Buffalo, NY
Personal injury Lawyer at Buffalo, NY
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Civil Rights ... +6 more
OUTCOME: Recovered an award of attorney fees on behalf of a prevailing party.
Recovered an award of attorney fees on behalf of a prevailing party in the amount of $91,470.60, the full $2,413.01 in costs, "to a prevailing party who is the parent of a child with a disability[.]" 2 ... 0 U.S.C. § 1415(i)(3)(B)(i)(I).
OUTCOME: Won on appeal and defeated all cross appeals
Successfully won a one-year extension of for a Student with a disability so she could access her compensatory education award after graduation. Successfully defeated all cross appeals that were raised ... by the District.
OUTCOME: Successfully defended against an award of attorney fees.
The White's sought to recover attorney fees against a nonprofit and family farmer who intervened in litigation and raised novel legal arguments.
OUTCOME: Student received award of 60 hours of compensatory transitional SDI, 35 hours of compensatory organizational and study skills SDI, and 80 hours of social and behavioral skills & injunctive relief.
The District materially failed to implement Student’s IEP by not providing SDI in transitional, organizational and study skills, and social and behavioral skills; (b) counseling, a related service; an ... d (c) progress reports to Parents & failed to use appropriate transitional assessments in developing Student’s IEP.
OUTCOME: Prevailed on federal appeal in favor of student that reversed the ALJ's finding for 4J school district.
Won award of 156 hours of compensatory education against 4J school district on appeal from underlying administrative ruling. Access order here: https://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/or ... egon/ordce/6:2015cv01111/122399/48
OUTCOME: Obtained findings for Student that the District denied student FAPE and an award of 1,830 hours of compensatory education
Held that the District failed to provide special education services to the Student and that the District failed to initiate an IEP resulting in a denial of a Fair and Appropriate Education (FAPE).
OUTCOME: Won by unanimous jury verdict in citizen's favor
42 U.S.C. 1983 Civil rights case against Lane County Sheriff's Office and Deputy for an unreasonable seizure under 4th Amendment and 14th Amendment due process violations.
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