A self-described “crazy wrestling mom” of three boys, Kate “adopted” her son's high school wrestling team and can be found preparing breakfast for “her wrestlers” at 5 a.m. on Saturday mornings.
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Kate Gilfillan concentrates her practice in the area of school law, public sector law and representing institutions of higher education. Kate represents numerous school districts in all areas of labor and employment law, special education law, residency, teacher and student discipline, contract preparation, public contracting, FMLA/FLA and student matters. Kate advises her clients on day to day employment law issues, personnel training and management, compensation, termination and federal, state and contractual leave matters. In addition to assisting with internal investigations, Kate regularly appears in front of the Civil Service Commission, The Commissioner of Education, the Office of Civil Rights/U.S. Department of Education, Division of Civil Rights, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and state and federal courts.
Kate supplements her court-based advocacy with in-service training and policy and practice review to assist her clients in avoiding litigation. She regularly provides training in the areas of Board operations and functions, school ethics, IDEA compliance, bullying and sexual harassment, teacher and student discipline and American with Disabilities Act/504 compliance.
- May 18, 2023Katherine A. Gilfillan to Present at the NJASA/NJAPSA 2023 Spring Leadership Conference
- March 27, 2023Katherine A. Gilfillan to Present at the 2023 Women's Leadership Conference
- Sep 29, 2021Roselle and Gilfillan Presented "Handling a Difficult Board Meeting" at County School Board's Associations
- Nov 17, 2019Mergers & Acquisitions for Independent Schools
- Nov 16, 2018Morris County Directors of Special Services Roundtable
- Oct 18, 2017NJICLE 2017 Hot Topics in Special Education
- Feb 22, 2017Special Education Law From A to Z 2017
- Jan 17, 2017Disciplining Employees
- Feb 26, 2014Privacy, Operational and Contractual Concerns of Cloud Computing for School Districts
- Jan 4, 2021And the Band Played On: Commissioner of Education Affirms Board's Directive to Perform Extracurricular Activities on Holidays
- Mar 22, 2020U.S. Department of Education Issues Additional Guidance on Timelines Under the IDEA
- Aug 15, 2018Daily Recess Period Required for Elementary Students
- Oct 17, 2017For Whom Does the Bell Toll?
- Feb 23, 2017Trump Administration Withdraws Guidance on Transgender Students' Use of Bathrooms
- Oct 11, 2016Proud to Be a Teacher
- Jun 30, 2014New Jersey Levels the Playing Field for Student-Athletes with Disabilities
- May 11, 20232023 Edition of New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists Include 30 Schenck Price Attorneys
- March 28, 2023Schenck Price Attends 15th WILL Platinum Gala Hosted by the NJWLA
- Aug 26, 2022Foundation for Morristown Medical Center Golf Classic
- Jun 23, 2022Morris/Essex Health & Life Publishes List of "Morris County Top Lawyers 2022"
- Mar 17, 20222022 Edition of New Jersey Super Lawyers Includes 34 Schenck Price Attorneys
- Nov 17, 2021Superior Court Denies Parent's Request for Hearing on Access to Special Education Records
- Oct 28, 2021Three Partners Named to Irish Legal 100 2021
- Oct 26, 2021New Jersey School Boards Association Virtual Workshop 2021
- Jun 8, 2021Morris County Top Lawyers 2021
- Jul 6, 2020"Morris County Top Lawyers 2020"
- Apr 30, 2020Returning from COVID-19: Navigating and Responding to Issues as Schools Go Back to the "New Normal"
- Jan 3, 2020Schenck Price Welcomes Three New Partners into Our Firm: Farah N. Ansari, Katherine A. Gilfillan and Jason J. Waldstein
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- Selected to the 2022-2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers®* list, published by Thomson Reuters
- Named to Irish Legal 100, 2021
- Included on the list of Morris/Essex Health & Life magazine’s 2020, 2021 and 2022 “Top Lawyers” in Education*
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- Co-author, "Preparing for Controversy," November 1, 2022
- Presenter, "Handling a Difficult Board Meeting," Sussex County School Board's Association, October 6, 2021
- Co-presenter, "No Shot, No School: Legal Aspects of the Vaccination Issue in Schools," New Jersey School Boards Association Virtual Workshop 2021, October 26-28, 2021
- Webinar presenter, "Returning from COVID-19: Navigating and Responding to Issues as Schools Go Back to the "New Normal," April 30, 2020
- Presenter, "Mergers & Acquisitions for Independent Schools" at the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) Trustee Enrichment Day, at the Morristown-Beard School, November 17, 2019
- Author, "Daily Recess Period Required for Elementary Students," August 15, 2018
- Author, For Whom Does the Bell Toll?, October 17, 2017
- 2017 Hot Topics in Special Education
- Author, Trump Administration Withdraws Guidance on Transgender Students' Use of Bathrooms, February 23, 2017
- Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying, 2011, 2013
- Cyber-bullying and Sexting, Fall 2010
- Student Discipline, Fall 2010
- Conducting Manifestation Determination Meetings, 2009
- Development of 504 Plans, 2009
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- New Jersey State Bar Association – Labor & Employment Section
- Member, Morris County Bar Association
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- Obtained significant order of tuition from guardians of non-resident students. L.B. o/b/o J.K.B., L.B. and J.B. v. Linden Board of Education
- Successfully arbitrated the increment withholding of a tenure teacher based upon unprofessional behavior towards colleagues. In the Matter of P.H.
- Successfully defended school board’s affirmative action investigation process. Plummer v. Board of Education of the City of Linden
- Attained dismissal of petition for emergent relief requesting ESY services. M.H. and B.H. o/b/o G.H. v. Jackson Township Board of Education
- Secured termination of municipal construction code official for insubordination and misconduct. In the Matter of Alfred N. Arezzo, City of Hoboken.
- Successfully defended various school districts in Office of Civil Rights investigations
