Secured a schedule allowing a high school student to remain at his high school and graduate on time with his peers after his school district initially maintained that he would need to attend an alternative program to graduate on time.

Successfully advocated for Section 504 accommodations and additional safety measures for a student experiencing bullying, including access to breaks and trusted staff, separate schedules, increased supervision, stronger enforcement of school policies, and schoolwide anti-bullying measures

Negotiated a settlement agreement with a local school district to secure partial private school tuition reimbursement for a student with emotional disabilities after the district failed to provide appropriate educational services.

Successfully advocated for a manifestation determination finding that a student’s disciplinary behavior was directly related to the student’s disability, resulting in the district considering a more appropriate placement tailored to the student’s unique needs.

Secured compensatory education for a student when the District failed to provide services that aligned with all objectives in the student's IEP goal.

After a student violated her initial expulsion abeyance agreement and faced a second expulsion, negotiated a new abeyance allowing her to avoid expulsion and attend a parent-selected school better suited to her needs

Secured a six-figure settlement in a case where the school district failed to evaluate a student with significant mental health needs despite the parents’ repeated requests, resulting in the district agreeing to cover tuition at a private school and provide additional compensation.

After a school district proposed a change to a more restrictive placement that would eliminate the student’s access to peers, successfully advocated for the student to remain in their current placement with continued peer access

Successfully advocated for a Functional Behavioral Assessment for a student exhibiting work refusal and aggressive behaviors

Secured a settlement agreement with a school district providing full reimbursement for ESY placement, partial reimbursement of attorney fees, and IEP amendments to include essential safety supports for a medically fragile student

Secured an 80-day expulsion held in abeyance for a student found in a vehicle at a high school football game with drugs and related paraphernalia.

Secured open enrollment for a student in a neighboring school district following an initial denial due to the student's 504 plan

Ensured accelerated completion of high school credits to allow timely graduation with peers, secured reimbursement for essential post-secondary test prep tutoring, and obtained full reimbursement of attorney fees for a student who was denied appropriate special education services and faced the risk of not graduating on time with their peers

Negotiated a settlement agreement that included updated evaluations, a statement in the IEP reaffirming the school district’s commitment to meaningful parental participation, and partial reimbursement of attorney’s fees

After a community school failed to hold an evaluation planning meeting with a student's parent, ensured the parent's active participation in the planning process to secure appropriate assessments for all suspected disability areas.

Filed an educator misconduct complaint against a teacher for improperly restraining a student with a non-compliant CPI hold, despite the student not posing a danger to himself or others, which caused the student to suffer lasting pain and visible bruising.

Filed a complaint with the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce regarding inappropriate restraint and procedural violations

Obtained a comprehensive BIP and secured a dedicated 1:1 aide in the general education classroom for a student with challenges in behavioral regulation and functional communication

Successfully advocated for and implemented no-contact agreements to protect a student facing disability-based harassment, and contributed to a district-wide administrative change implementing parental notification for all bullying and harassment incidents involving their child

Avoided expulsion through a determination that the behavior in question was a manifestation of the student's disability, even prior to the district suspecting the student was a child with a disability.

Obtained placement change to home instruction for student with severe physical health ailments.

After filing a state complaint, obtained a determination that a metropolitan school district inappropriately changed the placement of 10+ special needs students.

Released private school kindergartener from tuition contract following disability discrimination faced at school.

Secured ETR and subsequent IEP for student with mental health concerns initially ignored by the school.

Secured placement for special education student in general education classroom with full-time aide.

Obtained a determination that a student's behavior was a manifestation of his disability while the student was undergoing initial evaluations for special education services, avoiding expulsion of the student.

Reduced the extent of discipline for a student with severe mental health difficulties initially expelled for offensive behavior at school.

Appealed and removed several inappropriate suspensions of first grade student undergoing special education evaluations.

Reached settlement with public school after a client with a mental health-related disability was disciplined, which resulted in securing immediate evaluations, re-conducting the student's manifestation determination review (MDR) hearing and amending the student’s IEP and discipline record.

Negotiated agreement for a school to pay for aide services, transportation, and ESY, as well as for reimbursement to parents for prior expenses and attorney fees.

Negotiated monetary settlement for student who was inappropriately restrained by school employees more than once over the course of a full school year.

ecured accommodations of daily check-ins and access to an identified support person for student with social-emotional needs.

Avoided expulsion for a HS student in possession of a vape pen at school through a manifestation determination review (MDR) hearing, with a finding that the school failed to properly implement the student's IEP and BIP prior to the disciplinary incident.

Convinced school district to remove and destroy inaccurate and misleading special education records of a student.

Avoided expulsion through determination that the student's behavior was a manifestation of his emotional impairment after he posted an inappropriate photo on Facebook.

Ensured specific and measurable IEP goals were in place to accurately measure student progress.

Advocated for student placed in ED classroom to be pushed into the general education classroom full-time while only being pulled to the ED classroom for behavior management services and breaks as needed

Secured agreement to mediate alleged special education violations following expulsion of middle school student.

Negotiated a resolution on behalf of a HS student who had been unjustly disciplined and deprived of appropriate special ed. services, which included reimbursement of attorney fees, enrollment and transportation to an alternative program, as well as the removal of disciplinary file and unexcused absences.

Successfully obtained a comprehensive safety plan for a student experiencing harassment due to her disability, including measures to minimize or eliminate contact with the students who previously harassed her, assurance that she is never alone with administrators, and the ability to directly report any disability-related complaints to the superintendent

Represented a family in challenging a school district's refusal to allow a preschool student to participate in open enrollment, resulting in the student's admission.on text goes here

Negotiated a settlement agreement securing early release from a tuition contract and reimbursement for tuition and medical expenses from a private school that failed to address the bullying of a student and his mental health needs.

Successfully negotiated an abeyance agreement reducing a 180-day expulsion with a potential 90-day extension to just 17 days, following an incident in which a high school student brought weapons to school without intent to cause harm

Secured an abeyance agreement for a high school student who was facing an 80-day expulsion after being accused of making threats toward peers

Successfully persuaded school district to hold a 48-day expulsion in abeyance for a high school student accused of making a threat at a school event.

Achieved a settlement that fully reimbursed a high school student’s family for two years of private school tuition and out-of-pocket mental health expenses following serious Title IX violations by the school district

Filed a FERPA student privacy complaint to the U.S. Department of Education regarding a teacher's improper disclosure of a student's personally identifiable information, including recent disciplinary consequences, in an email sent to another student's parent.

Reduced financial responsibility and obligations for private school tuition for student who withdrew after the contract had already been executed.

Successfully completed probate court minor settlement approval process for minor client to receive proceeds of a negotiated settlement.

Successfully avoided expulsion for student who accidentally caused another student to lose consciousness.

Appealed disciplinary outcome to allow participation in end-of-year class field trip.

Submitted a detailed and comprehensive bullying complaint on behalf of a middle school student

Assisted homeschooled kindergartener in entering into the public school system at the first-grade level after school originally denied parent’s request.

Assisted a client in viewing video footage from an incident on the bus after the school district initially refused access.

Obtained abeyance agreement for entire expulsion for student who committed a serious code of conduct violations.

Filed an OCR complaint on behalf of student who was harassed on the basis of his race while at school leading to his ultimate dismissal from the basketball team, after the school failed to properly document or investigate any of the complaints made by the student and his parents.

Secured alternative learning center placement in place of expulsion for student with a disciplinary history.

Obtained copies of witness statements in suspension appeal case after district refused to provide access to parent.

Represented a college student in filing separate religious and disability discrimination charges with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission after his college failed to provide reasonable accommodations for his religious and disability-related needs.

Following an initial denial, successfully obtained a retroactive withdrawal for a law student whose disability caused her to miss final exam deadline

Drafted and delivered demand letter to university to reinstate student following dismissal from nursing program due to absences from childbirth.