Melissa L. Steinberg

Education

Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 2008
The Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award (summa cum laude)
Associate Editor, Fordham Journal of Corporate and Financial Law
Bowdoin College, A.B. (cum laude in History), 2001
Bernstein Prize for Excellence in the Study of European History

Bar Admission

State of New York, 2009

Court Admissions

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2009
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2012

Professional Membership

New York State Bar Association

Practice Areas

• Debt management and relief, including debt settlements and bankruptcies
• Will drafting and execution
• Educational advocacy, including obtaining student evaluations and ensuring that evaluations result in appropriate placements, modifications and services
• Landlord-tenant disputes, including reviewing and drafting leases, obtaining relief from hazardous and/or illegal housing conditions, and issues concerning security deposits
• Other areas on a case-by-case basis

Stephen Forte

Lexow, Berbit & Associates, P.C. is a client and community driven law firm in Rockland County’s historic Suffern, New York with strong connections to New York City and Westchester County, which provides services in education, real estate, trademark, bankruptcy, wills and estates, and municipal law, among other areas.
Our attorneys endeavor to treat every client with courtesy and respect while providing the highest level of representation possible. We also strive to be part of the community within which we serve, whether it be where in our local community in Suffern, the bordering towns and villages in Rockland County, Weschester County or New York County/Manhattan. Lexow, Berbit & Associates takes old world values and traditions and combines them with new age methods and technologies. We respect the past while welcoming the future.

Virginia F.B. Hood, Attorney at Law

At the office of Virginia F. B. Hood, Attorney at Law, in Shelbyville, Kentucky, I have spent the majority of my legal career fighting for the rights of children with disabilities and/or special needs. Before opening my own practice, I worked for the state of Kentucky, defending the interests of children with disabilities. I have a broad knowledge of all the various resources available to help you provide educational opportunities for your child.

Brenda Little

Creative education and employment law solutions. Seattle attorney Brenda J. Little. Call 206-462-4671 for a free consultation.

Dana A. Jonson

Connecticut Special Education Attorney.

The Law Offices of Dana A. Jonson, LLC is a law firm focusing exclusively on the representation of children with disabilities through the Special Education process in Connecticut.

Attorney Jonson is a special education lawyer representing children and adolescents with disabilities in securing from public school districts an appropriate educational program pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Her representation of families through these challenging issues includes preparation for and representation at PPTs, Mediation, Due Process, and, if necessary, litigation in the Federal Courts. Attorney Jonson is admitted to the Connecticut State and Federal Bars.