Laura M. Purcell
Laura is a member of the Firm’s Educational Institutions Practice Group and has focused her practice on providing counsel to school districts across western New York and the Southern Tier since 1993. In this role she provides day-to-day advice in all areas of school operations, including labor relations, collective bargaining, employment law, special education, student discipline, residency and annual budget vote issues. She also advocates for districts in appeals to the Commissioner of Education, PERB [...]