Teachers and the Law

Louis Fischer(J.D. and Ph.D., Stanford University) is Professor Emeritus and former dean of the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. David Schimmel(J.D., Yale University) David Schimmel is Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachustts, Amherst and Visiting Professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. He is author of over 60 articles and co-author of six books about law and education including School Law: What Every Educator Should Know (2008) and is recipient of the Education Press Association of America's Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism.nbsp; After graduating from Yale Law School, he…  More briefly practiced law, was an Army Infantry Officer, and served on the Peace Corps staff for six years before starting his teaching career at UMass.nbsp; His current research and writing focuses on promoting legal literacy for teachers. Leslie R. Stellman(J.D., Syracuse University) Leslie Robert Stellman is the team leader of the education law department of Marylandrsquo;s largest school law firm, Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A., located in Towson, Maryland.nbsp; Mr. Stellman has been practicing education law for over 35 years and represents many of Marylandrsquo;s public school boards as well as colleges and universities.nbsp; He received his Bachelorrsquo;s degree from the Johns Hopkins University and his Juris Doctor from the Syracuse University College of Law,magna cum laude.nbsp; Mr. Stellman is widely known as an author, lecturer, professor, and practitioner in all aspects of school law, and is a member of the Education Law Association and the National Association of Boards of Educationrsquo;s Council of School Attorneys.nbsp; He is also on the faculties of the Johns Hopkins University School of Education and the University of Baltimore College of Law.nbsp;  Less

Louis Fischer(J.D. and Ph.D., Stanford University) is Professor Emeritus and former dean of the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. David Schimmel(J.D., Yale University) David Schimmel is Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachustts, Amherst and Visiting Professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. He is author of over 60 articles and co-author of six books about law and education including School Law: What Every Educator Should Know (2008) and is recipient of the Education Press Association of America's Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Journalism.nbsp; After graduating from Yale Law School, he…  More briefly practiced law, was an Army Infantry Officer, and served on the Peace Corps staff for six years before starting his teaching career at UMass.nbsp; His current research and writing focuses on promoting legal literacy for teachers. Leslie R. Stellman(J.D., Syracuse University) Leslie Robert Stellman is the team leader of the education law department of Marylandrsquo;s largest school law firm, Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A., located in Towson, Maryland.nbsp; Mr. Stellman has been practicing education law for over 35 years and represents many of Marylandrsquo;s public school boards as well as colleges and universities.nbsp; He received his Bachelorrsquo;s degree from the Johns Hopkins University and his Juris Doctor from the Syracuse University College of Law,magna cum laude.nbsp; Mr. Stellman is widely known as an author, lecturer, professor, and practitioner in all aspects of school law, and is a member of the Education Law Association and the National Association of Boards of Educationrsquo;s Council of School Attorneys.nbsp; He is also on the faculties of the Johns Hopkins University School of Education and the University of Baltimore College of Law.nbsp;  Less