Laura A. Ferrugiari

OF COUNSEL

LAURA A. FERRUGIARI (of Counsel) received her Juris Doctor Degree from Hofstra University School of Law in 1994 and her B.A. from Colgate University in 1989, where she studied Political Science and Russian Language. She was Notes and Comments Editor of the Hofstra Labor Law Journal, assisting in the creation and development of topics for future inclusion into the Journal. She is admitted to practice in the State Courts of New York, Federal Court in the Eastern and Northern Districts of New York as well as the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. She began working at our firm in November, 1993. Laura became a partner in the firm in January 2005. Laura's thorough knowledge of federal and state statutes and case law has resulted in numerous successful outcomes for our clients in education related matters, and employment discrimination and sexual harassment cases. Laura has handled trials in Federal District Court and has successfully defended numerous appeals to the Commissioner of Education, the SRO, the State Supreme Courts, the Appellate Division, Second Department, and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Laura handles special education matters, including impartial hearings and appeals, and attends Section 504 and CSE meetings, student discipline and manifestation determination hearings. For the past 20 years, Laura has supervised all of our clients' budget votes and school board elections. Laura has also been featured in New York Magazine's "New York Women Leaders in the Law" since 2016. Laura recently authored an a11icle published in the Nassau Lawyer, the Nassau County Bar Association monthly newsletter, entitled "Conducting Open School Board Meetings in a Pandemic (June 2020).