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Attorneys John Khalil Present IEP And 504 Plan Legal Workshop For The National Business Institute

The National Business Institute is offering a full-day workshop for educators, school administrators, psychologists, counselors and legal professionals on June 6, 2017 at the Omni New Haven Hotel at Yale. Participants will learn how to correctly determine Special Education eligibility, create legally compliant paper trails, and write airtight IEPs and 504 plans.: Attorney John Khalil has written […]

Senior Counsel Christine Sullivan Addresses Students At The Annual Governor’s Scholars Luncheon Sponsored By Berchem Moses PC

Berchem Moses PC again partnered with the Connecticut Association of Schools (CAS) to sponsor the highly-esteemed Governor’s Scholars Program. The Governor’s Scholars Program recognizes academically talented high school students in schools throughout the state. Principals of CAS member high schools are given the opportunity to nominate one junior who ranks in the top five percent […]

The May 1st Dilemma: Non-Renewal vs. Layoff

Typically this time of year school district administrators ponder whether to “non-renew” non-tenured teachers in response to budget uncertainty, as opposed to waiting for the fiscal picture to become clear and possibly laying off teachers at a later time.  Given the state budget crisis, and unprecedented major cuts in funding on the table, the uncertainty […]

Fairfield University Alums Robert Berchem And Bryan LeClerc Facilitate Purchase Of State-Of-The-Art Wheelchair for Dean’s List Student

Attorneys Robert Berchem (left) and Bryan LeClerc (right) present Meg Moore with her new wheelchair Twenty-year-old Fairfield University sophomore Meg Moore was born with cerebral palsy, but that hasn’t stopped her from being a leader on the Fairfield University campus. Meg is a straight-A Dean’s List student, participates in the varsity pep band, is a […]

Ira Bloom And Mario Coppola Speak At Conference For Land Use Officials

Attorneys Ira Bloom and Mario Coppola spoke on March 25 to a group of 350 municipal land use officials at a seminar held at Wesleyan University sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Association Planning and Zoning Section. Attorney Coppola, the current Section chair, moderated the all-day session, offering commentary on a variety of land use topics. Attorney Bloom, speaking at […]

2d Circuit Court of Appeals reverses $2.6 million jury verdict in disability discrimination case

A pharmacist was terminated after he claimed he was unable to administer vaccinations to customers.  Christopher Stevens sued Rite Aid for discrimination, retaliation and failure to accommodate under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other state non-discrimination laws.  The jury awarded him $2.6 million, including $900,000 in non-economic damages. By way of background, Rite […]

Internet Thieves Are Targeting Municipalities and Boards of Education

Over the past few weeks, there have been several cyberattacks on Connecticut municipalities and boards of education.  On the municipal side, internet thieves have intercepted wire transfer instructions in two Connecticut municipalities resulting in the theft of significant sums. Most recently, an outside party accessed a Superintendent’s email and requested W-2 information for the school […]