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The New Jersey Supreme Court recently held that attorneys may continue to seek awards of contingency fee enhancements. This is significant because the Appellate Division in New Jersey had denied to award contingency fee enhancements in at least two separate cases in light of a recent United States Supreme Court case, Perdue v. Kenny A., [...]
In keeping with my recent posts discussing attorney’s fees (see here, there, and over yonder), I will touch on District of Columbia v. Heller. This case seems to have gotten a few bloggers all riled up (see here, there, and over yonder). This case is not an attorney’s fees case arising out of a special [...]
This is the third article about attorney’s fees and costs in special education matters. In the first article, I explained that a parent who prevails at a special education due process hearing may be entitled to reimbursement for attorney’s fees and costs. In the second article, I explained that a parent who litigates a frivolous [...]
Several weeks ago, I talked about reimbursement for attorney’s fees and costs in special education matters. I explained that if a parent files a complaint for a due process hearing to litigate a special education matter–and the parent prevails–the school district may have to reimburse the parent attorney’s fees and costs. This is a very [...]
No discussion about special education litigation is complete without discussing whether it is possible to get reimbursement for attorney’s fees and costs. Many parents with special needs children do not know that it is possible to get reimbursement for attorney’s fees and costs in connection with special education matters. When a special education issue is [...]
Typically, the first time someone contacts a lawyer is via telephone or email. Some attorneys (like myself) prefer to correspond by email to learn about the facts of the case. I often receive emails from parents who are seeking a special education attorney for legal assistance. In a previous post, I explained how to prepare [...]
Attorneys who practice special education enjoy doing what they do. Special education attorneys care about parents and their special needs children; they want to see their clients’ children succeed not just in school, but in life after school as well. Several months ago, Massachusetts attorney Robert Crabtree blogged about the mistakes that parents make in [...]
When parents of children with special needs contact me for an initial consultation, I always ask them to bring copies of every document that pertains to their special needs children. No matter how “thick” the file might be, I tell parents that I want to see it. During the initial consultation, I will scan through [...]
Not too long ago, a newspaper article caught my eye. A Florida judge and a black Labrador posed for the camera in the judge’s chambers. The title of the article read: Jacksonville judge wants dogs used in justice system. I’m a lawyer, I love animals, and so, of course, I’m going to continue reading. I [...]
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