Heather R. Igoe Associate Contact - PDF Heather Igoe practices in the areas of education law, labor and employment law, and litigation. Heather has significant experience defending and evaluating cases on behalf of school districts, local governmental entities, and...
The date for the 2021 New Superintendent Boot Camp have been set. This years Boot Camp will be on September 16, 2021 at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis County. Topics will include Employee Matters, Bidding & Contracting, Student Discipline and More. The...
The date for the 2019 New Superintendent Boot Camp have been set. This years Boot Camp will be on September 10, 2019 at the Des Peres Lodge in St. Louis. Topics will include; Hiring Employees, Investigating Employee Misconduct, Staff Discipline and Dismissals,...
On Tuesday, May 30, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court order granting a preliminary injunction issued to permit a transgender student’s access to the boys’ restroom in accordance with his gender identity. The...
Mickes O'Toole, LLC has been named a Tier 1 firm in St. Louis for Education Law by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2017. This is the seventh years in a row Mickes O'Toole has been ranked. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based...
Published by MARE, November 2015 School district employees that serve as coaches are responsible for supervising their players at practice and ensuring, as much as possible, that those players conduct themselves in a safe and competitive manner. Of course, this is...
Published by MoASBO, November 2015 We are often reminded of the duty to protect confidential student information and are diligent in taking steps to ensure that student data and sensitive information is handled with care. However, there are times when we should and,...
For the sixth year in a row U.S. News and Best Lawyers have named Mickes Goldman O’Toole, LLC as one of the “Best Law Firms” in St. Louis, Missouri, in the area of Education Law. The listings were based on surveying thousands of law firm clients; leading lawyers and...
Published by MoASBO, September 2015 One of the most confusing duties of any school business official can be properly classifying employees, and subsequently recording and maintaining all required timekeeping records under federal and state law. The federal Fair Labor...
Published by MoASBO, May 2015 Recently, Betsey Helfrich and I had the privilege of presenting at the annual MoASBO Conference in Lake Ozark, Missouri at The Resort at Port Arrowhead regarding issues associated with transportation-related matters. As part of our...
