Nathanya G. Simon
Nathanya Guritzky Simon, Member of the Firm, plays a major role in the Firm’s school board representation in all legal, special education and labor issues throughout New Jersey, regularly appearing before the Office of Administrative Law, Public Employment Relations Commission, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and other agencies, state and federal courts. In 2003, she was selected by New Jersey Law Journal as a prominent leader among the state’s women and minority attorneys.
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1975
- University of Rhode Island, B.A, Psychology, cum laude, 1972
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1976
- United States District Court, District of New Jersey, 1975
- New York, 1984
- United States Supreme Court, 1984
- United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, 1994
Professional Memberships
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Labor Law Section
- New Jersey Association of School Board Attorneys
- Past Vice President and Trustee
- National School Boards Association
- Council of School Attorneys
- Associate Business Organization of New Jersey Association of School Business Officials
- Past President
Professional and Civic Service Recognitions
- AV Preeminent Rated™ by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
- Seton Hall Law Review Member, 1973-1974
- Associate Editor, 1974-1975
- Judicial Clerk to Honorable Milton Feller and Honorable Donald A. McKenzie, Superior Court, Union County, New Jersey, 1975-1976
- Associate Counsel, New Jersey School Boards Association, 1976-1979
- Member and President, New Jersey Governor’s School Board of Overseers, 1999-2005
- NJCEL
Relevant Experience
In educational litigation and special education matters, Ms. Simon represents clients at administrative proceedings, mediation, and in the state and federal courts. She acts as a legal consultant during collective negotiations, arbitration proceedings and in a myriad of other areas such as policy analysis and revisions, legal compliance investigations and Section 504 programs. Ms. Simon also represents numerous clients in commercial and civil rights litigation, special education issues and insurance defense.
A noted lecturer and author, she is a frequent presenter at state and national conferences, workshops and seminars.
Prior to private practice, she was Associate Counsel for the New Jersey School Boards Association, where she served the collective interests of boards of education throughout New Jersey in both legal and labor matters. She also served as a member of the Prosecution Bureau, Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control for the State of New Jersey.
Publications
“The Substantive and Procedural Aspects of Special Education Litigation,” New Jersey Lawyer, July, 1993
“Providing a Free Appropriate Education to Preschool Handicapped Children,” New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1996
“Employment Litigation Against Public Entities,” New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1997.
Shocking Violence Book I, Chapter 10 (2000), Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd.
Shocking Violence Book II, Chapter 8 (2002), Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd.
