skills 2.5)
 
Issues involving Special Education and related services are impacting a growing number of families and their attorneys. This program, featuring well recognized practitioners in Special Education Law, will present valuable information and practical pointers across a broad spectrum of topics.
 
  • An IDEA Caselaw Update
  • Representation of a School District Regarding Obligations Under the IDEA
  • What Parents of a Struggling Child Should Know - IDEA Basics
  • An Analysis of the Fee Shifting Provision and Recoveryof Legal Fees/Representing the Underserved Client inIDEA Cases
  • IEP Meetings - Best Practices for Districts and Parents
  • How Lay Advocates and Special Education Attorneys Can Work Together on Special Education Matters
  • An Overview of Special Needs Planning for Families of Loved Ones With Disabilities
  • Ethical Dilemmas in the Representation of School Districts and Families
 

Program Chairs

Adrienne Arkontaky, Esq. | Cuddy Law Firm, P.L.L.C.

Tracey Spencer Walsh, Esq. | Spencer Walsh Law, PLLC


Program Faculty

Stephanie Burns, Esq. | Keane & Beane P.C.

Jesse Cutler, Esq. | Law Offices of Regina Skyer & Associates L.L.P.

Michele Kule-Korgood, Esq. | Kule-Korgood & Associates, P.C.

Kerry McGrath, Esq. | Cuddy Law Firm, P.L.L.C.

Lauren Mechaly, Esq. | Schenck, Price, Smith & King LLP

Jeffrey Schiro, Esq. | Law Office of Jeffrey J. Schiro, PLLC

Rebecca Shore, Esq. | Advocates for Children of New York, Inc.

IHO Mindy Wolman, Esq. | Law Office of Mindy Wolman
 
 
 

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