PRSMO’s Education Law Practice Group has more than 15 years of experience representing local boards of education. With specialists from the firm’s other practice groups at their disposal, our Education Law attorneys have the resources to provide skilled representation on virtually any issue facing a local school board.

Our experience in the field of education law includes specialization in the following areas:

• special education matters (IEP disputes, placement decisions)
• discrimination claims (age, sex, race, disability, national origin)
• constitutional claims (free speech, religion, privacy)
• negligence claims
• tenure and seniority claims
• "whistleblower" claims
• family leave claims
• reduction in force claims

The following attorneys are members of the Education Law Practice Group:

David M. Hawkins, Co-Chair
Rita F. Barone, Co-Chair
Michael F. O’Neill
Susan A. Lawless
Katherine Lyons
Alyssa K. Weinstein