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AMY C. DION is an attorney with Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C., in the firm's Milford office, where she focuses her practice in the area of education law. Ms. Dion earned her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Boston College; and her J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law where she was notes and comments editor of the Public Interest Law Journal. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association. FREDERICK L. DORSEY is a shareholder in the Hartford office of Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C., where he is involved in a wide variety of general and special education, labor relations, and employment issues, including union representation elections, contract negotiations and administration, unfair labor practice charges, and employment discrimination matters in both the public and private sectors. Mr. Dorsey specializes in the area of education law, representing boards of education in special education, student expulsion, transportation and residency hearings in addition to conventional labor relations and employment litigation matters. He has been recognized by New York Magazine as one of their New York Area Best Lawyers in the area of special education law. Mr. Dorsey is a participant in the American Arbitration Association Labor Arbitration Advocacy Program, and he also has been a frequent lecturer and author on a wide range of public and private sector labor relations matters. He is a member of the American (Labor and Employment Law Section) and Connecticut (Labor and Employment Law Section, Committee on State and Local Government Bargaining Employment Law) bar associations, and past president of the Connecticut School Attorneys' Council and the National School Boards Association Council of Attorneys. Mr. Dorsey received his B.A. degree, cum laude, from the United States Coast Guard Academy and Marshall University; his M.B.A. degree from the University of New Haven; and his J.D. degree from Western New England School of Law. MELANIE E. DUNN is an attorney in the Hartford office of Siegel, O'Connor, O'Donnell & Beck, P.C., where she represents boards of education with an emphasis on special education and other legal issues pertaining to students. She also represents public and private sector clients in labor and employment matters before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Ms. Dunn earned her B.A. degree from Bard College and her J.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Law. She is admitted to practice in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Jersey; and before the U.S. District Court for the districts of Connecticut and New Jersey. Ms. Dunn is a co-author of "School Spending Issues Create Tension for Attorneys," Connecticut Law Tribune (Aug. 9, 2010, Special Section: Municipal & Educational Law, p. 16). She is a member of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education (School Attorneys Council), the Connecticut Bar Association (Young Lawyers Section, director of continuing legal education and member of the Education Law Committee) and the Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity. MARISA A. MASCOLO is an attorney with Klebanoff & Alfano, P.C., a firm dedicated to representing parents and children in the protection of the educational rights of students. She is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law and earned her B.A. degree from Mount Holyoke College with honors. Ms. Mascolo was admitted to the Connecticut Bar Association in 2006 and the Federal Bar Association in 2008. As an attorney with Klebanoff & Alfano, P.C., she works exclusively as a counselor and advocate for children and students with disabilities representing them in conflicts, litigation and negotiations with school districts, including disciplinary and bullying matters, in state and local administrative proceedings, state and federal court, and the Office of Civil Rights for the Dept. of Education. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Mascolo worked with the Center for Children's Advocacy and the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, and also spent some time in general practice. Before law school, she served as an advocate for individuals with disabilities in the nonprofit arena raising funds and awareness for individuals with disabilities of all ages. WINONA W. ZIMBERLIN is a sole practitioner in Hartford, Connecticut, where she practices in the areas of education law, higher education law, special education, Social Security disability, long term disability and veterans disability. Ms. Zimberlin is a frequent lecturer on education and disability topics. She is a former adjunct professor at Western New England School of Law. Ms. Zimberlin is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association (chair, Education Law Committee; member, Disability Law Committee; member and treasurer, Administrative Law Section), the Hartford County Bar Association (former chair, Education Law Committee), the National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives and the National Organization of Veterans Advocates. She serves as a small claims magistrate for the state of Connecticut. Ms. Zimberlin earned her B.A. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University; and her J.D. degree, summa cum laude, from Western New England College School of Law.
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