TEL: 201-525-6284
FAX: 201-678-6284
rspar@coleschotz.com
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Legal Secretary: Chris Pomante
TEL: 201-489-3000, ext. 5085
cpomante@coleschotz.com

Rebecca Spar, a native of Kansas, has a federal and state court litigation practice in employment, education and disabilities rights law. She joined Cole Schotz in 1988 after serving as Law Secretary to the Honorable David Landau of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

A frequent lecturer and author of articles for professional publications, Ms. Spar has represented parents and children in several precedent-setting educational cases involving, among other issues, students' rights to damages and compensatory education. Ms. Spar's case, W.B. v. Matula, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, was cited as one of the ten special education cases most frequently downloaded.

Ms. Spar has been awarded an AV rating for her professionalism and the quality of her legal work from Martindale-Hubbell, the premier directory of legal professionals.  She has also been selected by her peers as a New Jersey Super Lawyer in Schools and Education in 2005 and 2006, and is among the Top 50 Female Super Lawyers.

Among Ms. Spar's published district and state court decisions are the following:

W.B. v. Matula, 67 F.3d 484-494 (3d Cir. 1995)

Ridgewood Board of Education v. M.E., 172 F.3d 238 (3d Cir. 1999)

M.C. v. Central Regional School District, 81 F.3d 389 (3d Cir. 1996), cert. denied, 136 L.Ed. 2d 116 (1996).

• 26 Cole Schotz attorneys designated Super Lawyers

• Social Learning: Is This The Responsibility of School Districts?, Cole Schotz Docket
• Special Education Alert - Spring 2007

• Tourette Syndrome Association, Board of Directors
• Education Law Center, Board of Trustees
• American Bar Association
• New Jersey State Bar Association, Former Chair, Children's Rights Committee and School Law Committee