Our office continues to provide updated guidance to assist school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guercio & Guercio clients can view our most recent memorandum on this topic (as well as all prior memoranda) in the client portal.

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Due to the Coronavirus outbreak and concerns expressed by attendees, we are postponing our “Food For Thought” Breakfast Seminar scheduled for March 20, 2020 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany. Rescheduling will depend upon how the current situation resolves, and will be posted on our website. We apologize for any inconvenience this postponement causes.

On February 6, 2020, Partner Anthony Fasano will be presenting a webinar entitled, “Paper Ballots? Unintended Consequences of the Presidential Primary Webinar.” The presentation will cover common issues facing school districts that may need to switch from voting machines to paper ballots at their next election. This webinar is sponsored by the New York […]

Guercio & Guercio, LLP is pleased to announce that, effective January 1, 2020, attorneys Gregory Gillen and Patricia Unz have been promoted to Partner in our Farmingdale office. Additionally, Anthony Fasano has rejoined the firm as a Partner in our Latham office.

On March 30, 2019, Partner Erin O’Grady-Parent was elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Council of School Attorneys of the National School Boards Association (COSA).  COSA supports school attorneys in their representation of public school boards by providing leadership in legal advocacy for public schools.

Partner Erin O’Grady-Parent and Anthony J. Fasano recently presented at the 41st Annual Summer Conference for the Management Advocates for School Labor Affairs (“MASLA”). The topic of the presentation was School Security and Employee Rights.

The Board of Directors of the New York State Bar Foundation has elected Partners Richard Guercio and Gary Steffanetta as Fellows of The Foundation. Membership in the Fellows is evidence of professional distinction and constitutes a professional honor. Election as a Fellow recognizes outstanding achievement and dedication to the legal profession.

Partner Christopher Mestecky and Associate Anthony Fasano were named to the Super Lawyers 2017 “Rising Stars” list. Only 2.5% of attorneys in New York Metro area receive this distinction.

On October 18, 2016, associate Anthony Fasano participated in a panel discussion for the Nassau County Bar Association’s Education Law Committee. The panel members discussed the issues that frequently arise when request for student records are made from the family court on school districts.