CLE: Inside the System: How Special Education Cases are Built, Evaluated and Decided

New York, NY — The New York County Lawyers Association CLE Institute will present:

Inside the System:  How Special Education Cases Are Built, Evaluated, and Decided

on June 9, 2026, at the NYCLA Home of Law located at 111 Broadway, New York, NY. This program will be offered both In-Person and via webinar.

Join us for a moderated panel bringing together special education attorneys, former NYC Department of Education leadership, an Impartial Hearing Officer, and educational leadership to show how cases are actually handled across the system.

The program will provide a practical, real-world examination of how special education cases are developed, challenged, and ultimately decided. Through a moderated discussion, panelists will walk through the lifecycle of a case, offering insight into how decisions are made at each stage and how strategy, evidence, and educational factors influence outcomes.

Faculty: Celeste Gagliardi, Chief Education Officer, Gersh Autism Academy; 

Ariel Zitrin, Esq., Founder, AZ & CB Law & Consulting; 

Paul Barger, Esq., Founder, Barger & Gaines; 

Solange Captan, Esq., Founder, Solange Captan Legal PC; 

Vanessa M. Gronbach, Esq., Founder, Gronbach Law Offices

Register here.

About the New York County Lawyers Association
The New York County Lawyers Association (www.nycla.org) was founded in 1908 as one of the first major bar associations in the country that admitted members without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, or gender. Since its inception, it has pioneered some of the most far-reaching and tangible reforms in American jurisprudence and has continuously played an active role in legal developments and public policy.

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