Charles E. Symons

Charles E. Symons graduated magna cum laude from Saint Lawrence University in 1998 and received his law degree in 2001 from the University of Cincinnati, College of Law. Mr. Symons is admitted in all state courts in New York. Mr. Symons is also admitted in the Federal District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts in New York, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Since 2002, Mr. Symons’ practice has focused on the defense of school districts in state and federal courts, at both the trial court and appellate court levels. Prior to joining the Ferrara Fiorenza Law Firm, Mr. Symons also represented school districts in proceedings before the New York State Division of Human Rights, the New York State Education Department, the New York State Employment Relations Board, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and various other administrative agencies. Mr. Symons is a member of various professional associations including the American Bar Association, the New York State Bar Association, the Bar Association for the Federal District Court for the Northern District of New York, the Onondaga County Bar Association, the New York State School Boards Association, and the New York State Association of Management Advocates for School Labor Affairs. Mr. Symons’ primary practice areas are labor and employment law, education law, constitutional law, and related civil litigation.