We are pleased to announce Conor Neusel has joined the Mickes Goldman O’Toole, LLC Education Group. Conor practices in the areas of Education Law as well as Employment Law. He double majored in Finance and Management at Georgetown University before receiving his law...
Parents of two special education students sued the Avilla R-XIII School District in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri alleging that Avilla’s failure to have a proper discrimination grievance procedure violated the ADA and Section 504 of the...
The parent of a disabled student filed a Child Complaint with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (“DESE”) alleging that the Smithton R-VI School District violated state and federal regulations implementing the Individuals with Disabilities...
Natalie Hoernschemeyer of the firm’s education department successfully represented Poplar Bluff R-I School District before the Missouri Court of Appeals. After a hearing before the District’s Board of Education, the Board terminated a tenured teacher for incompetency...
On June 10, 2013, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri dismissed the last of three separate ADA lawsuits filed against Mickes Goldman O'Toole, LLC clients in Phelps County Missouri (the other two cases had previously been dismissed)....
On May 31, 2013, the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law exonerating MGO client Jefferson County R-VII School District of all charges that it discriminated against a student on the basis of race....
Tom Mickes and Teri Goldman were proud to be speakers at the April 2013 NSBA Council of School Attorneys' School Law Seminar in San Diego.
Thomas J. O’Toole, Jr. is entering the Missouri Athletic Club’s Hall of Fame for golf. The United States Golf Association Vice President has been instrumental in growing the sport at the club. Thomas J. O’Toole, Sr. is entering their Hall of Fame for Distinguished...
On February 1, 2013, the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission (“AHC”) dismissed two Due Process Complaints that had been filed against MGO client West St. Francois County R-IV School District. The cases styled, A.M. v. West St. Francois County R-IV School...
On January 15, 2013, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri granted a motion to dismiss filed by MGO attorneys Ernie Trakas and Betsey Helfrich on behalf of firm client Phelps County Bank (“PCB”). The case, Steelman v. Phelps Co. Bank,...
