PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — McNees Wallace & Nurick has added education litigator Macy Laster to its Plymouth Meeting office, expanding a suburban Philadelphia operation that opened earlier this year with 24 education attorneys and professionals.
Laster joins the firm’s Education and Litigation groups, where her practice will focus on representing schools and other educational entities in matters involving special education, student discipline and pupil services.
Her work includes advising school administrators on compliance issues and handling due process proceedings, investigations, litigation and appeals. She has previously served as lead special education and pupil services counsel.
“Macy brings a strong combination of education law experience, practical judgment and litigation skills,” Kimberly Colonna, an attorney in the firm’s Education Group, stated. “She understands the legal requirements schools face and the pragmatic considerations administrators have to weigh when making difficult decisions.”
Laster arrives at McNees after spending nearly a decade at Philadelphia-area law firms. Her hiring adds to the firm’s expansion in Plymouth Meeting, where McNees established an office earlier this year around a team of education law attorneys and professionals.
“I’ve built my career around education law and working closely with school districts on complicated matters,” Laster stated, describing the firm’s existing team as a factor in her decision to join McNees.
Laster earned her law degree from Syracuse University College of Law, along with a certificate of advanced study in disability law and policy. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education and public policy from Pennsylvania State University.
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