Wisler Pearlstine, LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Amy T. Brooks recently presented on pertinent education and family law topics at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 2020 Exceptional Children Conference. Ms. Brooks presented Legal Ethics in a Remote World. Attendees experienced a virtual interactive, technology rich session about the practical ethical implications of practicing special education law during the pandemic.

Amy T. Brooks, a partner with the firm, works with school clients helping them to understand and navigate the existing legal framework in order to proactively achieve their goals. Ms. Brooks routinely litigates for school clients in administrative and local agency proceedings up through the appeals process. She defends schools against legal claims such as those brought under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as representing schools in investigations by the PA Department of Education and US Office for Civil Rights. A graduate of Temple University’s Law School (J.D., 2005), she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Temple Political & Civil Rights Review. She received her undergraduate degree from Haverford College in 1992.

For 75 years, Wisler Pearlstine has provided effective, practical service to its clients through top-rated lawyers in their fields of expertise. The firm has long been recognized for its prominence in the areas of real estate, land use and zoning, municipal, education and school law. Additionally, the firm represents businesses and individuals throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania in various types of corporate, construction, commercial litigation, business, alternative dispute resolution (arbitration/mediation), banking, tax and estate planning, administration of estates and trusts, family law and other related matters. For more information, please see www.wislerpearlstine.com.