Lawrence D. Weinberg, Esq., EdD

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Hillside, New Jersey 07205

908-***-**** (cell) / 908-***-**** (home) abqk0c@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Boston University, EdD Admin., Training, and Policy Studies (2004) Boston, MA

Boston University School of Law, JD (1996) Boston, MA

Editor-in-Chief and columnist for The Law Register (student newspaper)

Northwestern University, MS Education (1992) Evanston, IL

Northwestern University, BA History (1991) Evanston, IL

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York (2005)

New Jersey (2005)

Massachusetts (1998)

EXPERIENCE

Lawrence Weinberg, Attorney at Law, Hillside, NJ

Affiliated Attorney with Susan Luger Associates, Inc. 2008 present

Represented parents of children with special needs in impartial hearings pursuant

to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; prepared petitions, answers

and memoranda of law for appeals to the New York Department of Education

Office of State Review

Education Consultant/Author 2007 present

Authored the book Religious Charter Schools published by Information Age

Publishing in 2007; presented at the White House Summit on Inner-City Children

and Faith-Based Schools held on April 24, 2008; consulted with various non-

profit organizations regarding education; interviewed and quoted by media

Allen & Overy, Barrasso Consulting, LLC, and other firms.

Contract Attorney 2007 2008

Online document review; privilege log; proficient using OnTrack Inview, Ringtail,

Concordance, DocHunter, and Catalyst

The Margolis Law Firm LLC, Roseland, NJ

Associate Attorney 2004-2007

Prepared letters, briefs, certifications, discovery, motions, and legal memoranda at

small commercial practice; attended court for motions and trials; conducted

settlement negotiations; argued before New Jersey Appellate Division; supervised

the work of junior attorney and paralegals; prepared appellate brief for appellee in

Parks v. Commerce Bank, 872 A.2d 1116 (2005); trained attorneys and staff to

use Microsoft Word, Excel, Time Matters, and Adobe Acrobat Standard

New Jersey Legal Research/U.S. Legal Research, Hillside, NJ

Legal Consultant/Expert 2002 present

Legal research and writing for small and solo practice attorneys

Chionuma & Associates, P.C., Kansas City, MO

Legal Clerk 2001 2002

National Unity Coalition for Israel, Shawnee Mission, KS

Consultant 2001

Vaad Hakashruth of Kansas City, Overland Park, KS

Grant-writer 2000 2002

Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO

Assistant Professor, Education Leadership 1999 2000

Taught courses for statewide, cooperative doctoral program based at University of

Missouri, Columbia; courses taught included leadership, multiculturalism, and

quantitative analysis; field supervision student teachers

Boston University School of Education, Boston, MA

Teaching Fellow, Religion and Education Spring 1998

Lead Teaching Assistant, Civic Context of Education 1996 1999

Teaching Assistant, Social Context of Education 1997 1999

Institute for Justice, Washington, DC/Boston, MA

Research Assistant 1998

Boston University School of Law Defender Program, Boston, MA

Research Assistant, for Eva S. Nilsen & Wendy J. Kaplan 1994 1997

Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL

Teacher, Jewish Children s Bureau Therapeutic Day School 1992 1993

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Weinberg, L. (in press). The Legalities and Practicalities of Catholic Charter Schools. In Bauch, P. (Ed.),

Catholic Schools In The Public Interest: Past, Present, And Future Trends. Charlotte, N.C.: Information

Age Publishing, Inc.

Weinberg, L. (2007). Religious Charter Schools: Legalities and Practicalities. Charlotte, N.C.: Information

Age Publishing, Inc.

Weinberg, L. & Cooper, B. (Jun. 20, 2007). But what about religious charter schools? (Editorial). Education

Week, 26(42), 39-40.

Weinberg, L., Cooper, B., & Fusarelli, L. (2000). Education Vouchers for Religious Schools: Legal and Social

Justice Perspectives. Religion and Education, 27, 34-42.

Weinberg, L., Russo, C., & Osborne, A. (1998). The Establishment Clause, Agostini v. Felton, and Vouchers

in Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools. International Journal of Educational Reform, 7, 209 216.

Weinberg, L. & Glenn, P. (1998). The Legal Status of Pupils in American Education. In De Groof, J. &

Penneman, H. (Eds.), Legal Status of Pupils in Europe (pp. 413 423). Great Britain: Kluwer Law Int l.

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