February 18, 2015

Janine A. Solomon presented  Being Your Child’s Best Advocate at the Sudbury Special Education Parent Advisory Council meeting on February 24, 2015 from 7:00pm – 8:45 pm at the Goodnow Library, 21 Concord Road, Sudbury, MA. In her presentation, Attorney Solomon gave an overview of the IEP process, including preparing for Team meetings, organizing documents, mandated laws regarding IEPs, making Team meetings productive and when an advocate is necessary.

January 20, 2015

Daniel T.S. Heffernan presented on Overview of Special Education Law at the School Law: MCLE BasicsPlus! program on February 9, 2015 at the MCLE Conference Center, Ten Winter Place, Boston, MA. This program is also available via live webcast.

January 20, 2015

Daniel T.S. Heffernan presented on "Agreeing to Disagree: How to Effectively Resolve Special Education Disputes with your School District" at the Bedford SEPAC Special Education Parent Advisory Council meeting on January 26, 2015 at the Lane School Multipurpose Room, 66 Sweetwater Avenue, Bedford, Massachusetts,

November 06, 2014

Sharen Litwin presented on "When to Settle, Waivers that Work, and Other Thorny Issues when Settling, including the Medicare Secondary Payer Act" (webcast available) at MCLE's 17th Annual Employment Law Conference 2014 on December 5, 2014 at the MCLE Conference Center, 10 Winter Place, Boston.

November 06, 2014

Eileen M. Hagerty served as a panelist (with Margaret Bauman, M.D. and Susan Senator) on “Where Science, Policy, and Treatment Meet: An Evening with Dr. Isaac Kohane,” sponsored by the Massachusetts Advocates for Children’s Friends of The Autism Center. This took place on Thursday, November 13 at the law firm of DLA Piper, 33 Arch Street, 26th Floor, Boston, from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

November 06, 2014

Eileen M. Hagerty presented “A Guide to Special Education Principles, Process and Pathways” at the Needham Special Education Parent Advisory Council meeting on November 12, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at the Broadmeadow School Media Center, 120 Broad Meadow Road, Needham, MA.  This free workshop taught families the basics of special education law.

October 23, 2014

Eileen M. Hagerty served as a panel member at the MHD SEPAC on November 3, 2014 at 7:30pm at the Marblehead Public Library. This was a highly interactive panel discussion for parents and guardians of special education children to gain a better understanding of the process and the different roles attorneys and advocates play.

October 07, 2014

Joseph B. Green and Nicholas M. Kelley presented at the Massachusetts Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (MABIDA)'s Annual Conference on October 25, 2014. Nicholas M. Kelley presented on Obtaining Accommodations for Standardized Tests Like the S.A.T. and Joseph B. Green spoke on Yikes? We're Going to Hearing at the BSEA: What are our Chances? The conference was held on October 25, 2014 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel and Conference Center.

October 07, 2014

Janine A. Solomon presented at the Needham Special Education Parent Advisory Council meeting on The New Autism Omnibus Bill: What it Means for Children and Young Adults with ASD on October 16, 2014 at 7:00pm at the Brookmeadow School Performance Center, 120 Broadmeadow Road, Needham, Massachusetts.

September 10, 2014

Eileen M. Hagerty presented (with neurologist Joseph Moldover, Psy.D., ABPP/CN) on Back to School for Students with Special Needs, a free webinar for parents, on October 16, 2014 from 7-9 pm.  This webinar discussed various aspects of the special education process.