MSSSV successfully represented the Great Neck School District & its officials against a claim of First Amendment retaliation. In Stevenson v. Great Neck, et. al., a member of the grounds crew alleged he was forced to resign after he complained to District officials about theft of supplies and alleged drug use by his co-workers.
MSSSV successfully argued that the employee resigned when he was confronted for selling prescription drugs and on the basis that the employee’s speech was not protected by the First Amendment. Justice Karen A. Murphy of the Supreme Court for Nassau County wrote the decision. Mike Miranda, Maurizio Savoiardo and Kelly Spina worked on the case. No appeal was taken.