Wisler Pearlstine, LLP is pleased to announce that partners Amy T. Brooks and Amy De Shong recently presented on pertinent education and family law topics at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 2018 Exceptional Children Conference.

Amy T. Brooks presented on the topic Ethical Considerations. Attendees experienced an interactive, technology rich ethics discussion for special education attorneys. Amy P. De Shong presented on the topic Custody in Special Education.

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Amy T. Brooks works with school clients helping them to understand and navigate the existing legal framework in order to proactively achieve their goals. Ms. Brooks routinely litigates for school clients in administrative and local agency proceedings up through the appeals process. She defends schools against legal claims such as those brought under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Improvement Act (IDEIA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as representing schools in investigations by the PA Department of Education and US Office for Civil Rights. A graduate of Temple University’s Law School (J.D., 2005), she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Temple Political & Civil Rights Review. She received her undergraduate degree from Haverford College in 1992.

Amy P. De Shong is one of Pennsylvania’s leading family law attorneys. A Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, a national organization of approximately 1600 highly skilled family law litigators and negotiators. she has been selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America by U.S. News and World Report, for family law for the last 6 years. A past Chair of the Montgomery Bar Association Family Law Section and its Continuing Legal Education and Law Reporter Committees, Ms. De Shong lectures, writes, and plans courses on family law matters for the Montgomery Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. She has also served on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery Bar Association. A 1986 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Ms. De Shong received her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College (B.A. 1983).

For over 70 years, Wisler Pearlstine has provided effective, practical service to its clients through top-rated lawyers in their fields of expertise. The firm represents businesses and individuals throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania in various types of corporate, real estate, land use and zoning, construction, commercial litigation, business, alternative dispute resolution (arbitration/mediation), banking, tax and estate planning, administration of estates and trusts, family law and other related matters. In addition, the firm has long been recognized for its prominence in the areas of municipal, education and school law. For more information, please see www.wislerpearlstine.com.

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