Sarah Michelle Gross

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Sarah Michelle Gross

5.0
Rating: 7.4

Licensed for 12 years

Education Lawyer at Pasadena, CA
Practice Areas: Education

16 N. Marengo Avenue, Suite 402, Pasadena, CA

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About Sarah

Biography

I help children get the education they deserve. I focus exclusively on Special Education Law and am committed to providing thorough, thoughtful, and compassionate legal representation ensuring that parents are involved, informed, and respected through every step of working with me.

I help children get the education they deserve. Every parent experiencing a legal issue regarding their child’s education deserves a fierce advocate in their corner who they can trust completely. I leave no stone unturned to achieve the best results possible in each case.

Practice Areas

1

Practice Area

Education 100%

Representing special education students with disabilities in due process hearings, mediations, and IEP meetings regarding a range of issues such as educational placements, assessments, related services, and disciplinary matters.

12 years

100%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

Licenses

Licensed in California for 12 years

State: California

Acquired: 2013

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of Sarah M. Gross, Inc.

16 N. Marengo Avenue, Suite 402, Pasadena, CA, 91101

sarahgrosslaw.com/

Sarah Michelle Gross's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

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Posted by anonymous | January 03, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Family

#1 in my book

Sarah is an extremely compassionate, friendly, and professional lawyer. She helped with my child's unique situation tremendously and resolved a sensitive situation incredibly quickly. These cases are all unique in their own way. With her professionalism, quick response to emails/calls, it made a diff...icult case seem seamless. She has the experience and knowledge to assist with a parents most challenging time. Thank you Sarah for resolving our situation and giving me the peace of mind I needed.

Posted by Eric | December 19, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Education

Changed my sons life forever..and I mean F-O-R-E-V-E-R

I can see how one could come to the conclusion that my title line is over exaggerated about what Sarah did for my son. If I could share with you my entire story, you would come to the same conclusion that my family has; my sons life has been forever changed because of what Sarah did for him. I say ..."him", but really I can not beginning to express my level of gratitude for Sarahs fantastic job. My wife and I are the proud parents of two autistic boys. And like most parents of special needs children; the public education system put us through the wringer. With my youngest son the public educational system had reached a new all time low that included deceat, fabrication of abilities of my son, and just out-n-out lying. Sarah step in to literally erase the problem and make sure the public system paid for what they had done to my son. The form of payment was that the district now has to cover my sons education lock-stock-n-barrel at a private school that specializes in autism. I can happily report that my son is doing a proverbial 1000x better. This was only accomplished by and through the hard work and dedication of Sarah Cross to the special needs community. I am in tears writing this review because of what my wife and I had been through at the hands of the public system is now a thing of the past. My son is actually learning and progress and has a better shot at life because of Sarah. I could never say enough positive about her.

Posted by anonymous | November 16, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Education

Amazingly super

Before getting referred to Sara, I had the worse theee years of my life dealing with lying teachers and corrupt administrators from 2 districts!!! Once I consulted with Sara, she helped me with a very fast case/settlement plus more than I could ever imagined. She was very professional kind and pati...ent with scared parents. I walked away feeling empowered and given basic tools to fight for my child’s rights. Hands down recommend ms. Gross any day or time. Before meeting up with Sara, I did work with two other law firms in which they all state they care, but really they just care how big ones bank account is. However, with Sara I was ready to use my big account but not once did she make me feel I had to to utilize it. Simply, she’s knowledgeable and cares for her clients. Priceless!!!!

Posted by anonymous | November 14, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Education

ASD Mom

Ms. Sarah was very meticulous and diligent in my child's legal representation. Her professional legal advocacy provided a sense of calm throughout the due process. Ms. Sarah was thorough in her explanations, reasoning behind every action to be made and said to present to the school district. All of m...y child's current special educational placements and educational peace of mind was due to Ms. Sarah Gross legal expertise. Ms. Sarah will be the Special Ed. Attorney I will continue to consult and refer family's to. Thank you Ms. Gross

Posted by Nina | November 08, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Education

Great choice you won't regret it

It was a pleasure working with Sarah. Sara is very knowledgeable and very straightforward. I really appreciated Sarah keeping me in the loop regarding my son's case. I feel like she really understood what it was that I wanted and she fought for it. Sara is a pleasure to be around she's relatable and ...she has a sense of humor. Because of Sarah's great work I can say that today my son is doing much better with his IEP and a school that he is attending is handling him with care because of the standard that was set with the support of Sarah. Thank you for all your support as well as traveling out of your way to take my son's case.

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Experience

Rating:  7.4 (Very Good)

Honors

2012

Fran Kandel Public Interest Grant, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

2012

Jenine Meltzer Memorial Scholarship, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

Work Experience

2020 - Present

Special Education Attorney, Law Offices of Sarah M. Gross, Inc.

2014 - 2014

Public Interest Fellow, Disability Rights Legal Center

2014 - 2020

Special Education Attorney, Rivers Law, Inc.

Education

2013

Loyola Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

2010

University of Redlands

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2018

Special Education Law from A to Z

Bullying and Special Education Students

2018

Special Education Law From A to Z

Managing Behavioral Issues: Avoiding Critical Mistakes

2018

San Bernardino County Annual Children's Network Conference

Special Education Law and Behavior: Public School Obligations to Address Behavior Issues Through the IEP Process

2017

Special Education Law From A to Z

Managing Behavioral Issues: Avoiding Critical Mistakes

2017

San Bernardino County Annual Children's Network Conference

Demystifying the IEP Process: How to Successfully Identify and Refer Students for Special Education Services

Languages

English

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