KingSpry congratulates attorneys Erin and Timothy Gilsbach who have been invited to present at the 21st Annual Exceptional Children Conference in Lancaster, PA on October 30, 2017.
Mrs. Gilsbach will co-present, “Calculating Comp Ed: A Legal Analysis of Calculation History, Trends and Strategies,” with ODR Hearing Officer Charlie Jelley and former ODR Hearing Officer Joy Waters Fleming.
The panel will discuss how compensatory education awards have historically been calculated by the courts and new trends in comp. ed. calculation. They will also address litigation strategies for attorneys to meet the evidentiary standards for the various calculation methods, including necessary witness testimony and potential expert testimony.
Mr. Gilsbach will discuss, “Fry and Endrew F. – Supreme Court Decisions in 2017″ .
Looking beyond the headlines, Tim will review what the Court said in Endrew F. and Fry and how subsequent decisions in Pennsylvania have applied these two cases related to the issue of what a FAPE requires and when exhaustion is required.
The Gilsbachs are members of the Special Education and Education Law Practice Groups for KingSpry. Both attorneys frequently write and present on a wide array of education law topics.