Our firm’s Education Law Department is led by Edward J. Nitkewicz. Since 1999, when his son was diagnosed with autism, Mr. Nitkewicz has been a leading education law attorney representing families in CPSE and CSE meetings, impartial hearings and special education litigation as a Special Education attorney. He is a member of the Education Law Committee of both the Nassau County and Suffolk County Bar Associations. Mr. Nitkewicz has lectured on special education topics including “How to effectively work with your school district to obtain special education services for your child” and “Special Education: One Parent’s Perspective.”  His lectures have been presented at the Long Island Autism Fair, the 5th Annual Symposium of the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Long Island, the instructional staff of the Lindenhurst, South Huntington and Copaigue School Districts and the Special Education Parent Teacher Associations of the Three Village, South Country, West Islip, Lawrence, Copaigue, Lynbrook, Mattituck-Cutchogue, North Merrick, Plainview Old Bethpage, West Islip, West Hempstead, and Sachem School Districts.

Please contact us if you require advice, counsel or representation regarding education matters.