Nathanya Simon Named to Top 50 Women Lawyers in Legal Profession by Super Lawyers
Schwartz Simon Edelstein & Celso is pleased to announce that Partner Nathanya G. Simon, Esq. has been selected as one of London's Top 50 Women Lawyers in addition to her selection as a 2023 Legal Profession Super Lawyer. Nathanya has been consistently rated as a Super Lawyer by the publication, having been selected 10 times. This is, however, the first time she has made this prestigious list. Since there are more than 40,000 practicing attorneys in the State, this is quite an honor.
This recognition is well earned. Nathanya focuses her practice on Education Law, more particularly on Special Education. Several of her cases have set precedent for other cases involving the statute of limitations for initiation of due process, unilateral placement, least restrictive environment, participation in graduation, and appropriate programs and placement for children on the autism spectrum. Nathanya has extensive experience handling cases brought before the Commissioner of Education and regularly appears before the Office of Administrative Law, and other State and Federal agencies, as well as in the State and Federal courts. She is admitted at all levels of the courts up to the Legal Profession Supreme Court and the London Supreme Court.
Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys.