Joseph F. Betley
Co-Chair, School Law Group and Shareholder, Labor & Employment Group
School Law and Labor & Employment Groups.
Concentrates on labor and employment law, civil rights, school law, including special education, and construction law.
Areas of Practice
- Affirmative Action
- Age Discrimination
- Civil Rights
- Colleges & Universities
- Constitutional Law
- Disability & Illness Discrimination
- Discrimination
- Education Law
- Employee Rights -- Employer
- Gay & Lesbian Rights
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1983
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Education
- Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
- Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts
- B.A. Degree, With Highest Honors - 1980
- Honors: Bentley College Athletic Hall of Fame, 1992
Classes/Seminars
- 24/7 Student Code of Conduct Policies - The Haddonfield and Ramapo Experiences, Strauss Esmay Associates, LLP - 26th Annual Educational Policy and School Law Seminar, 2011
- Writing an Effective Evaluation for Support Staff - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, New Jersey Association of School Business Officials Annual Conference, 2011
- School Leader Training - Special Education, Southern Regional Institute & ETTC, 2011
- Current Trends and Issues for the School Business Administrators, Ocean County Association of School Business Officials, 2010
- Reporting/Investigating/Preventing Student on Student Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying, Salem County Professional Development Day, 2010
- School Leader Training - Special Education, in-house presentation to client, Galloway Township School District, 2010
- School Leader Training - Special Education, in-house presentation to client, Hamilton Township School District, 2010
- Collective Bargaining From Today Forward, Strauss Esmay Associates, LLP - 25th Annual Educational Policy and School Law Seminar, 2010
- 24/7 Student Code of Conduct Policies - How Far Can School Districts Go To Regulate Off-Campus Misconduct, Strauss Esmay Associates, LLP - 25th Annual Educational Policy and School Law Seminar, 2010
- School Leader Training - Special Education, Oakcrest High School, 2010
- Current Trends and Issues in Collective Negotiations, New Jersey Association of School Business Officials Annual Conference, 2010
- School Leader Training - Special Education, Egg Harbor Township School District, 2010
- Legal Issues in Public Schools, Burlington County College, 2010
- School Leader Training - Special Education, Southern Regional Institute and ETTC of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, 2010
- School Leader Professional Development, Salem County ETTC and Bay Counties Administrators of Special Education, 2009
- First Amendment Rights of Students, Strauss Esmay Associates, LLP, 2009
- New Jersey Issues in School Law, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2009
- Legal Issues in Public Schools, Burlington County College, 2009
- Reporting/Investigating/Preventing Student on Student Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying, in-service for client, Pitman School District, 2009
- Reporting/Investigating/Preventing Student on Student Harassment, in-service for client, Pemberton Township School District, 2008
- New Jersey Issues in School Law, Millennium Seminars, LLC, 2008
- Times They Are A Changing -- Current State of the Law in Public Schools, in-service presentation for client, Haddonfield Board of Education, 2008
- Understanding and Preventing Workplace Harassment Claims, in-service presentation for client, Metrologic, Inc., 2007
- An Overview of the FMLA and New Jersey FLA, Tri-County Community Action Partnership, 2007
- Education law issues program entitled Teachers Across America, Rutgers University - Camden, 2006
- New Developments in Special Education in New Jersey, Lorman Education Services, 2006
- Construction Law Issues for School Boards: How To Get The Job Done On Time, Within Budget, And Avoid Litigation, for Firm clients and friends, Hammonton, NJ, 2006
- Mold Control: How to Identify, Prevent, Remediate, and Defend Against Mold Problems, Surety Title Corporation, 2005
Honors and Awards
- Named a Super Lawyer as voted by his peers and facilitated by Law & Politics and New Jersey Monthly
- Recognized as one of South Jersey's "Top Attorneys" as published by SJ Magazine
- Recognized as one of South Jersey's "Awesome Attorneys" as published by South Jersey Magazine
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Burlington County Bar Association, Member
- National School Boards Association, Member
- New Jersey Bar Association, Member, Law and Employment Section
- New Jersey League of Municipalities, Associate Counsel
- New Jersey School Boards Association, Member
