Shana Ginsburg, Esq. 

Managing Partner

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Practice Areas:

Education Law

Disability Law

Employment Law

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An experienced education and general liability attorney,  founder Shana R. Ginsburg, Esq. has litigated over sixty cases in Maryland state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate level.   ​

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Through her work representing both school systems and students, Shana has helped to ensure that students and education professionals have practical, efficient, and cost-effective solutions to the legal challenges they face. 

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Ms. Ginsburg is a graduate of Duke University (B.A. English; Public Policy). She began her career as an American Literature teacher in Augusta, Georgia before attending University of Maryland Carey School of Law to study juvenile and trial advocacy. After two judicial clerkships in the Prince George’s County Circuit Court, Ms. Ginsburg became a certified Best Interest Attorney for children before serving as senior counsel (2012-2014) and Associate General Counsel (2014-2015) for Prince George’s County Public Schools.​

Ms. Ginsburg has lectured at Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies on legal education and has provided school-wide trainings  on legal and administrative regulations for reporting child abuse, neglect, discrimination, and harassment. She is the Founder and President of Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring, LLC, a tutoring, admissions and accommodations company designed to support the needs of learners with disabilities. ​

Selected Cases:

• Doe v. Bd. of Educ. of Prince George’s Cnty., 982 F. Supp. 2d 641, 647 (D. Md. 2013) aff’d, No. 13-2537, 2015 WL 1529852 (4th Cir. Apr. 7, 2015) (Failure to follow sexual harassment grievance procedures does not prove deliberate indifference under Title IX; Title IX plaintiffs lack the right to make particular remedial demands)

• Davis v. Bd. of Educ. of Prince George’s Cnty., aff’d, No. 14-8 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2015) ($90 million verdict against Board remitted to the Board’s self-insurance cap upon evidentiary hearing regarding self-insurance)

• Krpan v. Bd. of Educ. of Prince George’s Cnty., aff’d, No. 12-1228 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2015) (Deaf teacher failed to prove classroom management problems were pretext for discriminatory dismissal)

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Ms. Ginsburg is admitted to the bar of Maryland, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

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Disability & Testing Accommodations

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We provide a comprehensive consultation service for completing your application for reasonable testing accommodations due to physical, psychological, or cognitive disability. Testing accommodations can be requested for college, graduate school, and standardized tests including but not limited to the ACT, SAT, LSAT, GRE, GED, and Praxis exam.

Insurance & School Appeals

Youths in residential treatment made up 14 percent of the total population of youths in placement, but insurance companies and schools do not immediately cover residential treatment or home health aides without clear proof of medical necessity. Without incurring much expense, claimants can achieve more affordable case resolutions through rigorous case evaluation and effective negotiation insurance risk adjusters and appeals specialists.

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With years of experience, we have the capabilities and expertise to resolve your child's placement matter.  We are proud to help shape and improve the educational well being of our clients.

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