Cindy Lavorato
Cindy L. Lavorato 1000 LaSalle Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403 W: 651-962-4887 F: 651-962-4169 Email: cllavorato@stthomas.edu |
1.) Qualifications: Special Education Hearing Officer for MDE from September, 2001 – July 2004. Administrative Law Judge, Independent Contractor for the Office of Administrative Hearings, September 2004 to present. 2) Licenses: Licensed to practice law in Minnesota since October, 1980; also am admitted to practice in Iowa but am on non-active status. 3) Education and completion dates: University of Iowa, BA, summa cum laude, 1976 University of Iowa, JD, cum laude, 1979 4) Training list: CFL Hearing Officer training September 2001; December 2001; February 2002; May 2002; September 2002. Completed training to be a Qualified Civil Mediator April 16, 2003. 5) Publications/Editorial Positions “Whose Balance is it, Anyway?” William Mitchell College of Law; (co-authored with Judge Joan Erickson) “Walking the Tightrope of Strict Scrutiny”, published in the proceedings of the 2001 Education Law Conference. Lead article, School Law Reporter, November 2004. “Employee Speech vs. the Establishment Clause: Eighth Circuit Decides in Favor of Employee Speech”. Effective January 2005, Author’s Committee for West Education Law Reporter, and invited contributor. | |
I am not employed by a Minnesota State Agency. I have a contract with the Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings to conduct special education due process hearings. |
I am not employed by nor am I a board member of a local education agency in Minnesota. I am not currently employed by nor am I a current board member of a disability advocacy organization or group. | |
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