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Diana Stasia Gondek - Dracut, MA
430 Aiken Avenue Dracut, MA 01826
Law Offices of Diana Stasia Gondek, Esq.
Updated: 08/29/2022
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Dracut Education Law Lawyer
About Diana Stasia Gondek
Current Employment Position(s)
- Sole Practitioner
Practice Areas
- Education Law 100%
Representative Clients
- Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials
- The School Committee of the Town of Holbrook, Massachusetts
- The School Committee of the Town of Rockland, Massachusetts
Representative Cases
- Foudy v. Amherst-Pelham Regional School Committee, 402 Mass.179, 521 N.E.2d 391 (Mass. 1988)
- Matthews v. School Committee of Bedford, 22 Mass.App.Ct.374, 494 N.E.2d 38 (Mass.App.Ct. 1986)
- McParland v. Rosencranz, 629 N.E.2d 369 (Mass.App.Ct. 1994)
- School Committee of Holbrook v. Holbrook Education Association, 395 Mass.651, 481 N.E.2d 484 (Mass. 1985)
- School Committee of Town of Rockland v. Massachusetts Department of Education, 753 F.2d 169 (1st Cir. 1985)
- Doe v. Anrig, 561 F.Supp. 121 (D.C.Mass. 1983)
- Dale Wilson v. Labor Relations Commission, 96-P-193 (Massachusetts Appeals Court 1997)
- Direnzo v. Gerhart, 94-J602 (Massachusetts Appeals Court 1994)
- Timothy Russell v. Peter L. Nixon, trustee & other, 01-P-704 (Massachusetts Appeals Court 2003)
- Dale Wilson v. Labor Relations Commission, 00-P-598 (Massachusetts Appeals Court 2002)
- John McParland v. James Rosencranz, Esq., 93-P-368 (Massachusetts Appeals Court 1994)
- Braintree Baptist Temple v. Holbrook Public Schools, 616 F.Supp.81 (D.Mass. 1984)
- Doe v. Anrig, 692 F.2d 800 (1st Cir. 1982)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 1973
- New York, 1974
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1979
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Quincy Tenants Organization (Past President)
- Quincy Community Action Program (Board of Directors)
- Quincy's Commission on the Status of Women (Mayor)
Classes and Seminars
- Presenter, The Education Law Institute (Annual Conference), M.A.S.B.O.
- Presenter, Various Statewide In-Service Training Programs, Workshops and Seminars to Educators on School Law
Past Positions
- Private Practice, Boston, Massachusetts, Attorney, 1975 - Present
- Massachusetts Department of Education, Boston, Massachusetts, Attorney, 1973 - 1975
- Simmons College, Graduate General Education, Bostonm MA, Lecturer
- Northeastern University Graduate School of Education, Boston, MA, Lecturer
- Fitchburg State College, Merrimac Education Center, Billerica, MA, Lecturer
Education
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1973
Juris Doctor - Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1970
Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha
Major: Political Science
Articles
Published Works
- The Massachusetts School Law Disgest, M.A.S.B.O., Bimonthly, 1993
- The Legal Status of Professional Personnel in the Public Schools, M.A.S.B.O., 1986
- Issues and Concerns of Importance to Public School Officials, Greater Lawrence Educational Collaborative, Vol. II, 1988
- Issues and Concerns of Importance to Public School Officials, Greater Lawrence Educational Collaborative, Vol. I, 1986
- General Law of Education Relating to School Committees, M.A.S.B.O. Cooperative Corporation, January, 1984
Office Information
Address
430 Aiken Avenue Dracut, MA 01826
Phone
Fax
- 978-454-6171
Websites
Achievements
Honors
- Recipient, Dedicated Service as Legal Counsel and Presenter at The Education Law Institutes, Massachusetts Association of School Business Officials (M.A.S.B.O.)
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