Isabel Machado, Esq.

Biography

Isabel is the founding Partner of the Machado Law Group and has devoted her distinguished legal career spanning over 25 years to the practice of education law. By listening and asking the right questions, Isabel has developed a unique ability to truly partner with clients on creative problem-solving. Her collaborative approach fosters understanding and identification of goals and potential obstacles to achievement.

Isabel’s practice involves all aspects of education law, including litigation at all levels of state and federal courts and administrative agencies. She has an in-depth background in special education law, board policy, and administrative matters. Isabel focuses on counseling and litigating on behalf of school districts with respect to employment and contract matters, labor negotiations, and special education.

Isabel is a dynamic and sought-after author and public speaker, who routinely conducts workshops and in-service programs for board of education members, school administrators and staff, and industry organizations, including the New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA), New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), Seton Hall University’s Superintendent Study Council, Legal One, Lehigh University, Morris Union Jointure Committee and LRP Publications, Inc.

As early as 2008, Isabel was already recognized by the New Jersey Law Journal and NJBIZ as one of its “40 Under 40” and a Super Lawyers Rising Star. Isabel also holds a Certificate of Eligibility as a School Business Administrator.  She is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association, the American Bar Association and is admitted to practice in New Jersey and Federal Courts, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.

Isabel is fluent in Portuguese.

Education

Rutgers University, Bachelor of Science
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D. Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA

Admissions

New Jersey, New York