Welcome to the Office of the General Counsel
We provide high quality legal advice and representation on litigation and transactional matters affecting the School District, Intermediate Unit 26, and the Board of Education. The Office is organized into nine units: charter school law, civil rights and tort litigation, claims, commercial litigation, labor and employment, open records (Right-to-Know law), school law, special education, and transactional.
UPCOMING CLE
You are invited to join us on August 6th, 2024 at 11:ooam for an informative free CLE: RTKL and Sunshine Act – Overview and Legal Update for School Districts. The CLE has been approved for 1.0 substantive hours. It will be held in the 2nd floor auditorium at 440 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Space is limited to 25 registrants. Advanced registration required. Please email kdutch@philasd.org to register.
SERVICE OF PROCESS – SUBPOENAS/COMPLAINTS/WRITS
This posting is notice that service of process and the corresponding acceptance of service form naming The School District of Philadelphia as a party can be served via email to legalservice@philasd.org between the normal business hours of 10am and 4pm.
Service documents sent to any other email address may not be read, processed, deemed served, or timely received.
The School District of Philadelphia expressly reserves the right to reject any attempted service and/or challenge any claims of proper service, should papers and documents be transmitted or delivered in any manner inconsistent with the rules of civil procedure or the electronic transmission protocol contained in this notice.
If you are seeking to serve any entity or individual other than The School District of Philadelphia (but for whom you believe service can be made upon serving the School District), please send an email to legalservice@philasd.org and provide the name of the parties whom you wish to serve and we will timely respond.