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.

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.

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.