Mr. Tanenbaum practices civil litigation, with an emphasis on litigation related to education law, family law, and business litigation. His education practice includes representation of children with respect to special education services, educational placement, and school discipline, as well as representation of private schools as general counsel. His family law practice includes all aspects of divorce, equitable distribution, child and spousal support, and child custody. His business matters include litigation of matters relating to contract, employment discrimination, restrictive covenants, premises liability/personal injury, fiduciary duties, and intellectual property.
Areas of Experience
Employment Discrimination
· Counsel for corporate entities in defense of numerous discrimination and reverse-discrimination lawsuits.
Fiduciary Duties
· Counsel for plaintiff in breach of fiduciary duty action against board of trustees of union pension plan that resulted in an $8 million dollar recovery for the plan.
Education Law
· Mr. Tanenbaum represents children with special learning needs or other disabilities in Pennsylvania and New Jersey in matters involving the provision of a free and appropriate education, placement and tuition reimbursement, student discipline and school-related bullying and harassment.
· He has presented seminars to educators, attorneys, other professionals and parents on the No Child Left Behind Act, General Rights and Obligations of the IDEA and Section 504, and The Legal Issues of Harassment and Bullying.
· He is the author of "The Third Circuit Provides New Guidance Regarding the Interaction of 'Least Restrictive Environment' and 'Meaningful Benefit," published at www.amicusforchildren.org (Feb. 2004), and "School Districts Cannot Ignore Social Emotional Needs," published in the Autism Society of Berks, PA, Summer 2004 Newsletter.
· Mr. Tanenbaum is currently the chairperson for the Haddonfield Committee for Children With Special Learning Needs and a past volunteer for the Philadelphia Support Center for Child Advocates.
Additional Background
Before law school, Mr. Tanenbaum was a performing musician for 10 years. He recorded and traveled with an internationally recognized chamber music ensemble, performed in the Kool Jazz Festival and played in the orchestra of the national touring production of a hit off-Broadway musical.
Community Activities
· Haddonfield Committee for Children With Special Learning Needs, chair, 2004-06
· Anti-Defamation League of New Jersey, area chair, 2001-2003
· Support Center for Child Advocates volunteer, 1999-2001
Clerkships
· Honorable John F. Gerry, Chief Judge,U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Professional Affiliations
· American Bar Association, member
· Pennsylvania Bar Association, member
· New Jersey Bar Association, member
Other Distinctions
· Temple University Beasley School of Law, Special Education Law, Adjunct Professor of Law
· Barenkoph Scholar Award - graduated first in class from law school
· ADL Sidney Wilf Award for Distinguished Leadership-2001
· Temple Law Review, editor-in-chief
News
07/12/2011, Schnader Achieves Victory for Independence Air
03/29/2011, Schnader's Jerry Tanenbaum Discusses Anti-Bullying Law in New Jersey State Bar Foundation Publication
11/04/2010, Jerry Tanenbaum Quoted in Article Discussing Tips on How to Craft Effective Anti-Bullying Policies
06/15/2007, NJ Supreme Court Affirms Student's Right to Fair Evaluation
05/03/2006, Schnader Secures Win for Student Seeking Fair Residency Evaluation
03/31/2006, Tanenbaum Quoted on Recent Special-Education Rulings
12/20/2005, Schnader Attorneys Feted for Contributions to Community, Profession
12/14/2005, Schnader Attorneys Appear in a Variety of Forums
Related Events
10/14/2007, Bullying and Harassment in Public Schools
03/01/2007, 9th Annual Conference for Attorneys, Advocates and Parents
10/21/2006, Preventing Harassment and Bullying in Schools
Articles
12/15/2011, "Jury Finds in Favor of Airline in Negligence Action Linked to the Air Carriers Access Act and Passengers with Disabilities"
10/29/2009, "Special Education Students Are Afforded Greater Protection"
01/16/2006, "A Blow to Bullying in School"
Alerts
02/18/2010, New Jersey Supreme Court Opens the Door to Employee Retaliation Lawsuits Based Upon Post-Employment Employer Conduct
04/14/2009, U.S. Supreme Court Holds Collective Bargaining Agreement Clause Enforceable
Newsletters
12/01/2007, Issues and Trends in New Jersey Law
07/27/2007, Pro Bono Newsletter
03/01/2007, Issues and Trends in New Jersey Law
03/01/2006, Issues and Trends in New Jersey Law
08/01/2005, Issues and Trends in New Jersey Law
Speaking Engagements
10/27/2011, Jerry Tanenbaum to Speak on New Jersey's Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights
10/15/2011, Schnader's Jerry Tanenbaum to Present on Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights
08/10/2011, Jerry Tanenbaum to Serve as a Faculty Member for "Bullying, the Law and Your Clients"
10/25/2010, Jerry Tanenbaum Speaks at the New Jersey Coalition for Bullying Awareness and Prevention Meeting
09/16/2009, Speaking Engagement: Jerry Tanenbaum Speaks to School Administrators and Other Professionals About School Violence
12/17/2008, Jerry Tanenbaum Offers Program on Individualized Education Plans and Effectively Advocating on Behalf of Special Needs Children
11/22/2008, Educational Session: How to Advocate on Behalf of a Special Needs Child
10/26/2007, How to Effectively Advocate for the Child with Special Needs
10/24/2007, Seminar on School District Liability for Student Harassment, Bullying
09/17/2007, Litigating Education Cases
04/16/2007, Legal Rights of Children With Disabilities
02/12/2007, Tanenbaum Speaks of School Violence, Harassment
10/21/2006, Conference for Parents of Children with Special Needs
09/30/2006, Legal Issues Re: Student-on-Student Harassment and Bullying
05/12/2006, Discipline for Children with Special Needs under Federal, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey Law
03/16/2006, The Art of Parent - Professional Communication in the Individual Education Process (IEP)
02/08/2006, Special Education Rights of School-Age Children with Disabilities
02/07/2006, Techniques and Methods to Prevent Bullying
11/17/2005, Global Anti-Semitism - Old Hatred, New Threats
11/02/2005, The Right To Learn, The Future of Gifted Special Education
10/06/2005, Discipline and Other Issues Related to Special Education Students
09/09/2005, School Law in New Jersey
(Also at Cherry Hill, New Jersey Office)