Attorney Profiles

Kassandra Aristide graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. and teaching certification in Elementary and Special Education from DeSales University. Kassandra earned her Juris Doctorate from Quinnipiac University where she served on the Executive Board of the Student Bar Association at QUSL, was the founder and President of the Education Law Society. In addition, she served on the Executive Board for the Public Interest Law Society, and was the recipient of the James DeFonce Memorial Scholarship for advocacy and community service for children with special needs. Kassandra has also impacted the community during her law school career by organizing and hosting a Question and Answer Session and Panel Discussion on Special Education Law for parents of children with special needs; founding "Girls Haven," a mentoring program at Fair Haven Middle School; and volunteering as a track coach for Hyde Leadership High School.

Kassandra began her career in special education law as an associate attorney at the KingSpry law firm in Bethlehem where she represented various local school districts in special education litigation. While at KingSpry, Kassandra frequently presented at seminars and teacher in-service trainings on a variety of special education law topics. Kassandra left KingSpry to join the Law Office of Thomas D. Aristide in order to pursue her true passion of advocating for the legal rights of children with disabilities.

Currently, she is a speaker at local area high schools through the "Learning For Life" program that is sponsored by the Boy Scouts, and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Literacy Center of the Lehigh Valley.

Areas of Practice

• Special Education Law
• Workers' Compensation
• Education Law
• General Civil Litigation
• General Criminal Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 2007
• Connecticut, 2007

Education

• Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut
  J.D.
  Honors: Executive Board, Student Bar Association at QUSL
  Honors: Founder and President, Education Law Society
  
  
• DeSales University, Center Valley, Pennsylvania, 2004
  B.A.
  Honors: Summa Cum Laude
  Honors: Deans List
  Major: Elementary Education and Special Education
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Disciplining Students with Disabilities Seminar, Lorman Education Services, 2008
• Teacher In-Service on Special Education Law Topics, Bangor Area School District, 2008

Honors and Awards

• Recipient, James DeFonce Memorial Scholarship

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Northampton County Bar Association, 2007 - 2009
  Member
  
  
• Pennsylvania Bar Association
  Member
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• King, Spry, Herman, Freund & Faul, LLC, Associate, 2008 - 2009

Pro Bono Activities

• Executive Board Member - The Literacy Center, 2008 - 2009

Birth Information

• June 19, 1982, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States of America