Education Law law in New York covers special education rights (IEP/504), school discipline, Title IX compliance, student rights, and education policy. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. New York has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to education law cases, and attorneys who practice in Supreme Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for education law matters in New York is generally 3 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Supreme Court, and New York's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The New York State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on education law in New York bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right education law attorney in New York means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

For a detailed overview of how education law law works in New York — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to education law law in New York. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Michael Liptrot - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tully Rinckey PLLC
 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1601 New York NY 10170
Brooklyn Law School
English, Spanish
Bar #5215496
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Education Law
Liam G.B. Murphy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shaw & Murphy, PLLC
 170 Main Street Groton NY 13073
(607) 273-2900
New York University School of Law (1985)
Bar #5438817
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Consumer Law
Andrea Leah Gellen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gellen Law PLLC
 271 Hooker Avenue Poughkeepsie NY 12603
(845) 204-8673
Albany Law School (2010)
English, Hungarian
Bar #5198171
New Jersey Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Education Law
Lori Nevias - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 24 Princeton Street Rockville Centre NY 11570
(516) 724-0314
Cardozo Law School
English, Hebrew
Bar #2687721
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Scott Frederick Humble - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 7 Jackson Avenue West Ellicott Jamestown NY 14701
(716) 664-2889
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (1988)
English
Bar #2345072
U.S. District Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Grace Cathryn Cretcher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
NachtLaw, P.C.
 175 Pearl St. Suite 205 Brooklyn NY 11201
(855) 620-6833
Georgetown University Law Center
Bar #5158712
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Education Law Employment Law
Jon Michael Probstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Jon Michael Probstein
 21 Turn Lane Levittown NY 11756
(212) 972-3250
St. John s University School of Law (1973)
English
Bar #1430206
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Bradley Bailyn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Bailyn Law Office, PC
 6301 Mill Lane Brooklyn NY 11234
(347) 218-5002
Brooklyn Law School
English
Bar #4179560
2nd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
Tara Fappiano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tara C. Fappiano, Lawyer at Law
 395 Scarsdale Road Tuckahoe NY 10707
(917) 923-2330
St. John s University School of Law (1995)
Bar #2937365
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Sharon M. Siegel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Siegel & Siegel, P.C.
 521 Fifth Avenue Suite 1700 New York NY 10175
(212) 721-5300
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (1990)
Croatian
Bar #4001830
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Education Law Estate Planning
Ali Shahrestani - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 One Embarcadero Center Suite 500 San Francisco CA 94111
Brandeis University
English, French, Italian, Persian, Spanish
Bar #5184148
US District Court Southern District of CA Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Divorce Education Law
Stacey Bucci - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bucci Law
 150 State Street 4th Floor Albany NY 12207
(518) 407-3020
Western New England University School of Law (2005)
English
Bar #5878038
US District Court for District of Massachusetts Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Civil Rights Education Law
Lloyd Donders - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Lloyd Donders
 8 West 126 Street New York NY 10027
(914) 588-9229
Brooklyn Law School
English
Bar #4004149
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Consumer Law Education Law
Maria Morse - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Youngman & Morse, PLLC
 120 E. Washington Street Suite 701 Syracuse NY 13202
Trinity College Dublin
English
Bar #5607999
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Education Law Family Law
Angel Antonio Castro III - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
A. A. Castro Complex Litigation, Appeals, and Negotiation PLLC
 300 East 95th Street Suite 172 New York NY 10128
(347) 762-6334
Hofstra University (2008)
English, Spanish
2nd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
Todd Sanford Engel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Engel Law
 351 S. Warren St Suite 200 Syracuse NY 13202
(315) 501-2620
Syracuse University College of Law (1992)
Bar #2862803
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Jonathan Tand - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 990 Stewart Avenue Suite 225 Garden City NY 11530
(516) 393-9151
Hofstra University School Of L
Bar #4559399
2nd Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Education Law Employment Law
Kimberly G. Finnigan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1520 Crescent Road Suite 300 Clifton Park NY 12065
Middlebury College
Spanish
Bar #4474300
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Michael David Siegel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Siegel & Siegel, P.C.
 521 Fifth Avenue Suite 1700 New York NY 10175
(212) 721-5300
University of Chicago (1987)
English
Bar #2372258
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Education Law
Kathryn Mccary - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1473 Erie Boulevard Suite 302 Schenectady NY 12305
(518) 377-6489
University of Chicago
Bar #1773233
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Education Law Employment Law Real Estate Law
Elliot D. Samuelson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Samuelson Hause PLLC
 300 Garden City Plaza Suite 444 Garden City NY 11530
(516) 584-4685
Syracuse University
Bar #1401884
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
Anthony J. Fasano - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Guercio & Guercio, LLP
 77 Conklin St. Farmingdale NY 11735
Touro College (2010)
Bar #5204326
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Education Law Employment Law Personal Injury
Julie Debra Globus - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
SABHARWAL, GLOBUS & LIM LLP
 20 Squadron Boulevard New City NY 10956
(845) 634-2250
Rutgers (1994)
English, Hebrew
Bar #4073854
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Business Law Education Law Securities Law
George E. Patsis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
George E. Patsis, PLLC
 152 North Wellwood Avenue Suite 1 Lindenhurst NY 11757
(631) 225-4601
Hofstra University (1994)
English, Greek
Bar #3012770
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Criminal Law
Howard Errol Gilbert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gilbert Law Group
 425 Broadhollow Road Suite 405 Melville NY 11747-4701
(631) 630-0100
St. John s University School of Law (1977)
Bar #1709765
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Education Law
Patrick Matthew Mcnelis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Goldstein, Ackerhalt & Pletcher, LLP
 70 Niagara Street, Suite 200 Buffalo NY 14202
(716) 362-1533
SUNY Buffalo Law School (2004)
Bar #4549325
New York Bar
Unknown Status
Verified
Education Law Estate Planning
Laura Wong-Pan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Laura Wong-Pan PLLC
 319 Mill Street Poughkeepsie NY 12601
(845) 218-1288
Tufts University
Bar #2852416
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Education Law
Eugene Dougherty - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Eugene Dougherty Law Office
 1 Barker Avenue, 2nd Floor White Plains NY 10601
(914) 686-3677
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University
Bar #2376341
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Education Law
David Bythewood - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
over 40 years of experience in the legal field
 85 Willis Avenue,Suite J Mineola NY 11501
(516) 432-1573
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
English
Bar #1894732
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Justin Shane - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Justin Shane
 43 W. 43rd St. Suite 218 New York NY 10036
(302) 561-0794
City University of New York - Lehman College (2011)
Bar #4850459
Delaware Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Education Law
Jacob David Verchereau - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Jacob D. Verchereau
 P.O. Box 11333 Loudonville NY 12211
(518) 722-0110
Manhattan College (2006)
English
Bar #5687405
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Education Law
Ira S. Newman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Newman & Drukman
 98 Cuttermill Rd Suite 441-South Great Neck NY 11021
(516) 487-7375
New York University School of Law (1963)
English
Bar #1135029
2nd Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Leonard Edward Sienko Jr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Sienko Law Office
 12 East Main Street P.O.B. 579 Hancock NY 13783
(607) 637-5400
Boston College Law School (1974)
English
NDNY Bar
Unknown Status
Education Law Municipal Law Personal Injury
James David Hartt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
James D. Hartt, Esq., Lawyer At Law
 6 North Main Street Suite 200F Fairport NY 14450
(585) 490-7100
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (1999)
French
Bar #4150181
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Education Law
Cory Michael Garcia - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Cory Garcia, P.C.
 245 Main Street Suite 420 White Plains NY 10601
(914) 719-7090
Boston College
English
Bar #4146064
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
James Patrick Evans - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Evans & Associates
 300 S State St Syracuse NY 13202
(315) 425-2827
Syracuse University
Bar #2728251
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Education Law Employment Law Insurance Claims
Wendy Gildin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Wendy Gildin
 1399 Franklin Ave 200 Garden City NY 11530
(516) 318-0875
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (1996)
English
Bar #2825016
U.S. Federal Court, Southern District of New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Education Law
Mark Steven Gorgos - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 PO BOX 2039 BINGHAMTON NY 13902
(607) 723-9511
Albany Law School
Bar #1702042
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Education Law Municipal Law
Margaret Dorothy Huff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1473 Erie Blvd Suite 302 Schenectady NY 12305
(518) 377-6489
Albany Law School
Bar #2108850
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Education Law Employment Law Real Estate Law
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