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JAMES P. DROHAN is a partner in the law firm of Donoghue, Thomas, Auslander & Drohan LLP, where his practice areas include education law, labor law, municipal law, civil rights and disabilities. Mr. Drohan concentrates his practice on litigation matters and devotes much of his time to educational and labor matters. He has extensive experience in grievance arbitration, special education and professional disciplinary matters. Mr. Drohan has conducted seminars and in-service training for school board members, administrators and teachers on a variety of issues involving public education. He has served as an adjunct professor of education law at St. John's University, SUNY New Paltz and Mount Saint Mary's College. Mr. Drohan is a member of the Dutchess County and New York State bar associations, National Council of School Attorneys and has served on the Board of Advisors of the "No Child Left Behind Compliance Insider." He earned his A.B. degree from Georgetown University and his J.D. degree from Fordham University. MICHAEL K. LAMBERT is a partner in the New York firm of Shaw, Perelson, May & Lambert, LLP, where he is actively engaged in representing school districts in all aspects of general counsel and labor relations, including special education impartial hearings, negotiations, arbitrations, PERB proceedings, Section 3020-a Education Law proceedings, Section 75 Civil Service Law proceedings, Section 3214 Education Law disciplinary proceedings and general litigation. He frequently lectures on special education matters, student discipline and other issues affecting school districts. Mr. Lambert earned his B.A. degree from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, his J.D. degree from Western New England School of Law and his LL.M. degree from Pace University Law School. He is a director of the New York State Association of School Attorneys and a member of the New York State Bar Association.
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