National Authority on Disability Laws in Education Joins Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson

Attorney Jeanne M. Kincaid, a recognized national authority on disability laws in educational settings, has joined the Litigation Department at the statewide law firm of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson.

Kincaid is the newest member of Advanced Educational Solutions, a division of the law firm that provides consulting services to public and private educational institutions across the country. The members of Advanced Educational Solutions are attorneys who also have training and experience as educators and administrators, and combine their experience in education with legal expertise.

Prior to joining Bernstein, Shur, Kincaid, who has more than 20 years in law, provided legal representation to school districts, colleges and universities as a member of a Portsmouth, N.H., law firm and as a sole practitioner in southern Maine and coastal New Hampshire. She is a former attorney with the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, and a former New Hampshire special education hearing officer and certified mediator.

Kincaid is a national lecturer, writer, and trainer of faculty, staff and administrators on disability laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). She is a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association.

A resident of Eliot, Maine, Kincaid is a 1975 graduate of Trenton State College in Trenton, N.J., and received a law degree in 1982 from the University of Oregon School of Law.

Advanced Educational Solutions offers guidance and assists colleges, universities and public and private schools in New England and throughout the U.S. in reviewing and developing legally sound policies that are responsive to current educational theories and practices regarding such issues as disability law, Internet misuse and campus safety. The group also is qualified to evaluate an institution's athletic program for gender equity and Title IX compliance, as well as new facility construction.

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson is one of northern New England's largest law firms, with more than 70 attorneys in offices in Portland and Augusta. The firm provides legal services in all major subject areas, including corporate and commercial law, litigation and trials, municipal and governmental affairs, and tax and estate planning. Bernstein, Shur also has an active practice in bankruptcy, health law, environmental law, technology and commerce, employment law, legislative law, intellectual property, public utilities and other regulated industries. For more information, visit the Bernstein, Shur web site at www.bssn.com.

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