Auburn, NY, Office Staff

Shobna P. Cuddy

Senior Paralegal / Firmwide Office Administrator

Shobna P. Cuddy is the firm wide office administrator and a senior paralegal in the Auburn office. Prior to joining the firm, Shobna worked as a medical insurance billing specialist in Modesto, California. Shobna coordinates and monitors all of the day-to-day activities within the firm to ensure the operation of the various offices runs smoothly.

She is responsible for managing accounts payable and receivables, scheduling attorney and client meetings, training, creating client files and supervising staff within the Auburn office.

In her role as a senior paralegal, she is responsible for preparing subpoenas, handling legal research, preparing memos and other correspondence. Shoby is also responsible for ensuring that all attorneys are fully supported in the management of their cases.

She is the mother of two children, one who is classified as a student with a disability. Her personal experience has allowed her to fully appreciate the challenges the clients face in navigating the special education system.

Shoby lives with her husband, Andy, and their two sons in Central New York.

Sandee Winkelman

Parent and National Advocate

Sandee left her career in the medical field to advocate for her two children who have autism. Her advocacy efforts as a parent caused the U.S. Supreme Court to listen.  The U.S. Supreme Court agreed that parents and their disabled children share the same rights, which allows a parent to challenge the appropriateness of their child’s educational plan in federal court pro se.  Sandee is recognized as a National Advocate.  Sandee travels around the country to speak with parent/attorney groups about her experience. Sandee’s children, Jenna and Jacob, have made significant progress through their mother’s courage and determination to ensure that her children receive the services that are needed to reach their goal in becoming independent members of this society.

Sandee has worked as a national parent trainer/advocate, a volunteer ​parent advisor ​on various advisory boards throughout the community and is a past parent advisor for the Ohio Special Education Advisory Panel/Ohio Department of Education. Sandee is a member of the National Allies for Parents in Special Education (NAPSE).

She currently is a paralegal in the Ohio office, conducting intake meetings with parents, assisting in litigation preparation, and training parents to advocate on behalf of their children with disabilities.