Michael G. Gilberg

Michael Gilberg is a HUGE asset to our family. The amount of money I have paid him thus far does not compare to what he has done for my son. My son's current placement is kudos to Michael. He has also succeeded in getting 3 independent evaluations paid for by the school district including a very c...omprehensive neuropsychological. He is extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of the Special Education process. He is kind, tenacious, very responsive to my concerns, professional and highly respected in his field. I feel extremely fortunate that I connected with Michael. Finding good people to work with you in not always easy.

Michael Gilberg has been successful in addressing numerous challenges in our school district in the past year. There were many hurdles in our district such as achieving FAPE, following IDEA laws, changing the IEP classification and goals, getting approvals for evaluations, and more. Michael handled a...ll CSE meetings and interactions with grace and professionalism. He’s down to earth, cordial, and efffectively manages the stress that comes with the job. Michael is incredibly knowledgeable of education laws, and his ability to keep track of the many moving parts of our ongoing case is impressive. I appreciate his open communication and continuous contact. He responds timely to my calls, texts, and emails. Anyone pursuing FAPE and proper placement with a special needs child knows how much there is to manage. Michael is great about staying on task and he follows up to remind me when I haven’t responded or gotten around to taking action on a task. He’s respectful of my overwhelming schedule and empathic toward my challenges of raising a high needs child. When I’ve expressed frustration about events out of our control, Michael never takes it personally and he gives me hope. I highly recommend Michael Gilberg for his expertise in Educational Law and Advocacy, particularly for Special Needs kids.

Michael was thorough, diligent and effective in helping our family deal with very specific special education needs related to dyslexia. He listened to our needs and concerns and crafted his work accordingly to promote the best outcome. I highly recommend Michael. He is truly an advocate and has b...een instrumental in making a different in my child's education and ultimately, his life.

I hired Michael as a special ED lawyer, to represent my child case, but unfortunately he did not met my expectations. There was a big lack of getting to know the case and he was very concerned about collecting checks only. He is not a self starter, instead of going through the IEPs to build a case, h...e was emailing me with questions that could be answered by reading the IEP. Lack of taken ownership on his actions. Have to be pushed too much to take actions. I was looking to have an IEP being reinforced by the district, instead of taking actions he was just looking for postpone the situation. Lawyers must meet parent's needs when it comes to Special ED, and he was just looking to extend the case as much as he could.Therefore, there was a lost of confidence. I do not recommend his services at all.