
Andrew J. Freedman
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- New York
- U.S District Court, Western District of New York
Education
University at Buffalo, B.A.
University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D.
Andrew focuses his practice on education law and has extensive experience counseling school districts and charter schools on the full range of complex legal challenges they face. He has represented schools in proceedings before New York Courts and appeals to the Commissioner of Education. He advises school boards on their powers and duties under the New York State Education Law. He also represents schools in special education litigation, labor and employment, and student services. In addition, Andrew serves as co-leader of the Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Practice, focusing on compliance issues including the New York State Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling Law.
Andrew serves in several leadership roles not only at Hodgson Russ, but also throughout the state. He is currently the firm’s Diversity Partner, working to support diversity and inclusion initiatives within the firm and our communities. Andrew serves on the Bar Association of Erie County’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee. He is also the Board President of Buffalo United Charter School on the Board of Directors for the New York State Association of School Attorneys.
An alumnus of the University at Buffalo School of Law, Andrew was named one of the top education law attorneys by his peers in Business First’s “Who’s Who in Law” on numerous occasions. He currently teaches Education Law as an adjunct professor at Buffalo State University in the Education Administration Program.
Honors
Andrew was named one of the top education law attorneys by his peers in Business First's Who's Who in Law on numerous occasions. He was listed in Best Lawyers in America (Labor Law - Management) in 2024.
In the News
- Buffalo Business First, June 24, 2022
- Special Ed Connection , May 26, 2022
- Buffalo Business First, May 28, 2021
- The Evening Tribune, July 2, 2020
- WBFO/WSKG, May 14, 2020
- Buffalo Business First, October 25, 2019
- Special Ed Connection, April 24, 2019
- Buffalo Business First, November 17, 2017
- Springville Times, June 22, 2017
- Buffalo Business First , April 21, 2016
- Buffalo Law Journal, November 6, 2013
- Buffalo Business First, October 4, 2013
- Dignity for All Students Act Grows to Cover CyberbullyingBuffalo Business First, October 4, 2013
- Buffalo Law Journal, September 23, 2013
- Buffalo Law Journal, July 29, 2013
- Take Steps to Respond to, Minimize Parent Retaliation ClaimsLRP Publications, April 2013
- Investigate Claims of Student Abuse in Nondiscriminatory MannerSpecial Ed Connection, December 1, 2012
- Buffalo News, September 21, 2012
- Buffalo Law Journal, July 16, 2012
- Buffalo Business First, June 15, 2012
- UB Reporter, June 14, 2012
- Buffalo Law Journal, October 31, 2011
- Hodgson Expanding Education PracticeBuffalo Business First, June 10, 2011
- May 25, 2011
Press Releases
- August 17, 2023
- February 28, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, April 27, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Press Release, July 29, 2019
- Press Release, October 2, 2014
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 3, 2023
- Hodgson Russ LLP Labor & Employment Alert, September 28, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Occupational Safety & Health Act Alert, August 8, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , July 21, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Special Education Alert , July 10, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , July 6, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , June 28, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 16, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Alert, May 3, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , April 26, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, April 18, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Special Education Alert , March 29, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Alert, March 20, 2023
- March 9, 2023
- March 7, 2023
- February 22, 2023
- February 21, 2023
- February 17, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 7, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Alert, January 4, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 28, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 27, 2022
- U.S. Department of Labor Proposes New Independent Contractor Rule for Federal Wage and Hour PurposesHodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 26, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 24, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 21, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , October 21, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, October 18, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Food and Beverage Alert, September 12, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , June 24, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 17, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 6, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, April 19, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 5, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 23, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 25, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 25, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, February 18, 2022
- Buffalo Business First, February 3, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, January 14, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, January 12, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, January 5, 2022
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, January 4, 2022
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, December 23, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, December 20, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA and Labor & Employment Alert, December 8, 2021
- New York Requires Private Employers to Notify Employees of Telephone, Email, and Internet MonitoringHodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 6, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 3, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, November 17, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, November 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, November 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Healthcare and Labor & Employment Alert, November 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ OSHA Alert, November 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Cannabis & Hemp and Labor & Employment Alert, November 4, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Healthcare and Labor & Employment Alert, November 2, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 26, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, September 7, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, September 2, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, August 6, 2021
- Labor and Employment Alert, July 19, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education and Media & First Amendment Alert, June 23, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Alert, May 21, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, May 13, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Food and Beverage Alert, May 10, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Food and Beverage Alert, April 30, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Food and Beverage Alert, April 19, 2021
- NYSASA On Board, April 12, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, April 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, March 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Alert, March 9, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, March 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Alert, February 25, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, February 22, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Alert, February 17, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, February 17, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, January 25, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, December 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , December 1, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, November 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, October 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert , October 21, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Alert, September 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, September 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Alert, August 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, August 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Special Education Alert, August 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, August 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 23, 2020
- New York State School Boards Association, July 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 16, 2020
- Governor Cuomo’s Latest Executive Order Extends Deadlines to Submit Absentee Ballots for School VoteHodgson Russ Education Alert, June 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Special Education Alert, June 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, June 5, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, May 13, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, May 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 28, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 16, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education, Municipal & Public Finance Alert, April 8, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, April 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Alert, April 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Practice Alert, April 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Food & Beverage Practice Alert, April 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment and OSHA Alert, April 2, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert , March 31, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, March 30, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 29, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 26, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 25, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Tax and Labor & Employment Alert, March 24, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, March 23, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 22, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 20, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 19, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 19, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 18, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Education Practice Alert, March 17, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, March 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 3, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, October 21, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, August 19, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, August 16, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 25, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 17, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 2, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, June 25, 2019
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, June 14, 2019
- Hemp & Medical Cannabis Alert, April 12, 2019
- Labor & Employment Alert, January 15, 2019
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 1, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 29, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 14, 2018
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 19, 2018
- Labor & Employment and Employment Litigation Alert, February 27, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, January 23, 2018
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 26, 2017
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 19, 2017
- Labor and Employment Alert, December 12, 2017
- Special Education Alert, December 11, 2017
- Special Education Alert, August 9, 2017
- Education Alert, March 28, 2017
- Education Alert, February 27, 2017
- Labor & Employment Alert, November 14, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 28, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, May 23, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, May 18, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 27, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 5, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 1, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 1, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, March 18, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, March 11, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, January 22, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 29, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 20, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 17, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 15, 2015
- On Board, April 15, 2013
- Education Alert, April 3, 2013
- Education Alert, March 12, 2013
- Education Alert, January 31, 2013
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 9, 2012
- October 2, 2012
- Labor & Employment Alert, August 30, 2012
- Education Law Alert, July 11, 2012
- Education Law Alert, July 5, 2012
- Labor & Employment Alert, May 18, 2012
- Labor & Employment Alert, April 18, 2012
- Labor & Employment Alert, March 15, 2012
- Labor & Employment Alert, February 17, 2012
- Labor & Employment Alert, December 30, 2011
- Education Law Alert, November 28, 2011
- October 13, 2011
- Labor & Employment Alert, September 20, 2011
- Buffalo Law Journal, September 19, 2011
- Education Law Alert, July 22, 2011
- Education Law Alert, July 8, 2011
Presentations & Events
- Salvatore's Italian Gardens, October 5, 2023
- June 14, 2023
- Buffalo Marriott Niagara 1340 Millersport Hwy, Amherst, NY 14221, January 13, 2023
- Salvatore's Italian Gardens, October 6, 2022
- Hodgson Russ, 140 Pearl Street, Buffalo, NY 14202, September 15, 2022
- June 8, 2022
- Buffalo Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Hwy, Amherst, NY 14221, May 6, 2022
- November 3, 2021
- April 7, 2021
- February 24, 2021
- January 15, 22, and 29
- Contingency Planning and the Provision of FAPEDecember 4, 2020
- October 14, 2020
- August 13, 2020
- July 9, 2020
- May 7, 2020
- May 6, 2020
- April 7, 2020
- Offices of Hodgson Russ LLP, The Guaranty Building, 140 Pearl Street, Buffalo NY 14202, March 12, 2020
- Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Buffalo NY 14225, October 11, 2019
- October 1, 2019
- Webinar, August 15, 2019
- The Sagamore, Bolton Landing, New York, June 1, 2019
- Millennium Hotel Buffalo, January 18, 2019
- Buffalo Niagara Marriott, Amherst, NY, November 15, 2018
- Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga, NY 14225, October 4, 2018
- August 1, 2018
- “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Student Disciplinary Hearings, NYSAS/NYSSBA 2018 Annual School Attorney Law ConferenceJune 3, 2018
- Millennium Hotel Buffalo, 2040 Walden Ave, Buffalo, NY, January 12, 2018
- Millennium Hotel, Cheektowaga, NY, October 4, 2017
- Cheektowaga, New York, January 13, 2017
- Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga, NY, October 6, 2016
- Millennium Hotel Buffalo, 2040 Walden Ave, Buffalo, NY, January 15, 2016
- Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga, NY, October 1, 2015
- Millennium Hotel Buffalo, 2040 Walden Ave, Buffalo, NY, January 16, 2015
- Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Ave., Cheektowaga, NY, October 1, 2014
- Buffalo, NY, January 17, 2014
- Buffalo, NY, September 26, 2013
- Buffalo, NY, January 18, 2013
- Buffalo, NY, October 23, 2012
- Buffalo, NY, September 27, 2012
- 2012 University at Buffalo Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention Annual ConferenceBuffalo, NY, September 19, 2012
- SUNY Buffalo Law School Buffalo Human Rights Center Seminar: School Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Sexting: A Timely DiscussionBuffalo, NY, April 11, 2012
- Buffalo, NY, January 20, 2012
- Buffalo, NY, October 20, 2011
- Buffalo, NY, September 22, 2011
- Buffalo, NY, August 29, 2011
Professional Associations
- Member, Board of Directors: New York State Association of School Attorneys
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New York State Bar Association
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Bar Association of Erie County
- Board of Directors, National Federation of Just Communities