June 2019 The MLO Minute It is with great pleasure that we announce the hiring of John W. Goldsborough, Esq., as our federal litigation and appellate counsel in our Berwyn office! John has been an attorney for 25 years, and has spent the last 19 years serving as a prosecutor in the Federal Litigation Unit…
June 2019 The MLO Minute, By Jennifer Grobe, Esq. of McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) declined to take up an appeal of Doe v. Boyertown School District, a 3rd Circuit decision containing some of the most persuasive language supporting transgender students out of any federal court. In Boyertown…
Free Call-In Seminar About the Program: Students with disabilities face unique challenges in moving from adolescence to adulthood. This session will discuss the obligations of public school programs to provide for transition planning in secondary schools for these students, together with the nature of the accommodations which are typically available in college programs in order…
May 2019 The MLO Minute, By Kimberly Caputo, Esq. of McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. Students of all ages and across all grades are bombarded with anxiety-producing input from a great many sources. This can include, but not limited to, the following: Academic demands social activities extracurricular activities faith-based activities and family obligations Added to this…
May 2019 The MLO Minute It is with great excitement that McAndrews Law Offices celebrates our 10-year anniversary of our Northeastern Pennsylvania office by opening a new expanded office located at 2 West Olive Street, Scranton, Pa 18508. This new location will provide an even more accessible option for our NEPA and surrounding area clients.…
May 20th, 2019 The MLO Minute, By Dennis McAndrews, Esq. The Pennsylvania doctrine of “sovereign immunity“ protects school districts from recovery in many, but not all, cases in which children are injured at school or during school activities. There are exceptions to sovereign immunity which permit students and others injured on school property or at…
May 2019 The MLO Minute, By Alexander Corbin, Esq. A recent Article in Variety discussed how advancements in technology may open the door for a new way to address social skills deficits for our exceptional students. The Department of Education recently invested $2.5 million toward a program that will use virtual reality to help teach…
May 2019 The MLO Minute, By Caitlin McAndrews, Esq. and Nancy Potter, Esq. Military service is an enormous sacrifice, and can create many stressors upon a family unit. If the service member is the parent of a child with disabilities, an additional set of concerns must be addressed, and it is absolutely critical that the…
Spring 2019 The MLO Minute, By Jennifer Simons, Esq., Attorney in McAndrews Law Offices’ Estates and Trusts Department If you have been appointed as a guardian for an incapacitated person in Pennsylvania you need to be aware of changes coming to the rules governing guardianships in Pennsylvania, going into effect on June 1, 2019. In…
May 2019 The MLO Minute, by Michael Connolly, Esq., Supervising Partner of McAndrews Law Offices’ Special Education Department, and Caitlin McAndrews, Esq. The purpose of special education is to provide every child with a disability to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), which is an education designed to move the student toward independence and self-sufficiency…
