tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:02:38 +0000This work of ocassional posts is offered to keep our clients, colleagues and friends informed, update our office team, highlight new and important happenings in the law and related areas of interest to us and our clients. We welcome your feedback and wish you good reading. As always, please call with any questions or comments.http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/blogger.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Charlie)Blogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-2540889455046843735Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:00:00 +00002009-07-06T12:02:38.256-04:00Jeff Sukkasem Education Check out the full story here: http://www.wusa9.com/rss/local_article.aspx?storyid=88062http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/M12coHa7n8Q/wusa9-reports-jeffs-enrollment-in.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/07/wusa9-reports-jeffs-enrollment-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-7492673016334516648Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:17:00 +00002009-06-23T12:46:05.848-04:00Jeff Sukkasem Press Release Check out Jeff Sukkasem's group on Scribd: A Boy Without a School: http://www.scribd.com/group/77296-the-boy-without-a-schoolhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/K2bFGa6jNt0/jeff-sukkasem-press-release.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/06/jeff-sukkasem-press-release.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-7585272110369207277Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:52:00 +00002009-06-19T15:57:48.258-04:00MC Gazette: MCPS Won't Grant 14-Yr-old Tuition http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/I_VMjpcrHHg/montgomery-county-gazette-writes-on.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/06/montgomery-county-gazette-writes-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-1217809218647027344Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:31:00 +00002009-06-15T12:36:58.083-04:00Please see the Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=89791325804&ref=nf#/group.php?gid=89791325804If you are a Facebook member, and wish to add your voice/vote, please visit the group and join. Each member added will be considered a "vote".By joining this group, we will have the numbers we need to bring attention to the press. Hopefully we will have enough to make a change, not http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/6KksgXg9txY/update-over-500-facebook-petitioners.htmlmngaruri@hooverlaw.com (Melissa Ngaruri)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/06/update-over-500-facebook-petitioners.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-7672373647753792091Sat, 23 May 2009 00:13:00 +00002009-06-28T16:02:13.255-04:00WUSA Channel 9 News Interview of our young client, Jeff, the Boy Without a School.  The coverage on this story continues to mount as various media outlets call in every day asking to record Jeff's story.  For two years and counting Jeff, who is a  U.S. citizen, born and raised in California for the first nine years of his life, has so far been denied school enrollment by the Montgomery County http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/IUGGaS3WfpA/wusa-channel-9-news-interview-of-our.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/05/wusa-channel-9-news-interview-of-our.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-332320368086037838Fri, 15 May 2009 14:57:00 +00002009-05-19T14:00:33.896-04:00 Unwanted vacation: US teen refused schooling07 May, 2009, 12:35Many teenagers might dream of a break from school, but one boy's two-year break is turning into a nightmare. A fourteen-year-old American is being refused free public education in the state of Maryland. He is considered an international student trying to take advantage of the system.The boy's attorney, however, says he has the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/L-rGjM6evUs/from-russia-today-jeff-sukkasems-quest.htmlmngaruri@hooverlaw.com (Melissa Ngaruri)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/05/from-russia-today-jeff-sukkasems-quest.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-5867918734249980179Wed, 13 May 2009 15:14:00 +00002009-05-13T11:37:33.608-04:00There is a growing concern among Montgomery County residents about MC Public School school fee charges. Many claim it is illegal and unconstitutional. If you want to see more about the concerns raised by parents and other advocates on their position, look at this website:http://parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com/2009/04/whitman-shorts-student-debtors-posted.htmlVery recently, our local Maryland http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/q5wAKos4iXE/some-links-to-hot-education-topic.htmlmngaruri@hooverlaw.com (Melissa Ngaruri)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/05/some-links-to-hot-education-topic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-8308021136171162438Fri, 01 May 2009 14:39:00 +00002009-05-01T11:40:36.059-04:00After hearing the Supreme Court oral arguments in Forest Grove Public Schools v. T.A., members of the Maryland Special Education Lawyers, including Patrick Hoover and his team, joined up for lunch at B. Smith's Restaurant at Union Station. Included at our lunch were Dr. Ruth C. Heitin, an educational consultant in Alexandria, Virginia and Pat Howey, an educational advocate from Indiana who also http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/ZfoKMPJn3c8/mdsel-lunch-with-two-nationally.htmlmngaruri@hooverlaw.com (Melissa Ngaruri)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/05/mdsel-lunch-with-two-nationally.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-4518390054971259905Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:10:00 +00002009-05-04T10:24:39.047-04:00April 28, 2009: Six members of the Maryland Special Education Lawyers (MDSEL) group attended a swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Other members of MDSEL, a group of attorneys throughout Maryland who practice special education law on behalf of parents and students, also attended the ceremony.Patrick J. Hoover, one of the new members of the Supreme Court http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/O9fn9kCxF40/mdsel-attorneys-sworn-into-supreme.htmlmngaruri@hooverlaw.com (Melissa Ngaruri)1http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/04/mdsel-attorneys-sworn-into-supreme.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-153453507569857816Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:49:00 +00002009-04-22T13:58:08.199-04:00Choice Program Question: The school informed me and my client that they could not bring an attorney to their daughter's IEP meeting. They also informed me that my client's daughter is required to be present at her IEP meeting. Is this true?Answer from Hooverlaw: Attorneys can, and in cases like this, should be present at IEP meetings. Under the IDEA, a parent or legal guardian may bring any http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/zJ028zMdSZk/q-special-education.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/04/q-special-education.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-897586511309490278Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:34:00 +00002009-04-22T16:07:20.070-04:00Patrick Hoover visited the Choice Program Spring Reflections event at UMBC Technology Center on April 21, 2009. In his presentation to the Choice Program staff, Hoover described the special education process, a student's legal rights under the IDEA and FERPA, and shared with Choice Program staff how special education services can assist clients involved in the juvenile justice system.Hooverlaw http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/gYLny2sELFg/patrick-hoover-speaks-at-choice-program.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)1http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/04/patrick-hoover-speaks-at-choice-program.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-5599240903479610306Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:54:00 +00002009-04-13T20:55:31.923-04:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/1lOz3hPD-Ms/orlando-was-blast-who-said-judges-never_13.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/04/orlando-was-blast-who-said-judges-never_13.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-4065849625904200876Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:46:00 +00002009-03-28T08:51:27.891-04:00Over the last few weeks WAMU and NPR 88.5 FM have brought the Kojo Nnamdi show and its recent spotlight on juvenile justice as topic one. Today's broadcast featured the not uncommon realty in the District of an increasing federal prosecution which is brought agasint serious juvenile offenders; teenagers who are never allowed to be heard in juvenile court but rather, are brought up on charges as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/iLfGBX_bU8k/phlo-call-to-kojo-nnamdi-show-on.htmlmngaruri@hooverlaw.com (Melissa Ngaruri)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/03/phlo-call-to-kojo-nnamdi-show-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-1780746761853244836Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:36:00 +00002009-03-22T11:01:39.273-04:00On March 13, 2009, Patrick Hoover, along with Judge Kim Berkeley Clark, Dr. Vincent Culotta, and Professor Marty Floss, gave a presentation at the 36th National Conference on Juvenile Justice to the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. Titled "Juvenile Waivers to Adult Courts: New Issues, Growing Concerns and Potential Solutions", the four presenters shared the latest findings http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/MKJb0lth7X4/patrick-hoover-heads-juvenile-justice.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/03/patrick-hoover-heads-juvenile-justice.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-7605427378008625647Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:28:00 +00002009-03-16T11:35:00.589-04:00HooverLaw's Legal Internship Program's Melissa Kenney Ngaruri was recently quoted in "Choosing The Best Intern For Your Business," by Karen Haywood Queen, feature writer for Bankrate.com. For tips and other suggestions on how to run a successful internship program, please click on Queen's article using the link below:http://www.bankrate.com/brm_c/news/small-business-guide-2009/20090309-http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/ddmVN5gi_IM/hooverlaw-internship-program-featured.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/03/hooverlaw-internship-program-featured.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-6186736277707198007Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:27:00 +00002009-03-10T20:28:58.339-04:00On March 13th, 2009 Pat Hoover and three other juvenile justice experts from around the U.S. will together present a panel discussion on the present state of juvenile waiver hearings - under age kids prosecuted as adults in criminal court - in the U.S. For a preview of the presentation and access to a great deal of material on the subject, please visit the web site Hooverlaw attorneys and staff http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/vPxFuaLctzo/patrick-hoover-to-present-prograsm-on.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/03/patrick-hoover-to-present-prograsm-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-7363264411217134063Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:24:00 +00002009-01-06T20:23:37.775-05:00 I want to wish all our friends and colleagues the happiest and healthiest of new years for 2009. In these uncertain and perilous times for so many at home and around the world, it is important we stop and consider those of us in real need. As a licensed attorney, as indeed are all attorneys, I am strongly encouraged by the organized Bar and by the courts to give back to the community. But http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/Zsfr7aD7W4c/real-gift-happy-new-year.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2009/01/real-gift-happy-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-7168160096847631227Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:39:00 +00002008-12-09T06:12:36.651-05:00Check out the online program tool Charlie Hoover recently designed in his spare time at college! No surprise to those who know him, Charlie is a Barack Obama supporter and has been very active at school in Ohio promoting his man through rock concerts at Xavier University, passing out flyers and registering new voters.http://hooverlaw.com/charlie/polldata.phpThis online link, however, is perfectlyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/-KAeVDx705Q/new-presidential-polling-media-tool.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2008/10/new-presidential-polling-media-tool.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-7096358093222076084Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:16:00 +00002008-07-17T15:26:30.448-04:00Thankfully, the Maryland State Department of Education effort to decertify school therapists has been withdrawn (see previous blog posting for details). Occupational, Physical and Speech Language professionals are present throughout the State working every day with our neediest school children. Following a fire storm of well deserved oppostition to the ill founded proposal, it was withdrawn http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/GCAYL1xQoBQ/msde-school-therapist-decertification.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2008/07/msde-school-therapist-decertification.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-7427538793708243811Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:20:00 +00002008-12-09T01:56:49.815-05:00EducationHelp stop MSDE from De certifying the thousands of school therapists working in the service of our children. For many years the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) administered a successful system of employee Certification over the teachers, therapists and other professionals charged with the education of our our kids. Recently, MSDE published its astounding proposal to change the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/9hCJwnWAiXk/urgent-md-school-therapists-face.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)1http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2008/06/urgent-md-school-therapists-face.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-7824810683139306961Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:25:00 +00002008-12-09T02:14:27.710-05:00 Patrick Hoover met with over 30 concerned parents to discuss their children's legal rights under the IDEA. The Eastern Panhandle Autism Support group in Martinsburg, West Virginia, formed to help parents and caregivers' frustrations with their school system's inability to follow the IDEA and provide appropriate education to their children; they work to channel the group's frustration into http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/_DyTCXIKqHs/seminar-at-e-panhandle-autism-support.htmlmngaruri@hooverlaw.com (Melissa Ngaruri)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2008/04/seminar-at-e-panhandle-autism-support.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-5530077143784949298Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:47:00 +00002008-12-09T02:21:10.912-05:00The Whats and Hows of School Disciplinary Cases: Best Practices and Techniques. Friday May 2, 2008, at 11:00 am. The Education Law Section, with many thanks to Marjorie Just of the Legislation Committee, is honored to present Del. Sheila Hixson, who will join the Education Law Section meeting as a guest speaker. Del. Hixson will begin the seminar with an overview of bills passed for Maryland http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/ajB5tZksP2Q/update-new-guest-speaker-del-hixson.htmlmngaruri@hooverlaw.com (Melissa Ngaruri)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2008/04/update-new-guest-speaker-del-hixson.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-4358376160947177773Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:38:00 +00002008-12-09T02:24:01.065-05:00The Education Law Section, chaired by Patrick Hoover, has added a breakout session to the Annual Meeting & Law Day Celebration, to be held on Friday, May 2, 2008. Registration for the Annual Meeting & Law Day Celebration is at http://www.montbar.org/pdffiles/anmeetinfo.pdf. We hope to see you there!11:00 a.m. - Noon Education Law Section: Speakers: Patrick Hoover, Esquire and Dr. Vincent http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/ubZ0PYbHeoA/breakout-seminar-at-bamc-law-day-may-2.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2008/04/breakout-seminar-at-bamc-law-day-may-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-4203626193991503485Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:39:00 +00002008-04-11T01:35:53.671-04:00Charlie, oldest of my three handsome sons and known to our faithful readers as Web Master to this site, was recently accepted at Xavier University in Ohio. Charlie is scheduled to begin at Xavier in the Fall. It remains to be seen how much of the usual web site-care and feeding Charlie can manage, while going to school in Ohio but I'm hoping that he'll do it all on line and we won't miss a beat.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/ApvuAoL9xiU/our-webmeister-moving-on.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2008/03/our-webmeister-moving-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11682290.post-2001758737302548683Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:03:00 +00002008-02-27T11:32:11.734-05:00By now in the current school year, many parents have come to realize that their child is not doing well in school. Often times, this reality exists even with the help of an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) tailored to the student's special needs. Private attorneys practicing education law see an annual upsurge in new client calls around this time. This year is no exception. Just because a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PatrickHooverLawOfficesNews/~3/igF2CLZYeg4/that-time-of-year-students-in-need.htmlhooverlaw@gmail.com (Pat Hoover)0http://www.hooverlaw.com/newsite/2008/02/that-time-of-year-students-in-need.html