
Ryan L. Everhart
Practices & Industries
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
Education
University at Buffalo, B.A., Cum Laude
University at Buffalo School of Law, J.D.
Ryan has devoted the past 17 years of his practice to representing public school districts. His practice encompasses the full spectrum of legal issues that school districts face. He has represented school districts in countless administrative and court proceedings before the NYS Commissioner of Education, NYS Division of Human Rights, The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights, among many other venues. He regularly advises Boards of Education regarding school policy development, Open Meetings and Freedom of Information Law requirements, student record confidentiality, employee misconduct, student and employee harassment and discrimination, student discipline and residency, among many other legal issues.
Ryan has developed a particular strength in representing clients the area of special education law. He has advised and represented school districts in hundreds of proceedings under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Due to his deep bench of knowledge in this area, Ryan has spoken at numerous education law conferences and seminars across the country and is regularly quoted and published in state and national publications.
Honors
- Volunteer Lawyers Project 2004 Pro Bono Recognition Award
In the News
- Special Ed Connection, January 26, 2023
- Special Ed Connection, January 17, 2023
- Special Ed Connection, October 13, 2022
- Special Ed Connection, March 4, 2022
- Special Ed Connection, July 30, 2021
- Buffalo Business First, November 27, 2020
- Special Ed Connection, November 19, 2020
- Special Ed Connection, November 18, 2020
- Special Ed Connection, April 20, 2020
- Special Ed Connection, December 19, 2019
- Special Ed Connection, June 12, 2019
- Special Ed Connection, November 12, 2014
- February 2010
- December 8, 2004
Press Releases
- Press Release, October 2, 2014
Publications
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, May 16, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert , April 26, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, April 18, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Special Education Alert , March 29, 2023
- March 9, 2023
- March 7, 2023
- February 28, 2023
- February 22, 2023
- February 21, 2023
- February 17, 2023
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, February 7, 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 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
- 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 Labor and Employment Alert, May 13, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, April 5, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Labor and Employment Alert, March 15, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, March 8, 2021
- Hodgson Russ Education Alert, February 22, 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 Labor & Employment Alert, September 14, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Special Education Alert, August 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Municipal and Education Alert, August 7, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, August 6, 2020
- Hodgson Russ Labor & Employment Alert, July 23, 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 Labor & Employment Practice Alert, April 6, 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 & Employment Alert, December 26, 2018
- 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, 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
- Special Education Connections, August 9, 2017
- Education Alert, March 28, 2017
- Education Alert, February 28, 2017
- Labor & Employment Alert, November 14, 2016
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 28, 2016
- Special Education Connections, July 20, 2016
- Special Education Connections, July 20, 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
- Special Education Connections, December 9, 2015
- Special Education Connections, August 11, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 20, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 17, 2015
- Labor & Employment Alert, July 15, 2015
- December 3, 2014
- July 31, 2014
- Labor & Employment Alert, May 1, 2013
- Education Alert, April 3, 2013
- Education Alert, January 31, 2013
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 9, 2012
- October 2, 2012
- Buffalo Law Journal, September 17, 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
- Education Law Alert, July 22, 2011
- Education Law Alert, July 8, 2011
- Labor & Employment Alert, October 14, 2010
- Education Alert, June 22, 2010
- Education Alert, June 2009
- July 18, 2008
- Strategies to Limit School District Exposure to a Parent’s Attorney Fees in Special Education LitigationSchool Law in Review 2008, March 2008
- New York Schools No Longer Authorized to Provide Special Education Services to Homeschooled StudentsFebruary 1, 2008
Presentations & Events
- Buffalo Marriott Niagara 1340 Millersport Hwy, Amherst, NY 14221, January 13, 2023
- Salvatore's Italian Gardens, October 6, 2022
- Buffalo Niagara Marriott, 1340 Millersport Hwy, Amherst, NY 14221, May 6, 2022
- November 3, 2021
- July 15, 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 6, 2020
- April 29, 2020
- April 7, 2020
- Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Buffalo NY 14225, January 17, 2020
- Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Buffalo NY 14225, October 11, 2019
- Millennium Hotel Buffalo, January 18, 2019
- Millennium Hotel, 2040 Walden Avenue, Cheektowaga, NY 14225, October 4, 2018
- New York State Association of School Business Officials, Website Accessibility: Standards under the ADA and Responding to OCR InvestigationsApril 20, 2018
- WNYASPA, Transfers of Functions and Program Takeovers under NY Civil Law and NY Education LawMarch 29, 2018
- Millennium Hotel Buffalo, 2040 Walden Ave, Buffalo, NY, January 12, 2018
- Millennium Hotel, Cheektowaga, NY, October 4, 2017
- August 2, 2017
- July 20, 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
- Buffalo, NY, January 20, 2012
- Buffalo, NY, September 22, 2011
- Buffalo, NY, January 14, 2011
- Buffalo, NY, July 13, 2010
- Buffalo, NY, May 5, 2010
- Buffalo, NY, January 15, 2010
- Buffalo, NY, October 1, 2009
- Buffalo, NY, May 7, 2009
- WNY Educational Service Council Seminar: Legal Issues for School Building AdministratorsBuffalo, NY, April 2009
- Buffalo, NY, January 9, 2009
- New York, NY, November 2008
- San Antonio, TX, November 2008
- New York, NY, October 23, 2010
- Orlando, FL, March 28, 2008
Professional Associations
- New York School Boards Association
- Council of School Attorneys
- National School Boards Association
- Education Law Association
Community & Pro Bono
Ryan has been involved with the Volunteer Lawyers Project in assisting families obtain 17A guardianship, and served as a mentor for University at Buffalo School of Law. He previously was a member of the United Way Speakers' Bureau.
Ryan also coaches youth basketball through the East Aurora Boys and Girls Club.