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Our Education Lawyers provide high-quality, cost-effective representation to primary and secondary schools, including municipal and regional school districts, charter schools, collaboratives and private schools, and institutions of higher education to support them in educating their students.

We represent our clients in all facets of labor and employment law; internal governance; students’ rights, policies and discipline; construction, and leasing and land use.

Professionals

Nicholas Anastasopoulos
Partner

Amanda Marie Baer
Partner

Ashlyn E. Dowd
Associate

Stephen F. Madaus
Partner

Kimberly A. Rozak
Partner

Sharon P. Siegel
Of Counsel

Jonathan R. Sigel
Partner

Sydney E. Straub
Associate

Marc L. Terry
Partner

Education Law

Nicholas Anastasopoulos Partner

Amanda Marie Baer Partner

Ashlyn E. Dowd Associate

Stephen F. Madaus Partner

Kimberly A. Rozak Partner

Sharon P. Siegel Of Counsel

Jonathan R. Sigel Partner

Sydney E. Straub Associate

Marc L. Terry Partner

Reid M. Wakefield Of Counsel

WBJ names the 2025 Best of Business award winners- Mirick selected as Best Law Firm

Marc Terry selected as a member of the newly formed AASA Committee to enhance advocacy work with federal agencies and Congress

Marc Terry quoted in Education Week "School Boards Are Limiting Public Comment. Will That Erode Trust?"

Ashlyn Dowd featured in Community Legal Aid

e-Alert: Handling Public Comment and Public Records Requests in Light of Critical Race Theory, COVID-19 and Other Contentious Issues

e-Alert: What Employers Need to Know about President Biden's "Path Out of the Pandemic" COVID-19 Action Plan

PODCAST: Anthony DaSilva discusses Protecting Employee Retirement Plans from Cyberattacks

Amanda Baer was quoted in Ragan's Workplace Wellness Insider article "5 Issues Every Organization Should Consider in Planning Their Return to Work

e-Alert: Supreme Court Finds School District Violated First Amendment for Off-Campus Speech

e-Alert: Remote Public Meetings Authorized Through April of 2022

e-Alert: Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave - Updated Guidance and Resources

PODCAST: Ken Pickering discusses Preventing, Detecting and Responding to Employee Fraud

e-Alert: Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave - Employer Guidance

Amanda Baer interviewed by Spectrum News 1 "Back to the Office: What Employers and Employees Can Expect with a Return to Work"

Amanda Baer quoted in Workest by Zenefits article "Can Small Businesses require COVID Vaccines in the Workplace?"

e-Alert: COVID-19 and Masks: Should Employers Continue to Require Masks in the Workplace?

PODCAST: Amanda Baer discusses American Rescue Plan Act and FFCRA

PODCAST: Mirick O'Connell attorneys discuss February being Heart Awareness Month

David Surprenant was quoted in Telegram & Gazette article "Mirick O'Connell signs 10-year lease renewal with Mercantile Center in downtown Worcester"

PODCAST: Amanda Baer discusses Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Claims

PODCAST: Mirick O'Connell attorneys discuss Remembering RBGT: Her Life and Legacy

PODCAST: Marc Terry discusses Reopening of Public Schools during COVID-19 Pandemic

PODCAST: Chris Collins discusses the Benefit of Serving in the Community

e-Alert: New Municipal Relief Act has Important Provisions for School District Service Contracts and Emergency Educator Licensing

e-Alert: The Next Phase in the COVID-19 Battle for School Districts: Budget Cuts, Furloughs, Layoffs and Collective Bargaining

e-Alert: Extended Closure due to COVID-19 Raises Multiple Issues for Schools

e-Alert: Governor Baker Recommends Legislation to Address Challenges Caused by School Closures

Education Law Update: "First Circuit Affirms School's Policy of Respecting Students' Gender Identity in Challenge from Parents"

Public Education Law Update: "Title IX Final Rule Vacated by Kentucky District Court"

Public Education Legal Update: "Appeals Court Issues Significant Decision Addressing Professional Teacher Status for Educators who Take Leave under the Massachusetts Parental Leave Law"

Charter Schools Legal Update: "U.S. Department of Education Releases Final Rule Under Title IX"

Public Education Legal Update: "U.S. Department of Education Releases Final Rule Under Title IX"

Charter Schools Legal Update: "Supreme Court Decision Addresses When Government Officials May Block Social Media Users"

Public Education Legal Update: "Supreme Court Decision Addresses When Government Officials May Block Social Media Users"

Public Education Legal Update: "School District Did Not Violate Teacher's Religious Rights After Teacher Refused to Follow District's Transgender Name Policy"

Public Education Legal Update: "Remote Public Meetings Extended Through March 31, 2025"

Public Education Legal Update: "SJC Finds Public Meeting Comment Restrictions Unconstitutional"

Public Education Legal Update: OCR Issues New Fact Sheet on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Activities Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Public Education Legal Update: "Recent Court Decision Clarifies the Massachusetts Independent Contractor Law Does Not Apply to Public Employers"

Public Education Legal Update: "Massachusetts "CROWN" Law Prohibits Discrimination Based on Hairstyle"

Public Education Legal Update: "Remote Public Meetings Extended Through March 31, 2023"

Public Education Legal Update: "Scope of Supreme Court Decision Allowing Coach to Pray on Field Limited"

Public Education Legal Update: "Recent Federal Court Case Changes Rules on Authority Over Voluntary Transfers"

U.S. Department of Education Announces Timeline for Revisions to Title IX Regulations

Massachusetts Legislature Enacts School Anti-Lunch Shaming Law

Handling Public Comment and Public Records Requests in Light of Critical Race Theory, COVID-19 and Other Contentious Issues

e-Alert: Should Employers Consider Surcharges for Unvaccinated Workers?

e-Alert: What Employers Need to Know about President Biden's "Path Out of the Pandemic" COVID-19 Action Plan

e-Alert: Supreme Court Finds School District Violated First Amendment for Off-Campus Speech

Remote Public Meetings Authorized Through April of 2022

Juneteenth and the School Year Calendar

Education Models Impacted by DLR Decision and Possible Change in Learning Hours

e-Alert: Board of Elementary and Secondary Education Adopts Emergency Regulations Addressing Student Learning Time

New Municipal Relief Act has Important Provisions for School District Service Contracts and Emergency Educator Licensing

The Next Phase in the COVID-19 Battle for School Districts: Budget Cuts, Furloughs, Layoffs and Collective Bargaining

U.S. Dept of Education and U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services Updates Joint Guidance on the Applicability of FERPA and HIPAA to Student Records

e-Alert: Decision in Spaulding v. Town of Natick School Committee is a Message to All School Committees

e-Alert: Federal District Court Ruling Raises Questions About Secret Audio Recordings of Public Officials

Individual Superintendent Evaluations Not Subject to Release under Open Meeting Law

U.S. Dept. of Education Interim Guidance to Schools and Colleges for Addressing Sexual Misconduct on Campus

Student Free Speech Rights

What Should School Districts do When ICE Comes Knocking?

e-Alert: What Should School Districts do When ICE Comes Knocking?

U.S. Department of Education Issues Revised FERPA Regulations

Marc Terry to Present at MassEdCo's Fall Forum: Cyberbullying: Current Research and Trends

Mirick O'Connell participates in National Wear Red Day

Mirick O'Connell Sponsors the M.A.S.S. Annual Conference

Mirick O'Connell Sponsors the Ashland Education Foundation Gala

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