BUFFALO, N.Y. — Hodgson Russ LLP is pleased to announce that Dylan Anne Pauly has joined the firm's Education Law and Labor & Employment Law Practice Groups in the Buffalo office.

Ms. Pauly focuses her practice in the areas of special education law, general education matters, and labor and employment matters.

Ms. Pauly received a J.D., cum laude, from University at Buffalo Law School, State University of New York, and a B.S.ed, summa cum laude, State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Prior to joining Hodgson Russ, Ms. Pauly worked as both an assistant district attorney and an assistant public defender, handling both felony- and misdemeanor-level offenses. Ms. Pauly also brings experience as a special education teacher to the Education Law Practice Group.

With more than 230 attorneys practicing in all major areas of law, Hodgson Russ is among the 200 largest law firms headquartered in the United States. It is one of approximately 100 firms in the country listed in America's Greatest Places to Work With a Law Degree. In June 2005, Hodgson Russ received the Carol S. Knox Family-Friendly Employer Award from the Capital District Women's Bar Association. Established in 1817, Hodgson Russ is among the oldest law firms in the United States. Hodgson Russ has two offices in New York, New York, and offices in Albany, Buffalo, and Johnstown, New York; Boca Raton and Palm Beach, Florida; and Toronto, Ontario.
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