Ferrara Fiorenza PC Elevates Heather M. Cole to Management Committee and Jeffrey M. Lewis to Partner; Nicole Marlow-Jones Joins the Firm as Counsel

EAST SYRACUSE, NY–Education and employment law firm Ferrara Fiorenza PC announces the recent promotions of Heather M. Cole to the Management Committee and Jeffrey M. Lewis to Partner in the Firm, as well as the hiring of Nicole Marlow-Jones as Counsel.

“Heather and Jeffrey are incredible leaders within our Firm with an indisputable passion for their clients and the law. As we continue to grow and evolve, their addition to our management ranks will only strengthen our leadership and set Ferrara Fiorenza up for continued success,” said Joseph Shields, Managing Partner. “We’re also thrilled to welcome Nicole Marlow-Jones to the Firm. She brings an impressive range of experience and achievement in employment, education, and municipal law, and will be a tremendous asset to our team and our clients going forward.”

Heather M. Cole joined Ferrara Fiorenza PC in 2013. She has over 15 years of experience in personnel and labor matters. Heather was promoted to Partner in 2018 and to the Management Committee in 2021 and serves as a leader in the Firm’s education practice. She is a graduate of Boston College and Syracuse University College of Law.

Jeffrey M. Lewis joined Ferrara Fiorenza PC in 2015 and focuses his practice on school district business-related issues, tax certiorari, and representing school district clients in many other education law-related issues. He is a graduate of St. John Fisher College and the University at Buffalo School of Law.

Nicole Marlow-Jones joins Ferrara Fiorenza from Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC with over 22 years of experience as a private practitioner. She previously worked as an appellate court attorney at the State of New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division Fourth Department. She also served as a confidential law clerk to the Honorable John P. Balio. She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo and Syracuse University College of Law.

Ferrara Fiorenza PC provides advice, counsel, and effective representation to public and private sector employers in the areas of education and employment law. The Firm’s additional legal services include civil litigation defense, effective policy development, HR administration assistance, managerial and in-service training programs.

Ferrara Fiorenza PC was recently named one of 2021’s “Best Places to Work in Central New York” by CNY Business Journal for the third year in a row.