Author: Patrick Hoover

By Deborah Yi, PHLO Intern, 2007-2008 — Deborah Yi is a senior at Seneca Valley High School and the Editor in Chief of The Talon, SVHS School Newspaper. She is completing a year-long internship...

By Deborah Yi, PHLO Intern, 2007-2008: In June of 2007, senior Sarah Douglas was unable to graduate from Northwood High School with most her fellow classmates. A straight-A student, varsity cheerleader, and National Honor...

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled by split decision 4 to 4 (one Justice recused himself from the case) on a case already mentioned in our blog that was quite recently argued: Board of...

October 1, 2007: The United States Supreme Court heard argument in the case of Board of Education of New York v. Tom F. This case involved the question of private school tuition reimbursement in...

I just learned of this newly released local case invovling special ed and due process appeal. The case rules against the parents seeking reimbursement for a residential placement of their son. The bottom line:...

To All Interested BAMC Members: Welcome to the new Education Law Section! As a new section, our first priority is to bring together interested members in an informal atmosphere so we can meet each...

The Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland (BAMC), headed by President Mary Ellen Flynn, recently selected Patrick Hoover as the 2007 – 2008 Chair for the newly formed Education Law Section. At this time,...

This summer, Patrick Hoover Law Offices hosts two dynamic and highly qualified interns to our program. Welcome aboard! Jim Goldmann is a current 3Y student at Catholic University, Columbus School of Law. He is...

We are proud to endorse the recent grant proposal made on behalf of John McCarthy, the State’s Attorney for Montgomery County Maryland, to the Department of Justice and are pleased to have been able...