Education Law

We are the premier education law attorneys on behalf of individual teachers, administrators, and other educators in New York City and the surrounding suburbs. As former union and city attorneys, we are well-versed in the nuances of New York State Education Law and collective bargaining agreement. We represent educators in a variety of forums, including retaliation and discrimination claims, PERB, 3020-a defense, and federal actions against school districts. 

Case Types

• ​Education Law Section 3020-a Disciplinary Defense

• Part 83 Defense

• U Ratings

• Probationary Discontinuance

• Commissioner Appeals

• PERB Proceedings

• Fitness Examinations

• Conflict of Interest Board

• NYS Division of Human Rights

• Retaliation, harassment, and discrimination

• Whistleblower defense

• Article 75 and Article 78

• Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests

• Fitness for duty examinations

• IDEA Law