School and Government Solicitor Ships

SINCE 1985

Buzgon Davis Has Proudly Served As Solicitor For Public Schools

School Law includes both representation of school districts and enforcing the individual rights of students, parents and school employees. Since 1985, Buzgon Davis has proudly served as solicitor for public school districts and vocational technical schools.

Practices

The work as solicitor covers a broad spectrum of school law, with such matters as:

Dismissal, demotion or disciplinary actions against faculty and staff
Student disciplinary matters
Litigation against contractors, vendors, investment managers, auditors, financing institutions and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
First Amendment questions
Hiring procedures
The Veterans’ Preference Act
Sabbatical leave and military leaves of absence
The Family Medical Leave Act
Defense of discrimination claims and labor law grievances and arbitration
Union contract negotiations
Mandatory reporting of child abuse
Tax matters
District residency disputes
Establishing educational foundations and scholarship programs
Bidding requirements under state and federal law
Construction projects, contracts and funding
Assessment appeals
Numerous Pennsylvania School Code requirements

Buzgon Davis has also represented numerous school principals and other administrators through its appointment as Regional Counsel for the 3,800 members of the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals. In the realm of higher education, lawyers from the firm have served as Regional Counsel for the American Association of University Professors handling tenure disputes, promotion and termination actions, etc on behalf of university professors. On behalf of public school students and their parents, Buzgon Davis has taken a leading role in enforcing the rights of students in disciplinary and expulsion hearings, free speech and religious freedom issues, as well as prosecuting racial, sexual, disability and national origin discrimination claims.

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School and Government Solicitorships

Michael S. Bechtold

Michael S. Bechtold is a Partner with the Firm and is a Lebanon County native. He is an experienced litigator, committed to providing practical and creative legal representation. In the area of Personal Injury, he is a Member of The Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, which is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in USA.

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David R. Warner, Jr.

David R. Warner, JR., is a Partner with Buzgon Davis. He offers experience, skill, and advice in a wide variety of practice areas. David is admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar and eligible to practice before all Pennsylvania courts, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and the United States Supreme Court.

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