Experienced New York Special Education Lawyers
Our legal team understands the frustration that parents experience when a school district fails to provide their child with a Free Appropriate Public Education (“FAPE”). Despite what the school district may say, your child has a right to receive a FAPE, and the school district is required to provide your child with appropriate special education services, appropriate annual measurable goals, and evaluate your child at its expense. Tully Rinckey can provide your unique child with a unique legal approach to achieve these goals.
Our Special Education Law team is a well-known and well-respected zealous advocate for their clients, and we frequently represent parents in the following matters:
Individualized Education Programs (“IEP”).
- Reviewing IEPs with clients to determine if they are appropriate for the child
- Demanding appropriate IEPs for children with disabilities
- Demanding free and appropriate evaluations of children suspected of having an educational disability at no cost to our clients.
- Attending committee on special education and the committee on preschool special education meetings to ensure our clients receive appropriate services and goals
- Reviewing evaluations to advise our clients on the best approach for their unique child
- Ensuring the school district provides our client with a FAPE
504 Plans
- Reviewing 504 plans to ensure they properly accommodate a child’s non-educational disability
- Reviewing medical records with parents to determine the best approach to best accommodating their child
- Demanding appropriate 504 plans
- Attending 504 plan meetings to ensure the child’s non-educational disability is properly accommodated by the school district
- Due process complaints and impartial hearings
- Drafting due process complaints when a dispute arises between our clients and a school district
- Representing our clients in resolution meetings
- Representing our clients in impartial hearings
- Representing our clients in appeals to the state review officer
- Negotiating with school districts to resolve our clients’ due process complaint
- Filing federal court actions to enforce orders by impartial hearing officers or state review officers
- Ensuring our clients receive pendency for their child when appropriate
- Receiving non-public (private) and out-of-district placements for our clients paid for by the school district
Manifestation Determinations and Suspension Hearings
- Reviewing a notice of suspension with our clients to determine the best path forward
- Negotiating disciplinary matters with school districts to lessen the proposed discipline
- Attending manifestation determination meetings with our clients to advocate on their behalf
- Attending suspension hearings with our clients
Why Choose Tully Rinckey to Assist with Your Special Education Matters
At Tully Rinckey, we understand that every child has unique needs. We serve clients throughout New York State and New York City and have offices in Albany, Buffalo, Manhattan, Syracuse, and White Plains. Our education attorneys and special education advocates assist with and obtain the services that your children require and deserve.
Our attorneys believe in using a person-centered approach when cooperating with parents, schools, educators, and social service agencies to secure an appropriate education for your child. As parents are the best advocates for their children, our experienced New York education attorneys will be sure to keep you informed of New York State’s education laws and your school district's policies to ensure you have the information necessary for success.
Our special education attorneys advocate for parents and students in grades K through 12 and can help you at any stage of your child’s educational career. Whether it be advising you of your rights, accompanying you to meetings, representing you at hearings, or helping you review an IEP, you can trust Tully Rinckey’s education law attorney to handle your matter with the importance it deserves.