Macy T. Laster is an experienced education attorney and litigator. Having represented some of the largest public School Districts in Pennsylvania, as well as more localized School Districts, charter schools and other educational entities, Macy is equipped to provide comprehensive support to clients through her expansive school law practice. She offers clients a wide range of expertise regarding special education including, but not limited to, compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Chapters 14, 15, and 16 of the Pennsylvania School Code. She also possesses a plethora of experience in counseling clients regarding pupil services issues, including student discipline, truancy, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, and the McKinney-Vento Act. She has successfully litigated special education matters from inception through final resolution. Macy also brings a wide range of experience developing and providing professional development to educational staff and administrators.
Macy offers a unique perspective to her practice, having obtained a B.S. in Education and Public Policy, with minors in Sociology and Women’s Studies, from the Pennsylvania State University- University Park. Thereafter, she received her Juris Doctorate, as well as a Certificate of Advanced Study in Disability Law and Policy, from Syracuse University College of Law. Her educational background and experiences, including having served as a Student Attorney at Syracuse University College of Law’s Disability Rights Clinic, providing indigent families with free disability and educationally-based legal services, have enabled her to establish an approach to educational legal representation that is supportive and empathetic to students, educators and administrators.
Macy is admitted to practice law throughout the state of Pennsylvania, in all state and federal courts, as well as the Supreme Court of the United States. She was included in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® America for Education Law since August 2023 and Super Lawyers: Rising Stars ® for Schools & Education Law (since 2025).
