Michael G. Gilberg

We've hired Michael for two separate situations over the last several years, and, without a doubt, he was the right choice. Michael is doing this for the right reasons; he truly cares about each family and student he works with, and the results speak for themselves. We achieved exactly what we needed... (and our school district is notoriously difficult) each time we worked with Michael. The first time we hired Michael, it was to review footage of a bullying incident that our school district refused to allow us to see. Thanks to Michael, we were able to watch the footage, point out the incident, and get the district to do what was required. The second time was much more intense, involving the teachers' & staffs' unwillingness to understand/accept our child's disabilities and work with our child appropriately. It was a nightmare for our entire family, but Michael handled it perfectly. The district dragged its feet, but Michael's expert & honest guidance kept us calm, and we eventually got exactly what we needed for our child, who is now thriving in a different school. I will absolutely use Michael again and refer him to anyone who needs help with their special needs child. He gets it, and he's a pleasure to work with.

Attorney Michael Gilberg is an excellent choice if you require a special education attorney in CT. He genuinely believes all students deserve an appropriate education. He was very effective in advocating for our child's placement. He understands how important it is that students get the education t...hey need in order to be successful in life.

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 convers...ation 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.

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 th...e 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 asses...sment 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.