James E. LaFave, Esq.
PO Box 64620
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620
600 North Robert Street,
Saint Paul, MN 55010
W: 651-361-7848
F: 651-361-7936
james.lafave@state.mn.us
Qualifications
1. Hearing Officer since: November 2005.
2. License: Admitted to practice before the Minnesota Supreme Court (1983).
3. Education: JD, William Mitchell College of Law (1983); BA, Creighton University (1979).
4. Training
• 5th National IDEA Academy for Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers, June 2006
• Midwest Regional Educational Law Conference 2006
• 6th National IDEA Academy for Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers, May 2007
• Midwest Regional Special Education Law Conference 2009
• Midwest Regional Special Education Law Conference 2010
• Midwest Regional Special Education Law Conference 2011
• 10th National IDEA Academy for Administrative Law Judges and Hearing Officers, July 2011
• Thinking Like a Writer - Judicial Writing Course, 2011
5. Experience: Over 27 years of litigation experience before various courts and administrative agencies.
I am not currently employed by nor am I currently a board member of a local education agency in Minnesota. I am not an employee of the Minnesota Department of Education.
I am not currently employed by nor am I currently a board member of a disability advocacy organization or group.
