Law Firm News

Tara Moffett will be co-presenting to the WSWHE BOCES CSE Chairpersons

On October 20, 2016, Tara Moffett will be co-presenting to the WSWHE BOCES CSE Chairpersons at their monthly meeting about the New York Statewide Special Education Task Force and Regional Special Education Task Force programs, including a review of the collaborative video, “Communication Matters,”  which features Directors of Special Education, CSE Chairpersons, Advocates and Parents…

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Scott P. Quesnel, Esq., SPHR Will Be Featured Panelist On Administrative Law for the Albany County Bar Association

Scott P. Quesnel, Esq., SPHR will be a featured panelist for the Albany County Bar Association event entitled “Best Practices for Working in New York State Administrative Law” on October 13, 2016. Mr. Quesnel, who has extensive experience in both the public and private practice of administrative law, will be the sole private practitioner joined…

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Jay E. Girvin, Esq. to Give Presentation on Minimum Wage & Overtime Issues at NYCOM’s Upcoming Fall Training

Jay E. Girvin, Esq. to Give Presentation on Minimum Wage & Overtime Issues at NYCOM’s Upcoming Fall Training on September 14, 2016 Founding member of Girvin & Ferlazzo, PC, Jay E. Girvin will present at the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal Officials’ (“NYCOM”) Fall Training Seminar at the Hilton Hotel in Saratoga…

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Adjunct Professors for Sage Graduate School’s Esteves School of Education

Jay E. Girvin, Esq. and Patrick J. Fitzgerald, Esq. Continue in their Roles as Adjunct Professors for Sage Graduate School’s Esteves School of Education Jay E. Girvin, Esq. and Patrick J. Fitzgerald  of Girvin and Ferlazzo, P.C., will be co-teaching the course “Law, Policy, Values: Decisions, Planning and Change”, at Sage Graduate School’s Esteves School…

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Issues Faced by School Districts Regarding Transgender Students

Patrick F. Fitzgerald, Esq. Presents “Issues Faced by School Districts Regarding Transgender Students” at the New York State Association of School Business Officials’ (NYSASBO) 68th Annual Education Summit & Expo.   On June 14, 2016, Patrick F. Fitzgerald, Esq. of Girvin & Ferlazzo, P.C., led a discussion of the issues faced by school districts regarding…

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Filing a Notice of Claim

Q. What is a “notice of claim”, and when is one required? A notice of claim is a legal document that New York law requires be prepared and served as a condition to precedent to later bringing a lawsuit for damages against a municipal or other governmental entity. A “notice of claim” is intended to…

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Who Is At Fault In Your NY Auto Accident?

We all hope to never be involved in an automobile accident, but they are an unfortunately common occurrence on our roadways at tens of millions of accidents per year. If you’ve been in a car crash that resulted in personal injury, then your first concern is probably whether or not you are at fault. Determining…

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New York Special Education Law CLE

Tara L. Moffett and Karen S. Norlander will both be presenting at the National Business Institute program “New York Special Education Law“ CLE on May 10, 2016 in Albany, New York.  Tara Moffett will be speaking on “Unraveling the Requirements of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and then later Ms. Moffett will speak about…

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Committee on Disability Rights’ CLE

Tara L. Moffett and Karen S. Norlander co-chaired the Committee on Disability Rights’ CLE “Violence Within and Without our Schools-Protecting and Educating our Children in 2016″ at the NYSBA Annual meeting on January 28, 2016.  The program focused on the challenges presented with addressing and balancing school safety with educational obligations and the movement towards…

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Girvin & Ferlazzo, P.C. would like to announce the addition of an associate attorney to the team.  We are pleased to welcome Kaitlyn Schwendeman, a recent graduate of  Fordham University School of Law.  Kaitlyn will be concentrating her practice in the areas of education law, private and public sector labor and employment law, and litigation.

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