School Law Conference 2027
Date: Feb 3, 2027 9:00 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Location: Pines Manor, Edison
Member Price: $211.00
Non-Member Price: $264.00
Section Price: $198.00
Areas of Law: School
Earn up to 6.4 credits! (More Information)
Featured Speaker
Moderator
- Staci J. Greenwald, Esq.
- Sussan Greenwald & Wesler, Cranbury
- David B. Rubin, Esq.
- The Busch Law Group, LLC
Presenters
- Cherie L. Adams, Esq.
- Adams Lattiboudere Croot & Herman, LLC, Iselin
- Dean L. Burrell, Esq.
- Arbitrator-Mediator, Burrell Dispute Resolution, Morristown
- Katherine A. Gilfillan, Esq.
- Schenck, Price Smith & King, Florham Park
- Robert Kim, Esq.
- Executive Director, Education Law Center, Newark
- Vittorio S. LaPira, Esq.
- Fogarty, Hara, LaPira & Cherry LLC, Fair Lawnis a Partner in Fogarty & Hara in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, where he represents boards of education in areas including labor and employment matters, student discipline matters, special education matters and construction issues, with experience at the trial and appellate levels in both federal and state courts, as well as before the Office of Administrative Law.
Admitted to practice in New Jersey and before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Mr. LaPira is a member of the American, New Jersey State and Bergen County Bar Associations, and the New Jersey Association of School Attorneys. He has lectured on several topics for his clients and for the New Jersey State Bar Association, the New Jersey School Boards Association, the Bergen County Association of School Business Officials, the Hudson County Social Emotional and Character Development Consortium, and the Hunterdon County Superintendents’ Association. His article, “Getting Sent to the Principal’s Office: An Overview of the Legal and Procedural Issues Governing the Discipline of Students in Public Schools,” appeared in the December 2013 issue of the New Jersey Lawyer Magazine.
Mr. LaPira received his B.A., cum laude, from Boston College and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. - Brenda C. Liss, Esq.
- Newark Board of Education, Newark
- David Nash, Esq.
- Foundation For Educational Administration, Monroe Township
- Ari Schneider, Esq.
- The Busch Law Group, Metuchen
- Nicole Shim
- Sussan, Greenwald, & Wesler, Cranbury
- Sonja H. Trainor, Esq.
- Executive Director, National School Attorneys Association, Washington
- Hop Wechsler, Esq.
- Selikoff & Cohen PA, Mount Laurel
Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA School Law Committee
Hailed as the top school law conference in New Jersey for board, employee and parent/child attorneys.
NJICLE is pleased to present the 24th Annual School Law Conference. Whether you represent students, employees or school districts, this panel of highly respected authorities in school law will equip you with the tools to better represent your clients in situations that arise in the school law arena.
More information to come!
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