Heather Jean Gold

When our world came to a confusing and frightening halt 13 years ago, when our son was diagnosed with PDD-NOS, and our school district refused to provide him with what was recommended for therapies/teaching methods, a colleague referred us to Heather Gold. When we met with Heather, she thoroughly ex...plained our new "world" to us and what our options were, she listened to our concerns, and she immediately got to work on our son's behalf. Because of Heather's invaluable legal expertise, dedication and determination, our son has had the opportunity to grow from a struggling preschool student with almost no verbal skills, to a confident and thriving High School Senior this coming year. We are incredibly proud of how well our son has done and how hard he works every single day but, if it weren't for Heather's help, none of it would have been within reach. Heather is also a wonderful person who dedicates her life to helping families of children with special needs receive the help they need and require in order to learn and grow to be high-functioning young adults. It takes a special person, like Heather Gold, to dedicate herself completely to all of our children and their families. We are incredibly fortunate that our child was one of the children whose life she has touched in countless ways. We unequivocally and enthusiastically recommend Heather Gold.

I've kept Heather Gold on retainer for over a decade so I could reach out to her whenever I needed an expert's advice, even though I'm a lawyer myself. She has such broad experience in Massachusetts special ed law that she knows what position is likely to be a winner at the BSEA and what will likely... lose. I found it's better to keep my special ed lawyer behind the scenes so that I could maintain a cordial, lower-key relationship with my school district. I would provide Heather Gold with all of my son's IEP paperwork and get her advice about what I could ask for and how to ask for it. Then I would do the talking and negotiating with the school district myself to keep things from getting escalated unproductively. I got exactly what I wanted with her counsel. I'd highly recommend Heather Gold for both ongoing advice and representation in an appeal.

Heather is a phenomenal attorney. She is extremely thorough, always on top of every issue and is several steps ahead of opposing counsel. I have known Heather for several years and when I found myself dissatisfied with what the school insisted was "right" for my child, I reached out to Heather. Over ...the course of the year, she helped guide me through the legal quagmire of special needs law, explained the pros and cons of each situation and was always available not only to answer questions, but to help, guide and mentor me and ultimately to negotiate a fair placement with the school. My child now has the help he needs to learn what I have always known he could. In just 9 months at the right place, a child the school district deemed only capable of becoming a kitchen worker yesterday played an entire song on the piano in a general-ed music school's recital. For an autistic child, the right school does matter. And the right attorney can help make so. Hiring Heather was one of the best decision I have made for my child.

Attorney Heather Gold represented us through our process of out of district placement for our son in 2014. We are so grateful for her guidance, smarts, hard work and compassion during a beyond stressful period in our lives. She is knowledgeable and driven, and you'd certainly not want her on the oppo...sing side of the table. She guided us through the info gathering and case building process so well that our district settled with us and we never had to progress to a hearing. I'm certain this was due to the fact that she clearly had done the prep work and was ready to win the case. It was intense work for us all, but worth every bit of time, energy and money we spent with Heather to have such a great outcome for our son. If you need help in this field, I'd highly recommend her!

Heather is the kind of lawyer who is hands on and proactive. She understands human nature and psychology as well as human behaviors. She accepts and values everyone on both sides of the isle and fights hard for us while fully recognizing and respecting the opponents’ position. She helps us put things... in perspective and navigate the process with clear objective and logical mindset. She cares deeply about her clients and is doing everything legally possible to help meet our children’s needs. Always aiming at the best outcome for her clients, she teaches us to work with the school system with respect and courtesy. She is empathetic, compassionate and extremely responsive. If you want a highly effective lawyer who only uses well-developed strategies with sophistication and who only has your best interests in mind, Heather is the number one attorney you should consider. Best of all, she is kind and thoughtful! And, she is more than a lawyer, she is a mentor!