Exclusively Representing Public School Districts

Our Practice

Lyons Law Group, LLC provides a different approach to legal representation. We created the firm with the intention of providing quality legal services and practical, cost-effective solutions.

School law has become a highly specialized practice. We not only know the comprehensive federal and state laws, but the exceptions, the nuances, the implications, and the ramifications the applicable laws have on school districts. Our size lends itself to a personal approach, allowing us to provide clients with independent and objective advice.

Special Education

  • Team meetings
  • Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA) hearings
  • Federal and state appeals
  • Section 504 and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) complaints
  • Problem Resolution System (PRS) complaints
  • Technical assistance and compliance
  • Mediation and dispute resolution

Discipline

  • Suspensions and expulsions
  • Students with and without disabilities
  • Felony charges
  • Drug and alcohol offenses
  • Weapons’ charges and incidents
  • Assaults
  • Harassment
  • School safety issues

Bullying

  • Prevention and intervention
  • Compliance
  • Investigation and report writing
  • Civil rights
  • Sexual harassment
  • Cyberbullying

General Education

  • Section 504
  • Public records requests
  • Privacy and confidentiality
  • Policy analysis
  • Drafting handbooks, policies, and manuals
  • Contract review
  • Residency
  • Tort/money damages claims
  • LGBTQ issues
  • Grades, credits and transcripts
  • Graduation and diplomas
  • FERPA
  • HIPAA
  • School Health Services
  • Child custody issues
  • Child abuse reporting
  • Homeless students
  • Student records
  • Stay away and restraining orders

Civil Rights Investigations

  • The attorneys at Lyons Law Group, LLC assist school districts with investigations of discrimination and harassment claims based on disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, and national origin.
  • Our attorneys provide extensive training and support to administrators and other school personnel involved in civil rights investigations.
  • Our attorneys also conduct local investigations of Title IX, Title VI, and Section 504 complaints and respond to OCR complaints on behalf of our clients and other school districts.

Professional Development

  • In-person and virtual training programs and conferences for administrators and staff
  • Intensive Boot Camps
  • Annual Education Law Summit

How To Contact Our Lawyers

To make an appointment with our experienced Massachusetts education law attorneys, contact Lyons Law Group, LLC, by calling 339-469-7501 or 800-797-9631 toll free. We provide legal services for public school districts throughout Massachusetts.

  • Special Education
  • Discipline
  • Bullying & Harassment
  • General Education
  • Civil Rights