Practice Areas | Trusts and Estates
Practice Areas | Trusts and Estates
Name: | Mary Anne Sadowski |
Education: | State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.S., 1987 |
Hofstra University, J.D., 1990 | |
Email: | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Phone: | 631 261 8834 |
Ms. Sadowski represents the Firm's school district clients in all general education law and labor related issues including policy review, employment issues, student matters and school board grievance and liability. She has extensive experience in all facets of fiscal management, commercial and construction issues faced by the Firm's clients. On a daily basis, Ms. Sadowski provides advice and counsel on budgeting issues, including permissible appropriations, establishing funding, expending from and abolishing reserves, and the drafting of propositions and other legal documents in connection with the preparation of the budget.
With respect to commercial/construction law, she provides assistance to school district clients through all stages of construction projects, from the issuance of requests for proposals to architects and other design professionals to the drafting of contracts and the completion of construction projects. In addition, she provides significant legal advice and counsel in all other aspects of commercial law that have a daily impact upon the functioning of a school district including public bidding issues, review of business agreements and contracts for licensing of computer software. Ms. Sadowski has litigated for and defended claims against the Firm's school district clients in all forums, including court, arbitration and mediation. She frequently speaks on public bidding, finances, construction and other commercial matters.
Ms. Sadowski is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern Districts of New York and the Courts of New York. She is a member of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, the New York State Bar Association, and the Suffolk County Bar Association. She is the former Co-Chair of the Suffolk County Bar Association's Education Law Committee.