Breakout Seminar at BAMC Law Day, May 2, 2008
The Education Law Section, chaired by Patrick Hoover, has added a breakout session to the Annual Meeting & Law Day Celebration, to be held on Friday, May 2, 2008. Registration for the Annual Meeting & Law Day Celebration is at http://www.montbar.org/pdffiles/anmeetinfo.pdf.
We hope to see you there!
11:00 a.m. – Noon Education Law Section: Speakers: Patrick Hoover, Esquire and Dr. Vincent Culotta
THE WHATS AND HOWS OF SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY CASES:
BEST PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES
Patrick Hoover and Dr. Vincent Culotta will offer a comprehensive and practical seminar on how to handle your client’s public and private school suspension and expulsion cases from start to finish. Patrick Hoover will share the in’s and out’s of the current education laws in Maryland, Maryland school systems and the disciplinary processes, the unique legal issues involving private schools’ disciplinary processes, and parents and students rights, including their rights under IDEA in regard to suspensions and expulsions. Patrick Hoover will discuss how emotional disorder testing and identification can halt the expulsion process for many students, and will discuss those strategies with practitioners. Dr. Vincent Culotta will share with practitioners the process in which emotional disorders result in suspension and expulsion matters; and he will teach practitioners how to interpret neuropsychological testing results, and how practitioners can use those results in advocating for students’ rights under IDEA.
BIO:
Patrick Hoover, Esq., is currently Chair of the Education Law Section of the Bar Association for Montgomery County, and is the principal of Patrick Hoover Law Offices, a boutique firm that concentrates in juvenile law, education law and special education matters. Patrick Hoover has over 20 years experience with school law cases, and his practice handles cases from initial school investigations to the final appeals process.
Patrick Hoover, Esq., is currently Chair of the Education Law Section of the Bar Association for Montgomery County, and is the principal of Patrick Hoover Law Offices, a boutique firm that concentrates in juvenile law, education law and special education matters. Patrick Hoover has over 20 years experience with school law cases, and his practice handles cases from initial school investigations to the final appeals process.
Dr. Vincent Culotta is a board-certified neuropsychologist and Fellow of the American College of Professional Neuropsychology and the Maryland Psychological Association. He is also president and owner of Neurobehavioral Associates, a multidisciplinary practice serving children, adolescents, and adults with neurobehavioral disorders.
