A good deal of any legal practice involves emails — so many emails. It’s a great way to communicate, if the person you’re talking to is operating in good faith. I recently had a frustrating email exchange with someone from the DOE who may not have been above board with what they were telling me.
Read MoreI recently attended a very exciting question-and-answer session at New York City’s Churchill School alongside an attorney from another firm. Churchill School is a very reputable school for children with language-based learning disabilities in New York. For many, many years, it was state-approved and funded — which meant that if the City was inclined, it could directly pay for a student’s tuition there.
Read MoreThe parents and students who are stakeholders in the special education process form a vibrant community. They work together on goals, share strategies, and educate each other. Every once in a while, someone will come along with an article or open letter and essentially “nail” the sentiments of this community.
Read MoreIn my last post, I talked about how some laws have a claim exhaustion requirement. Claim exhaustion refers to the idea that a suing party must try all of the available remedies for one law before they sue under another law. In the IDEA’s case, that means parents have to take their case all the way to an independent hearing. That hearing’s outcome could put an end to the litigation — before other laws like the ADA could be invoked.
Read MoreGottlieb & Wang is expanding! We’ve opened an office in Manhattan in order to better serve our clients there.
When we were first planning to open our doors in 2017, we decided to locate our office in Brooklyn Heights, which was convenient to multiple subway lines — but most importantly, within easy walking distance of the Impartial Hearing Office.
Read MoreWe recently lost a long-treasured and appreciated colleague at the DOE implementations unit, who has picked up sticks and joined OATH as a hearing officer. We wish him all the best.
In his absence, implementations have slowed to a crawl.
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