Andrea Marcy Tytell

We came to Ms. Tytell for help getting my special needs child appropriate placement to meet his academic and emotional support needs. This process can be confusing and daunting, but Andrea has a no-nonsense, straight-to-the-heart of the matter approach that we found very helpful. Over the months of o...ur case, through her compassionate support and legal expertise, we became more than lawyer and client, we became friends.

While one never seeks the services of an attorney under optimal circumstances, I am so grateful and blessed to have found Andrea M. Tytell. Ms. Tytell helped me get my child placed in a residential treatment program funded by the school district. I had tried to do this with two other attorneys who... were unsuccesful. Ms. Tytells knowledge of the law and special education regulations coupled with her work ethic and relationships with the parties involved were a magic recipe for our success and my child's welfare. She always returned my phone calls and even gave me her personal cell phone number in case of emergency. I never had to use it because both she and her office were always responsive to my questions. In response to the negative posts about Ms. Tytell, there obviously must be something deeper at issue with the poster because her service and the entire office are nothing but professional and competent.

Andrea Tytell handled a divorce for me last year. She was able to guide me and achieve a harmonious resolution to what could have been an acrimonious, devastating and ongoing matter. I would recommend her to anyone but especially when there are children involved. She was always fair about money an...d even reduced her hourly rate to help me out.

For 4+ years Andee Tytell and her excellent staff have advised and represented our special needs son and our family in very complex and critical legal issues. The other civil and criminal attorneys we consulted simply didn't have the 20+ years of expertise that Andee has on every aspect of special ed...ucation, transition planning, mental health, conservatorship, SSI, Ca regional centers, educational assessments and civil laws regarding assault and bullying. Andee was recommended strongly by our original attorney who handled our initial special education due process. Andee represented our son after he was assaulted at his school and suffered severe Post Traumatic Stress, exacerbated by his autism. Andee's compassion and advice on how to navigate the very difficult legal and emotional road we've been forced to go down has enabled us to identify and acquire various education, legal and public services that we had no idea were even options under state and federal disability, education and legal statutes. Andree's strengths include a superb staff who have guided us through every complex filing, negotiation, compliance and timeline we face. Another of Andee's strengths is her ability to work together with opposing counsels and parties to come up with solutions in the child's best interests. She doesn't waste time or (your) money in grandstanding or adversarial maneuvering. We've watched her use her in depth knowledge of the law and her strong people skills to negotiate the services and legal protections our son needs due to his developmental disabilities and mental health challenges. We have found her legal fees to be very reasonable and money well-spent, given the results. We have not prevailed in every situation, but Andee is tenacious in defending her client's rights and protections among the various educational, mental health, county, state and federal agencies our family has dealt with. The educational and legal system is very difficult to navigate, especially for special needs children and adults. The playing field is not fair. Unfortunately, expert, tenacious legal representation, such as we've received from Andee Tytell is often what it takes to obtain appropriate services and placements for our vulnerable children and adults. We strongly recommend Andee Tytell without reservation.