Leigh M. Manasevit has practiced in the field of education law since 1974 beginning as a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Manasevit’s government experience has given him an extensive familiarity with the intricacies of navigating the Federal bureaucracy and managing school districts. As one of the two founding partners of Brustein & Manasevit, PLLC, Mr. Manasevit in 1980 established a law practice that addresses the legal issues involving educational institutions public, private, elementary and secondary, or post-secondary on the Federal level. He has appeared extensively before all tribunals of the U.S. Department of Education and regularly pursues Federal court review of unfavorable agency decisions. On the elementary and secondary level Mr. Manasevit has worked extensively on No Child Left Behind (NCLB). He co-authored a comprehensive manual on No Child Left Behind, and its predecessor, the Improving America’s Schools Act. Mr. Manasevit also has a nationally recognized reputation in the area of special education. Mr. Manasevit successfully represented the State of New Mexico in Zuni Public School District 89 v. Department of Education, before the United States Supreme Court.