August 2020 The MLO Minute School districts are struggling to decide how schools might open for the upcoming school year. The options being considered run the full gamut from 100% virtual instruction to 100% in-person instruction, with many variations in between, such as 40% in-person instruction with the remainder of teaching being via virtual means.…
The Special Education Department at McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C. will be presenting “Special Education and COVID-19: A Free Virtual Seminar Series” in the upcoming weeks to assist families facing educational issues related to the current health crisis. PART ONE “Maintaining In–Person Special Education Programming When Schools Close or Retrench”: The first program…
August 2020 The MLO Minute: By, Dennis McAndrews, Esq. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) did not disappear or take a vacation during the current pandemic. The United States Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Education have expressly recognized that during the pandemic the right to FAPE has continued at…
July 2020 The MLO Minute: By Lesley Mehalick, J.D., LL.M., Supervising Partner of Trusts and Estates, and Dennis McAndrews, Esq., Founder Many terms are being used to describe the current health crisis in America and across the world. All of us have our own words to describe what is occurring in our individual lives. One…
Our Estate Planning Department continues to present a series of free virtual seminars to assist families and professionals in coping with issues related to the current health crisis, while planning for next steps in the weeks and months to follow. Our sixth presentation of the series entitled: “Estate Planning for Families: Fundamental Documents and Considerations During…
July 2020 The MLO Minute: By, Lesley Mehalick, J.D., LL.M., Supervising Partner of The Estates and Trusts Department at McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C. COVID-19 has brought many challenges and changes to our world, and it has highlighted the importance of preemptive estate planning. Having documents in place that clearly provide your wishes…
Our Estate Planning Department continues to present a series of free virtual seminars to assist families and professionals in coping with issues related to the current health crisis, while planning for next steps in the weeks and months to follow. Our fifth presentation of the series entitled: “Navigating an Estate Administration in Pennsylvania” will be provided…
July 2020 The MLO Minute: By, Nancy Potter, Esq. We have recently received questions from parents and students wondering if students with IEPs can somehow delay graduation to make up for what they have missed during Covid-related school closings and distance learning. While students who have not received FAPE during this time may certainly be…
July 2020 The Legal Intelligencer – July 10, 2020 – People in the News In this week’s edition of The Legal Intelligencer’s “People in the News”, Jillian Zacks, Esq. of McAndrews, Mehalick, Connolly, Hulse and Ryan P.C. is featured for being this year’s recipient of The Howard and Beverly Mermelstein Leadership Award! The award was…
Our Estate Planning Department continues to present a series of free virtual seminars to assist families and professionals in coping with issues related to the current health crisis, while planning for next steps in the weeks and months to follow. Our fourth presentation of the series entitled: “Collaboration between Personal Injury Counsel and Special Needs Trust/Elder…
