Henry Frank Sobota

Henry F. Sobota is a graduate of Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and of the Albany Law School. He served as Deputy Counsel for Labor Relations and Environmental Law while employed by the New York State School Boards Association for many years prior to entering private practice. He frequently lectures to public and private sector employer representatives and school-related organizations across the State. He is also an author of numerous articles and publications which have received high acclaim by experts in the field. Mr. Sobota concentrates much of his practice in the representation of school districts, including a substantial amount of activity in the prosecution of disciplinary proceedings against school employees. He is a member of the State and Onondaga County Bar Associations, having served the State Bar Association as Legislative Chairman of its Municipal Law Section. He is a member of the New York State Association of School Attorneys, Inc., the NSBA Council of School Attorneys, NYS Management Advocates for School Labor Affairs (Director 1988-91), The National Association of Educational Negotiators and The National Public Employers Labor Relations Association. He is admitted to practice before all Federal and State Courts in New York, and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Education Law

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

New York

Since 1978

2nd Circuit

Since 1981

6th Circuit

Since 1987

U.S. District Court, E.D.N.Y.

Since 1979

U.S. District Court, N.D.N.Y.

Since 1978

U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y.

Since 1979

U.S. District Court, W.D.N.Y.

Since 1979

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1984

Senior Counsel

Ferrara Fiorenza P.C.

2018 - Current

Partner

Ferrara, Fiorenza, Larrison, Barrett & Reitz, East Syracuse, NY

1994 - 2018

Attorney

Scolaro, Shulman, Cohen, Lawler, Burstein & Ferrara, Syracuse, NY

1990 - 1994

Deputy Counsel for Employee Relations

New York State School Boards Association, Albany, NY

1979 - 1990

Attorney

Rowley & Forrest, Albany, NY

1977 - 1979

Albany Law School

J.D. | Labor and Administrative Law

1974 - 1977

Cornell University

B.S. | Industrial and Labor Relations

1970 - 1974

New York Management Advocates for School Labor Affairs

Member

1982 - Current

New York State Association of School Attorneys

Member

1980 - Current

New York State Bar  # 1035468

Member

1978 - Current