Jennifer Mathews represents public school districts and BOCES clients on a variety of matters, with a concentration of her practice in special education law and student-centered matters.

Jennifer represents clients in litigation, appeals, administrative proceedings, and mediation, including due process matters, OCR, NYSED, and SEQA complaints, PINS proceedings, appeals to the Commissioner of Education, and other state and federal court matters and investigations. She attends CSE meetings and manifestation meetings at the clients’ request. Jennifer also counsels and assists clients with student discipline, acting as a hearing officer or prosecutor, and with DASA, immunization, residency, and enrollment matters.

She provides training and professional development to clients and associations on a variety of topics, including special education law updates, going through a due process hearing, creation and implementation of IEPS, student discipline, including discipline for students with disabilities, and Title IX.

Jennifer has conducted jury trials in Federal and State courts, has argued appeals before the Third and Fourth Departments, has successfully defended districts against due process complaints, against OCR complaints, against NYSED and SEQA complaints, and has received favorable decisions on appeals from the Commissioner of Education and the Office of State Review.