Leona Zelda Goldshaw

Leona took us through a very important process in navigating education law, something we were entirely unprepared . We had been through multiple schools and multiple rounds of attempts to make things work, and Leona actually had the correct answers for us to get to the appropriate education for our ...child.

I cannot thank Leona Goldshaw enough for helping my son and me through the most difficult time in our lives. My son was severely misunderstood in his public elementary school. He was restrained multiple times, suspended twice and isolated for more than one month. All of that caused physical, emotiona...l and mental suffering. He started to have tics, frequent stomach aches and night terrors. He was refusing to go to school as he was miserable there to the point that he decided to change his name “to be a different person so people/kids do not know him and play with him.” Leona went above and beyond to advocate for my son, to find an appropriate placement for him and to get funds from the district. My son is back to being a happy child again and loves to go to his new private school. In addition, Leona provided me with fantastic support when I was stressed, exhausted and depressed and did not know where to go and what to do. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Leona has my family's gratitude forever. She helped us obtain appropriate placement for our 14 year old son with very significant learning and social-emotional struggles. Leona helped us understand our strange and non-intuitive system of legal redress. Our district excels at denial and stonewalling a...nd Leona was persistent, careful, methodical, and very fierce when it counted! She knew where our leverage was and won the necessary concessions. Not to mention getting the district to pay us back legal and some other expenses in this struggle for reasonable accomodations. We couldn't be more pleased!

Leona made an incredibly challenging time with issues regarding our daughter’s education easier to navigate. She is thoughtful in her guidance, has exceptional attention to detail and is kind and caring. While I wish we hadn’t needed a lawyer, working with Leona was an easy process and ultimately br...ought us successful results.

In just a 30 minute phone call, Leona made me feel more at ease as a parent. My son is autistic and Leona helped me feel informed and in control of all of our options when it comes to his IEP and specialized education rights. I feel more confident in my understanding of the process as well as my avai...lable opportunities moving forward. I can't say enough kind words about an individual like Leona who truly does this work for all the right reasons!