Michael G. Gilberg

Sharp and compassionate, Attorney Michael Gilberg’s handling of our son’s case was beyond exceptional… He perfectly executed his defense and argument in what I felt was a long and uphill battle against the school system. We can never thank him enough. His understanding and genuine willingness to help children with disability is impeccable. Very professional and works tirelessly, knowledgeable and skillful. He’s truly an answered prayer!

We are so thankful for Michael's services. When our district was telling us that our daughter (with high-functioning ASD) was being declassified, we didn't know where to turn. (The district determined this prior to our actual CSE meeting). A friend of a friend recommended Michael. After one conversation I was positive that Michael was the right choice to represent our daughter's best educational interests. We retained Michael's services and not only did he know the law, but he understood our daughter's needs. After only 2 meetings with the district, we were able to settle and all of my daughter's services remained in place and her IEP was finalized. Michael was always responsive to any questions or concerns we had and always got back to us promptly. There is absolutely no way we would have had the same outcome, without Michael's representation. We decided to continue to retain his services and have him represent us/our daughter for all of our future annual meetings with the district. I would, without reservation, recommend Michael to represent any family struggling with advocating for their child's special education needs. Our family is so thankful we did.

Until we met and hired Michael our quest to achieve a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for our child was a nightmare. Michael came on board with the requisite skills, knowledge and experience to achieve a favorable outcome for our child who was suffering in the public school system. His modest retainer and solutions were a blessing. We were in this battle for seven years without Michael and in LESS than a year Michael brought our case to a successful conclusion. Michael approaches these opportunities with compassion, zeal, fiduciary responsibility, and commitment to children’s education which is unsurpassed! This was not our experience with other attorneys in Educational Law and we have seen quite a few.

Michael was a tremendous advocate for my grandchild who has learning disabilities. In a reasonable period of time he was able to get him properly diagnosed and placed in a private school that meets his needs. And he was able to get the school district to pay for the private school. Michael was able to accomplish everything I needed to get done and he did it very professionally and with a unique understanding of the situation. He has my highest recommendation.

Michael helped us through the process of getting our daughter evaluated for dyslexia, and subsequently helped us to get appropriate services for her. He was very knowledgeable about the process, walked us through every step, helped us navigate IEPs and the school district. We are very pleased with the assistance our daughter has now, and we wouldn't have gotten there without him.

I hired Michael to advocate for my child when my school district violated several areas on my daughters 504. Michael was always available to discuss anything that came up during the process to have things resolved. He was quick to respond and knows the laws which come into play pertaining to civil rights. During our formal meeting with the school, he was firm and did not let any of the school team or school lawyer dominate any part of the meeting and the end result was that he got additional services added to the 504, which in turn have resulted in a complete turn around of compliance of the school district and I can now feel confident that my child’s needs are being met.

I hired Attorney Michael Gilberg to represent my son after years of frustrating PPT meetings with our district. I was supposed to be a part of that team and for years I felt unnoticed or misunderstood. I was convinced my son was in an inappropriate environment in his Special Education Program in the public school system. Michael was able to get us what we felt was appropriate for my son in a timely manner. He was prompt, direct and honest and did prolong the case and charge extra money. He knows the special ed laws and is able to get around conflicts promptly with no games. At times I did not trust the process but Michael would reassure me and remind me to be patient. I had to do my part to scan documents to him to support our case. This kept legal costs down. Michael's fees are a portion of what CT special ed Attorneys charge and he was able to get the results we wanted. I would highly recommend Attorney Michael Gilberg. He has truley shown his passion to help children and families.

We hired Michael to represent both of our daughters. Michael has been in communication with us throughout the process. He is very responsive to our emails and it is easy to set up phone conferences with him. He is realistic in his assessment of the possible outcomes for each case with an honest assessment of the cost v. benefit analysis of pursuing various options. We have very much valued his candor and judgement throughout this process. Based on our experience, we would highly recommend him as a special education attorney.

Michael helped my family navigate a school abuse claim against a teacher to my autistic son. He was very calm, formed an organized plan and led the way in carrying it out. I highly recommend Michael as an attorney advocate.

We decided to retain Atty Gilberg after growing frustrated of the school's blocking and failure to identify our child under IDEA. With his help, our child was granted an independent evaluation at public expense and found illegible for services as learning disabled (reading, writing). Our child will have appropriate accommodations for next school year that we hope will help him catch up with his peers in areas he's behind. Atty Gilberg is knowledgeable, experienced, and committed to helping children receive a FAPE.