Education
Hancock Estabrook delivers a full range of legal services to educational institutions from small school districts to large universities, located in and around the Central and Upstate New York area. Our education attorneys represent clients on matters ranging from day-to-day education and school law issues to contract negotiations to municipal financing. Clients also draw from our attorneys' expertise in numerous specialty areas including labor & employment law, tax certiorari proceedings, environmental law, election law, special education, appeals to the Commissioner of Education, construction matters and complex litigation.
We take a proactive and preventative approach by presenting workshops, seminars and in-service programs, and by distributing periodic updates and newsletters on important legal developments, targeted to the needs of our education clients. Our goal is to provide the highest-quality legal services in the most timely and cost-effective manner possible.
Hancock Estabrook represents institutions in all areas of education and employment law, defending their interests in federal and state court, and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), New York State Division of Human Rights (NYSDHR), New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB), Workers' Compensation Board and the State Department of Labor. Our legal services also include collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, investigations, supervisory and employee training, and litigation as follows:
Labor Relations:
- collective bargaining
- contract administration
- grievances and arbitrations
- defense of unfair labor practices
- disciplinary investigations
Employment Law:
- accommodation of disabilities
- employment discrimination defense
- sexual and racial harassment litigation
- supervisory and employment training
Board Policy Development:
- policy development and revision
- policy and regulation implementation
Municipal Financing and Construction:
- contract preparation and review
- environmental studies
- financing
- construction-related claims
In the great majority of cases, we obtained dismissal of claims at an early stage, achieved our clients' goals and preserved their interests with minimum legal expense. When necessary, however, we provide the legal expertise needed to try cases to verdict.
