Long Island Individual Education Plans Lawyer

Has an educational evaluation suggested that your child would benefit from having an Individual Education Plan? Are you currently working on your special needs child's individual education plan and not sure that everything reasonable is being done? Have you experienced "push-back" from the school district when requesting to send your child to a special school?

The Law Offices of Joseph M. Fein provides effective advocacy for children with learning, physical and developmental disabilities in matters involving educational plans for public schools, private schools, residential programs, and therapeutic programs.

Call our Hewlett office at (516) 792–9119, our New York City office at (212) 679-9119, or contact our Long Island individual education plans attorney online.

Westchester IEP Attorney

A special needs child requires a specialized education to account for and accommodate his or her individual needs. To account for these needs in a reasonable manner, special education practitioners develop Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and individual service plans. These plans differ subtly in that an individual service plan is focused on the services that would benefit the special needs child, whereas the individual education plan focuses on educational placement and the implementation of such services and programs.

It is tempting to allow the school district in which you live to handle everything when creating these Individualized Education Plans. The truth is that it is important to have the guidance of a special education attorney who recognizes that parents have the right to send their children to schools that are more specifically designed to meet their unique needs. They do not have to simply accept the placement offered by New York's education systems.

Attorney Joseph M. Fein is the parent of a special needs child and has been working in the industry for several years, which has allowed him to develop a relationship with several school districts. He understands the way in which the system works and will use his knowledge to negotiate tuition reimbursement with finesse.

He has been able to help special needs children with all types of disabilities. In one case, a medically fragile 13-year-old child required placement at a school with tuition of $250,000 whose program was tailored to his medical condition. In several other cases, children with autism required placement in a special school with tuition of $90,000–$100,000.

He is also an experienced and successful litigator should education litigation become necessary. Mr. Fein has won over a million dollars of tuition reimbursement over the past couple of years on behalf of special needs children and their families.

New York Special Education Lawyer

Mr. Fein serves the entire New York region, including Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, Westchester, as well as Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, and Staten Island. Contact our Westchester IEP lawyer at the Law Offices of Joseph M. Fein to schedule an initial consultation. He is also able to provide consulting services throughout the academic year.