Joseph F. Betley, Executive Committee Member

Joseph F. Betley

Executive Committee Member

Co-Chair, Education Practice


Mr. Betley concentrates on labor and employment law, civil rights, school law, including special education, and construction law.

Bar Admissions

New Jersey

U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit

Education

Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, PA. Juris Doctorate, cum laude.

Bentley College, Waltham, MA. Bachelor of Arts, Highest Honors.
Bently College Athletic Hall of Fame 1992.

Professional Awards & Honors

Selected to the “New Jersey Super Lawyer” list (2009-2010 in the area of Employment & Labor)

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Selected to The Best Lawyers in America® (a trademark of BL Rankings, LLC) (2024 in the area of Education Law)

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Professional Associations & Memberships

National School Boards Association, Member.

New Jersey Bar Association, Member, Law and Employment Section.

New Jersey Association of School Business Officials-Associate Counsel.

New Jersey School Boards Association, Member.

Classes & Seminars

“Up in Smoke: Recreational Marijuana in the Public Schools,” Strauss Esmay School Law and Policy Seminar, June 2023.

“Update on Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying,” Washington Township Board of Education, February 2022.

“Update on Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying,” Washington Township Board of Education, January 2022.

“How New Jersey School Boards Are Coping With COVID-19 Issues And The Impact On Workers’ Compensation,” Millennium Seminars, December 2020

“Vaping Crisis in Schools,” Strauss Esmay School Law and Policy Seminar, June 2019

“Agendas Minutes and Motions,” New Jersey Association of School Business Officials, June 2019

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“Administrative Council Workshop,” presentation to client, Washington Township Board of Education, January 2019

“Medical Marijuana and New Jersey Public Schools: Perfect Together?,” Strauss Esmay School Law and Policy Seminar, June 2018

“Rice Notices – What Every Board Member Needs to Know,” Washington Township School District, March 2018

“Legal Issues in Public Schools,” Rowan College at Burlington County, March 2017

“New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act,” Washington Township School District, February 2017

“Legal Training for Administrators: FAPE, Student Discipline, Manifestation Determinations and More,” Washington Township School District, January 2017

“Negotiations in Today’s Times,” Strauss Esmay Associates, 31st Annual Educational Policy & School Law Seminar, June 2016

“My Contract as a Business Administrator – Friend or Foe?,” New Jersey Association of School Business Officials – 54th Annual Conference, June 2016

“Legal Issues in Public Schools,” Rowan College at Burlington County, April 2016

“Suspicion of a Student Under the Influence: Reporting and Notification Requirements,” Haddonfield Board of Education, February 2016

“Administrative Council Training-Section 504,” Haddonfield Board of Education, November 2015

“Administrative Council Training – Section 504,” Washington Township School District, September 2015

“First Amendment Rights of Students – “I Love Boobies” and Beyond,” Strauss Esmay Associates LLP, June 2015

“Legal Issues in Public Schools,” Burlington County College, May 2015

“School Leader Professional Development: School Law Issues on the Ground,” in-house presentation to Administrators of the Haddonfield School District, November 2014

“First Amendment Rights of Students – How Much Freedom of Expression Is Left Inside the Schoolhouse Gates,” Strauss Esmay Associates LLP, June 2014

“Legal Issues in Public Schools,” Burlington County College, May 2014

“School Leader Training – Special Education,” Southern Regional Institute & ETTC, August 2013

“School Leader Professional Development – School Law, Ethics and Governance,” Administrators of the Collingswood Public Schools, June 2013

“School Leader Training – Special Education,” Southern Regional Institute & ETTC, June 2013

“24/7 Student Code of Conduct Policies – Haddonfield, Ramapo and Beyond,” Strauss Esmay Associates, LLP 27th Annual Educational Policy and School Law Seminar, June 2013

“Collective Bargaining Issues,” New Jersey Association of School Board Officials (NJASBO), June 2013