Isabel is a member of the firm’s School and Local Government Group. Isabel provides counseling and litigation services on all aspects of school and education law, including special education and disability rights, student discipline, student rights, employment disputes, and investigations. She also reviews and writes policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal law and best practices. Isabel represents school districts in administrative hearings and complaints before the Maine Department of Education, as well as in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases before the Maine Human Rights Commission and state and federal courts. Isabel is a frequent presenter at conferences and events related to special education and general school law. Isabel also represents healthcare providers on issues involving HIPAA compliance.
Before joining the firm in 2014, Isabel attended the University of Maine School of Law where she graduated magna cum laude. While in law school, Isabel served as Managing Editor for the Ocean and Coastal Law Journal, worked as a student attorney in the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic, and received both the Maine Association of Public Interest Law fellowship and Cumberland Bar Association fellowship to work with low-income Mainers at the Volunteer Lawyers Project. Isabel grew up in Vermont, and, having also spent significant time living in Paris, brings a proficiency in French with her to the firm. She lives in Portland with her husband, also a lawyer.
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New England Super Lawyers, Schools and Education, Rising Star 2017-2018
Isabel is a member of the firm’s School and Local Government Group. Isabel provides counseling and litigation services on all aspects of school and education law, including special education and disability rights, student discipline, student rights, employment disputes, and investigations. She also reviews and writes policies and procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal law and best practices. Isabel represents school districts in administrative hearings and complaints before the Maine Department of Education, as well as in discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases before the Maine Human Rights Commission and state and federal courts. Isabel is a frequent presenter at conferences and events related to special education and general school law. Isabel also represents healthcare providers on issues involving HIPAA compliance.
Before joining the firm in 2014, Isabel attended the University of Maine School of Law where she graduated magna cum laude. While in law school, Isabel served as Managing Editor for the Ocean and Coastal Law Journal, worked as a student attorney in the Cumberland Legal Aid Clinic, and received both the Maine Association of Public Interest Law fellowship and Cumberland Bar Association fellowship to work with low-income Mainers at the Volunteer Lawyers Project. Isabel grew up in Vermont, and, having also spent significant time living in Paris, brings a proficiency in French with her to the firm. She lives in Portland with her husband, also a lawyer.
AWARDS
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New England Super Lawyers, Schools and Education, Rising Star 2017-2018
ARTICLES
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First Circuit Expands FAPE Obligation to Age 22
Fall 2018
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Special Education Student Removal Litigation on the Rise
Spring 2018
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Supreme Court to Hear Two Important Special Education Cases
Fall 2016
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I Agreed to What?! When Special Education Written Notices Become Binding
Summer 2016
PRESENTATIONS
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USM EDU 678 School Law
Summer 2018
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2018 Seminar for School and District Secretaries, Special Education Secretaries, and Administrative Assistants
April 3-4, 2018
- Annual Special Education Summit
December 1, 2017
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Making the Grade in Special Education: Measuring Success, Eligibility, and the Delivery of FAPE in a Standards World
December 2, 2016
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Maine School Law Summer Institute
July 26-29, 2016
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Maine Special Education Law Institute
July 12-15, 2016
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Goodbye NCLB…Hello Every Student Succeeds Act
March 25, 2016
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The Worst in Special Education! – presented in partnership with MADSEC
December 4, 2015
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Maintaining Order in Schools: Can Schools Still Discipline Students?
October 22, 2015
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The Essentials of School Safety: A Comprehensive Approach to the Law and Policy
September 11, 2015
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