On April 8th, 2011, attorneys Anne Littlefield and Chris Tracey will serve as speakers on the topic entitled “Reforming Seniority Systems to Promote Student Achievement” along with Jill Cutler Hodgman of Hartford Public Schools and Mary L. Dowell of Liebert, Cassidy Whitmore. Their presentation will take place from 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the San Francisco Hilton.

NSBA’s Council of School Attorneys (COSA) is the national network of attorneys representing K-12 public school districts. Join COSA chair, Thomas E. Wheeler, II, Frost Brown Todd, and COSA chair-elect, Patrice McCarthy, Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, on April 7-9, 2011 for this PREMIER Continuing Legal Education (CLE) event. For more information, please click here.

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Photo of Anne H. Littlefield Anne H. Littlefield

Anne represents schools in labor relations, employment and education law, including collective bargaining, personnel policies and practices, constitutional law, special education, student discipline, freedom of information, and education policies. She negotiates collective bargaining agreements on behalf of schools, including representation in interest arbitration…

Anne represents schools in labor relations, employment and education law, including collective bargaining, personnel policies and practices, constitutional law, special education, student discipline, freedom of information, and education policies. She negotiates collective bargaining agreements on behalf of schools, including representation in interest arbitration proceedings as needed. Anne works with schools to address issues such as bullying and sexual harassment. She is often called upon to advise schools regarding professional boundaries and child abuse and neglect issues.  In her role as general counsel to boards of education around the state, Anne facilitates self-evaluation and goal-setting sessions. She also leads Shipman & Goodwin’s model policy project, which provides policy support and guidance to a number of school districts.

Anne serves as General Counsel to Shipman & Goodwin. From 2010 through 2017, she was Co-Chair of the firm’s School Law Practice Group, and from 2011 through 2017, she served on the firm’s seven-member Management Committee.