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Thursday April 27
2017
 Recent Judicial Decisions in Education Law - Spring 2017

This training will provide experienced attorneys with an update on recent federal court decisions affecting special education practice.  The training will include a comprehensive review of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) decisions from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and district courts, as well as a review of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools and education decisions of interest from Courts of Appeal outside the Second Circuit.  The training will conclude with a collaborative discussion of current trends in the law and the implications of recent decisions for litigation and appellate practice.

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  • When
    Thursday, April 27, 2017
    2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Location
    Legal Services NYC - Central
    40 Worth St., 6th floor
    New York, NY 10013
  • CLE Credits
    Areas of Professional Practice: 3.00
  • Format
    Traditional Live Classroom
  • Practice Area(s)
    Education Law
  • Price: $0
  • Materials
    Contains 1 training item(s)

About the Faculty

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    Erin McCormack-Herbert (Speaker)

    Erin McCormack-Herbert is a graduate of New York University School of Law and the Deputy Executive Director of Partnership for Children's Rights (PFCR). Erin joined PFCR in 2005 as a Skadden Fellow. Since that time, she has represented low-income parents seeking appropriate special education placements and services for their disabled children in administrative hearings against the New York City Department of Education and on appeal to the Office of State Review and the federal courts.
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    Sandra Robinson (Speaker)

    Sandra Robinson graduated from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, in 1992. She practices in the area of Special Education at New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG). In addition to Special Education, her practice has involved representing low income individuals in the areas of housing, public assistance, education law, and health care. In the state of Washington, as a legal services attorney, she participated on a state-wide committee to develop and implement state regulations to accommodate individuals with disabilities in accessing public benefits. For five years, she served as an Administrative Law Judge in the state of Washington adjudicating the aforementioned matters (not including housing) and matters involving adult group home licensing, nursing home license revocations, and child abuse and neglect. While her practice in Special Education has been predominantly in New York, she spent one year, 2011-2012, representing low income families in Los Angeles.