Mara N. Harvey
Partner
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EDUCATION:
♦ Binghamton University (B.S., Accounting, 2000)
♦ Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003)
BAR ADMISSIONS:
New York
HONORS & AWARDS
- 2016 – Listed as one of Long Island Business News’ Who’s Who in Women in Professional Services
ORGANIZATIONS & COMMITTEES
- Co-Chair, Suffolk County Bar Association, Education Law Committee
- Phi Alpha Delta, District Justice
PRESENTATIONS
- 06.02.2022: Legalese: What’s the Verdict on School Law? – SBO (School Business Official) Perspectives podcast
- 04.08.2022: Bar Association Squares – Play ‘Tic Tac Toe’ with the Counsel – Nassau County Bar Association 2022 Annual School Law Conference
- 10.28.2020: School Elections: A Looming New Horizon? – NYSSBA 2020’s first Virtual Convention & Education Expo co-sponsored by the NYS School Boards Association and NYS Association of School Attorneys
- 06.02.2020: An Election Like No Other: Preparing for a Local Election Postponed Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic” – New York State Bar Association’s Local and State Government Law Section webinar
- 12.06.2019: Seeing if there is a Better Way: A Look into Student Discipline as We Head into 2020 – Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law and Education Law Committees – 2019 Annual School Law Conference
- 10.04.2019: Discipline and Expulsion Essentials Under IDEA and Section 504 – National Business Institute Seminar
- 02.07.2019: Protecting Student Privacy: Requirements for Schools – National Business Institute Seminar
- 12.07.2018: The Non-Resident “Resident’ Student” – Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law and Education Law Committees – 2018 Annual School Law Conference
- 07.26.2018: Defending Your District against Attacks on Social Media – 2018 Summer Law Conference sponsored by the NYS School Boards Association
- 10.14.2017: Email Use by School Board Members – The Legal Issues – 98th Annual Convention & Education Expo co-sponsored by the NYS School Boards Association and NYS Association of School Attorneys
- 12.09.2016: Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) – Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law and Education Law Committees – 2016 Annual School Law Conference
- 12.14.2015: School Finances: Budgeting; Auditing and the Fiscal Tax Cap – Nassau County Bar Association 2015 Annual School Law Conference
- 05.29.2015: The Public’s Rating and Appeal Process: A Lesson Plan for Annual Meetings, Budget Votes and Board Elections – NYSSBA & NYSASA 15th Annual School Attorney Law Conference
- 05/2015: Primer on Elections – New York State School Attorneys Association
- 12.08.2014: Educational Services for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children – Nassau Suffolk Education Law Conference
- Long Island Attendance Professional and Teachers Association School Law Meeting December 2014: Residency and Homeless Students
- 12.09.2013: Students in Nontraditional Living Arrangements – Nassau Suffolk Education Law Conference
- Residency and Homeless Students – Long Island Attendance Professional and Teachers Association School Law Meeting
- 06.05.2011: Budget Crisis (Robbing Peter to Pay Paul? – NYSSBA & NYSASA 11th Annual School Attorney Law Conference
- 09.28.2010: Alternative Sources of Revenue – Suffolk County Bar Association
- 12.07.2009: A Guide to FOIL and FERPA – Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law and Education Law Committees 2009 Annual School Law Conference
- 06.11.2008: Legal Issues in the Operation of School Facilities – C.W. Post College
- 06.02.2007: Summer School – NYSSBA & NYSASA 7th Annual School Attorney Law Conference
- 12.03.2007: Sports Extra: Including Title IX, Coaching and Fundraising – Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law and Education Law Committees – 2007 Annual School Law Conference
PRACTICE AREAS:
Education, Labor, Municipal and Trusts and Estates
Mara N. Harvey received her undergraduate degree in accounting from Binghamton University and her law degree from Syracuse University College of Law (magna cum laude) where she was Notes and Comments Editor of the Law Review and a member of Phi Alpha Delta and the Order of the Coif. Ms. Harvey was a summer associate at Lamb & Barnosky, LLP in 2002. Mara is a member of the Education Law Committee of the Suffolk County Bar Association, and is a past co-chair of the Committee. Ms. Harvey has lectured on education law issues at conferences sponsored by the Nassau and Suffolk Academies of Law, as well as the New York State School Attorneys Association and the Long Island Attendance Professionals and Teachers Association. She has been listed in Long Island Business News’ Who’s Who in Women in Professional Services. Ms. Harvey works in the Firm’s Education, Labor and Municipal Department, as well as the Trusts and Estates Department.
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