Senior Attorney

Job Description

Job Description

Denmark Ashby Matricardi LLC is seeking a highly experienced Litigation Attorney (5–7 years) with demonstrated expertise in school board and municipal government law to join our established public-sector practice.

This role is intended for an attorney who has meaningfully represented boards of education and/or municipal entities and is capable of contributing immediately to complex advisory and litigation matters, including cases that proceed to state and federal court.

We are not seeking a general litigator exploring public-sector work. We are seeking a candidate who understands the legal, operational, and political complexities inherent in representing public bodies.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise boards of education and municipal governing bodies on governance, statutory compliance, policy development, and risk management.
• Provide counsel on student discipline, special education, employment and labor matters, civil rights claims, public records, open meetings compliance, ethics, and regulatory obligations.
• Represent clients in administrative proceedings, state court litigation, and federal court matters, including constitutional and employmentrelated claims.
• Draft highlevel memoranda, advisory opinions, dispositive motions, and appellate briefs.
• Conduct sophisticated statutory and constitutional research and analysis.
• Manage multiple competing deadlines and priorities across advisory and litigation matters, including active motion practice.
• Serve in a general counsel or solicitor capacity to public entities when required.
• Independently manage complex matters from presuit strategy through resolution or trial.
Qualifications
• 57 years of litigation experience with substantial focus in school board and/or municipal law.
• Direct experience advising and representing boards of education and/or municipal governing bodies.
• Demonstrated motion practice experience and strong courtroom proficiency.
• Experience litigating in state court and readiness to handle matters in federal court.
• Exceptional legal research and writing skills, with the ability to produce clear, persuasive, and timely work product under competing demands.
• Ability to manage matters independently with minimal supervision while balancing multiple active cases.
• Professional presence appropriate for advising elected officials, administrators, and public boards.