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- Employment DiscriminationMr. Drohan has concentrated his practice on litigation and education law matters. He has represented various private and public employers, and has litigated civil rights, employment discrimination and special education cases at various levels of the state and federal court systems. He has taught School Law as an Adjunct Professor of Education Law at St. John’s University, Mount Saint Mary College (teaching a graduate course on legal issues in special education), SUNY New Paltz and Pace University.
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- Employment Litigation
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- Construction LitigationOur firm also provides representation in areas of labor and employment for school districts, BOCES, independent schools, educational foundations and other private institutions. The vast body of law governing the relationships between employers and unions is often complex. The issues that can arise over the course of an employment relationship, as well as the laws that control how employers must treat employees, former employees, and applicants for employment, are numerous and ever changing. Our attorneys provide guidance and support to clients on matters such as...
- Disability DiscriminationMr. Drohan has served as invited speaker for a number of organizations, including the Practising Law Institute, the New York State School Boards Association, and the New York State Association of School Attorneys on issues such as school safety, special education, disability discrimination, civil rights and legal ethics. He served on the Board of Advisors for the “No Child Left Behind Compliance Insider” and the “Special Education Law Insider.” He has been named as a “Super Lawyer” in Upstate New York in 2012-2024. Mr. Drohan is the author of “The Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 Update” (26 Touro L. Rev. 1173); he has also contributed a chapter to “Inside the Minds: Emerging Issues in K-12 Campus Security” (Aspatore Books, 2015).