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Practice/Industry Groups:
Education
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Melissa Bondy is an attorney in Bricker & Eckler education group and concentrates her practice in the
areas of education law and mental retardation/developmental disabilities (MR/DD) law, with an emphasis on special education; development of board policies; administration
of student discipline; and public and student record concerns.
Representative Experience
Represents school districts, county boards of MR/DD, and other public entities throughout Ohio
Resolution of special education disputes arising under the IDEIA, including attendance at resolution sessions and mediations, providing representation at due process hearings, and training staff on compliance issues
Advises public employers about employment issues, such as employee discipline or termination,
negotiation and interpretation of collective bargaining agreements, and grievance arbitration
Former Staff Attorney to the Honorable William M. Young, Twelfth District Ohio Court of Appeals
Community and Professional Activities
Member, Ohio State and Columbus Bar Associations
Member, National School Boards Association, Council of School Attorneys
Member, Council of School Board Attorneys
Former President, Board of Directors, Amethyst, Inc.
Recent Seminars and Presentations
What You Need To Know About Anti-Bullying, Central Ohio Human Resources Directors, December 2007
Special Education Update, Buckeye Association of School Administrators, September 2007
Drafting Legally Defensible IEPs, Southwest Licking School District In-Service, March 2007
Procedural Safeguards Under the Final IDEIA Regulations, Buckeye Association of School Administrators, September 2006
Education
The Ohio State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993)
University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1996); Boucher Scholar
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