Joe Shields is a partner at Ferrara Fiorenza PC with more than 34 years of experience representing school districts.

Joe's practice includes providing school districts with practical solutions to daily inquiries from school administrators and board members.

Joe leads training for school board members and superintendents on effective relationships.

He assists school districts with the proper procurement of professional services and purchases.

Joe guides districts through the successful completion of capital construction projects from pre-referendum to close-out.

He handles Facilitated Intensive Negotiations (FIN) with unions and traditional collective bargaining, as well as personnel investigations, grievances, and labor issues.

He also protects school district revenue by defending tax certiorari proceedings and negotiating Payment in Lieu of Tax agreements for commercial properties, including malls, power plants, and big box retail stores.