Blue Mountain Lake Education Lawyers

I am a Central New York Native, and in addition to my law practice experience, I have over 30 years of experience as an educator at the grade school and college levels. I am also the step-parent of a special needs child, and this has been instrumental in my development of skills as an advocate for special needs students.

I have also had extensive experience as a Managing Partner for two law firms in Central New York. I know have the opportunity to assist with the growth of an outstanding Central New York Law Firm.

After graduating from Manhattan College in 2009, Jacob began his career as a Special Education Advocate & Paralegal. For seven years he worked for a reputable Manhattan-based law firm that concentrates on advocating for students with special needs. As an Advocate, Jacob would often attend Committee on Special Education (“CSE”) meetings alongside parents, providing them with assistance in the development of their children’s Individual Education Programs (“IEP”) and/or 504 Plans. When disputes arose with local school districts, Jacob assisted attorneys in all phases of the administrative due process procedure provided by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA"). This often...

Kimberly G. Finnigan is a bilingual attorney who focuses her practice on immigration, employment and labor law, and civil rights litigation. Ms. Finnigan is a graduate of William and Mary Law School, where she was a Jessup International Moot Court Team member, served as President of the International Law Society, and co-founded the LL.M. Student Assistance Program. Ms. Finnigan received honors in Appellate Brief Writing and was acknowledged as a Mary Siegrist Hinz Leadership Fellow and recipient of the Gambrell Professionalism Award. Ms. Finnigan was awarded her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and Education, magna cum laude, from Middlebury College...

Henry F. Sobota is a graduate of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and of the Albany Law School. He served as Deputy Counsel for Labor Relations and Environmental Law while employed by the New York State School Boards Association for many years prior to entering private practice. He frequently lectures to public and private sector employer representatives and school-related organizations across the State. He is also an author of numerous articles and publications which have received high acclaim by experts in the field. Mr. Sobota concentrates much of his practice in the representation of school districts,...

Maria Morse, an Associate in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s Syracuse office, focusing her practice on Family and Matrimonial Law.

Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, Maria was a legal intern at Augustus Cullen Law in Dublin, Ireland, where she scrutinized discovery documents to identify relevant evidence for a multi-plaintiff medical negligence case against a major pharmaceutical company and the Irish State. She also organized, maintained, and contacted over 200 plaintiffs for a class-action-type breach of pensions contracts suit against a major airline, the pension trustees, and the Irish State

Maria previously worked as a law clerk for Leslie Gold McPadden, LLC in Waterbury, CT.,...