Natalia Sieira Millán
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Natalia Sieira Millán is a member of the firm's School Law Practice Group and represents local and regional boards of education, regional educational service centers, and charter schools in all areas of school law, including freedom of information hearings, policy development, student disciplinary matters, personnel issues including employee disciplinary matters, investigations, collective bargaining with certified and non-certified bargaining units, and all other legal proceedings involving educational entities. Natalia regularly delivers comprehensive presentations to clients on education topics, including, DCF matters, FMLA and ADA practices, implicit bias in the hiring process, board governance and operations, progressive discipline, and employee investigations.
Natalia is committed to serving her clients effectively and efficiently through the delivery of high quality legal advice which is timely, practical and creative. In addition to her support for public education through her law practice, Natalia is passionate about teaching school law to future administrators and lawyers. Currently, Natalia teaches school law courses at the University of Connecticut Neag School of Education, the School of Education at Quinnipiac University and Quinnipiac University School of Law.
Natalia is an active member of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee at Shipman, and Natalia focuses her pro bono practice on the representation of minors in immigration matters. In the community, Natalia serves on the Junior Board of Directors of the Family and Children’s Agency, and as a volunteer translator for the Starfish Connection and the Connecticut Association of Community Health Workers. A native of Spain, Natalia is fluent in Spanish and Galician.
Credentials
Education
- Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., 2011
- Boston University, B.A., 2008
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of CT
Distinctions
- Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America: Education Law (2024-2025)
- 40 Under Forty, Hartford Business Journal (2024)
- Listed as a Connecticut Super Lawyer Rising Star®: Schools & Education (2021)
- Listed in Latino Leaders Magazine Lawyers to Watch (2021)
Teaching Positions
- University of Connecticut: Adjunct Professor, Neag School of Education
- Quinnipiac University School of Education, Adjunct Professor, Education Law; Quinnipiac University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, Education Law
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Connecticut Bar Association: Young Lawyers Section
Community Involvement
- The Family and Children's Agency: Junior Board of Directors
- Connecticut Association of Community Health Workers: Pro Bono Attorney
- Jackie Robinson Park of Fame, Inc.: Board of Directors; Pro Bono Attorney
- Students Opposing Slavery: Connecticut Chapter Leader
- Inspirica
- Shelter for the Homeless
- Starfish Connection: Volunteer Translator