President, Founder of d.b.a. The Legal Matters, in Fairfield, CT. Maureen does Professional Development for schools and school districts on laws that teachers should really know about. Programs include: “What, me, sued?!” Special Education Law. She is available for Professional Development for any school or district, public or private.

She teaches Education Law to current and prospective administrators in the teacher preparation Master’s Program. This includes Educational Psychology, Societal Issues in Adolescence, Human Growth and Development, and Education in the United States.

EDUCATION:

Adjunct Professor, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven CT
2014 – Present
Affiliate Professor, Sacred Heart University
2005 – Present
Board Certified Education Advocate, The National Special Education Advocacy Institute, 2012
Learned advanced advocacy techniques, special education law, evaluations, and research-based methods of instruction.
Southern Connecticut State University, Master of Science (M.S.), School Counseling
Practicum in school counseling at Fairfield Warde High School
Internship at Dodd Middle School in Cheshire.
The University of Connecticut School of Law, Juris Doctor in Law, 1996
Disability law clinic,
Phi Delta Phi,
International Law Society,
American Bar Assoc-Student Division,
Client Advocacy Board, and
Award winner in Mediation and Client Interviewing competitions.