Stephen Joseph Jacobson

Finding an attorney when your child's educational journey has been less than ideal is a daunting and emotionally exhausting task. Seeking legal help can feel seemingly impossible and overwhelming for families. Steve Jacobson and his team will put these fears at ease by providing top notch advice back...ed by superior knowledge of educational law in the state of Pennsylvania. From the moment we sought the free consultation, we were treated with dignity and respect, compassion and understanding for our unique situation with our son. Steve and Holly spent ample time reviewing years of records that I had kept, looking for evidence and building a case. Throughout the entire process, Steve was communicative, professional, and extremely timely. He ensured that we understood exactly what the process entailed, and was up front and honest about the timelines and the financials. From when we officially filed a due process complaint, through the outcome, there was never a time where we were unsure of what was happening or what our options were. We always knew exactly what was going on so that we could make the very best decisions in the educational interests of our child. Our interactions with the district were respectful and professional, and we truly felt that our son was the sole focus of the process, and in the end, we were extremely satisfied with the final outcome. There are many, many educational attorneys and advocates out there to choose from, and we would hands-down recommend The Educational Lawyers, Steve Jacobson and Holly John, without reservation. Thank you, Steve, for all that you did for our family!

Stephen was very clear when we first met that the outcome of our future legal dispute with our school district could go either way so we knew going in that it could be a coin toss. Boy did the results beat our wildest expectations! We not only settled for the exact desired result but Stephen negotiat...ed getting funds back from the school district for past payments! Stephen was so professional every step of the way and just made it a painless process. Now our son is in the school he needs and is fully paid by the school district. We could not be happier with the outcome!

After trying to advocate on our own for our son who has learning disabilities, and obtaining very few positive results, we were very emotional and overwhelmed. We realized the best way to help our son was to obtain an attorney knowledgeable in educational law. We are so glad we found Attorney Jacobs...on and went in for a consultation. Not only did Steve Jacobson take the time to listen to our concerns, he patiently explained how the process works and took the time to understood what my son's needs were and what was important to us as parents. He advocated for our son on our behalf and we are extremely happy with the outcome.

Steve was amazing! He fought hard for our special needs daughter and kept us updated. He responded promptly by e-mail and phone. He made us feel like a very important client, although I am sure he had plenty of them! The process was emotional and frustrating for us and he walked us through it with e...xceptional kindness and understanding of our frustration with all the bureaucracy involved when fighting the IU. He eventually won our case, got our daughter everything she needed and a compensatory education account from the IU for everything they didn't do while we were in this process. When the director of the specialized preschool we were fighting to send her to was contacted by the IU they angrily wanted to know "where we found him", they clearly didn't like to go against him, which is a good thing :)! If the IU is upset you hired a particular lawyer, he is the one you want -lol! I would recommend him highly and would go back anytime we needed help again.