Lindsay A. G. Plantholt is a partner at Ferrara Fiorenza, PC. She counsels public school districts and BOCES clients with respect to policy, student-related concerns, regulatory compliance, and employment and labor relations matters. Lindsay’s practice focuses on developing and amending policies governing students, personnel, and school operations. Lindsay provides counsel regarding cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, student data privacy, and data breach response.

She advises clients on compliance with records management and retention requirements, including responses to records requests under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).

She investigates employee and student misconduct. Acting as a hearing officer or prosecutor for student disciplinary hearings.
Providing in-service training on a wide range of topics, including new School Board member training, sexual harassment prevention, and student matters.

Lindsay presents regularly for school organizations such as the New York State Association of School Attorneys (NYSASA), the New York State School Board Association (NYSSBA), and the New York State Council of School Superintendents (NYSCOSS).