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Maiello Brungo & Maiello is pleased to announce that the Midwest Intermediate Unit IV has appointed the law firm as solicitor. The Midwest IU IV provides educational and administrative leadership,…

Business Fall 2011 Featured Articles Social Media’s Impact on Business Social Media – An Overview of Legal Issues Businesses Face Admissibility of Social Network Site Communications as Evidence Punitive Damages…

For many years, there was little court guidance on the use of Executive Sessions under the Sunshine Act.  However, in recent years, two (2) court decisions now provide guidance to…

The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on January 20, 2014 granted a preliminary injunction against the LineMountainSchool District that barred a middle-school girl from joining…

As early as the 1969 United States Supreme Court decision in Watts v. U.S., the Supreme Court ruled that true threats receive no First Amendment protection.  Even though there may…

As a result of the 2013 Third Circuit Court of Appeals case, K.A. v. Pocono Mountain School District, the advocate for K.A., the Alliance Defending Freedom for Faith and Justice,…

In K.A. v. Fulton County School District the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit ruled that the IDEA does not require a school district to request a due process…

Many times a school district faced with a Title VII discrimination claim has a legitimate and compelling basis for dismissal of the claim.  However, when the claimant continues to be…

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court’s 2014 student transportation decision in Watts v. Manheim is likely to raise school district transportation costs in a climate where school districts are trying to save…

Attorneys Brungo and Shopp will present on Free and Appropriate Public Education, Due Process Procedures, and Disciplinary Procedures. The One-Day Seminar is scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the…

Michael Brungo & Kathleen McConnell presented OBTAINING 501(c)(3) STATUS FOR YOUR BOOSTER CLUB at North Allegheny High School on Wednesday, February 12th at the Senior High School. The materials for…

Maiello Brungo & Maiello is pleased to announce that the Keystone Oaks School District has appointed the law firm as solicitor for the district. In that role, the firm will…

Maiello Brungo & Maiello is sponsoring a Q & A on the Small Games of Chance presented by Lt James Jones of the Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Enforcement Bureau…

Judy Shopp, Senior Counsel at the law firm Maiello Brungo & Maiello, LLP, has been appointed to serve on the board of directors for the Penn Hills Chamber of Commerce.…

Falco Muscante appeared on CTV to provide two interviews on Estate Planning airing January 7th and 14th. The interviews can now be seen on the CTV website. Click here to…