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Mark Edward Woodsmall
also known as Mark Woodsmall, Mark E Woodsmall
About Mark
Biography
Mark Woodsmall is the founder of Woodsmall Law Group, a law firm
based in the San Gabriel Valley area. The firm practices exclusively in the areas of Special Education, Regional Center Matters, Special Needs Trust Planning and Conservatorship.
In 2006 Mr. Woodsmall joined the faculty of the USC Gould School of Law as a Professor Adjunct, teaching in the area of special education law. He also served as the teaching attorney in the Special Education Advocacy Training
Project - Los Angeles. The SEAT Project, an innovative nationwide advocacy training project, is funded under grant from the US Department of Education and administered through COPAA, The Council of Parent Attorneys & Advocates and the USC Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (Children's Hospital Los Angeles). Mr. Woodsmall sits on the UCLA Center for Autism Research & Treatment (CART) Community Advisory Committee.
He has been an active volunteer with Cure Autism Now/Autism Speaks, serving on the National and Los Angeles Walk Planning Committees and Government Relations Committee. In 2008 he was named to the Board of Autism Speaks - Southern California. He currently serves as its Chair.
Mr. Woodsmall is a national lecturer on parent's rights under the IDEA, Section 504 and the Lanterman Act. Mr. Woodsmall was an invited presenter at the 2012 & 2013 COPAA Conferences (national conference of student attorneys) in Florida and New Mexico. He is again invited to present in 2014.
Mr. Woodsmall has been recognized for his work in the field in 2012 as the recipient of the National Ambassador for the Children Award from Casa Colina and in 2013 with the prestigous Stanley I. Greenspan Humanitarian Award.
Mark & Eva Woodsmall are parents of a child with autism.
Practice Areas
3
Practice Areas
Education
80%
25 years | 1,280 cases
Administrative Law
15%
25 years | 421 cases
Trusts
5%
22 years | 145 cases
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in California for 28 years
State: California
Acquired: 1997
No misconduct found
Location
Woodsmall Law Group
2076 Lincoln Ave, Pasadena, CA, 91103
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Posted by anonymous | July 10, 2014 | Family
Excellent Services
Very concerned for our family's needs. Appreciated his non-adversarial nature so everyone at the IEP was eventually less tense.Was planning for the future of our case not just the current matter at hand. Clearly indicated when elements of our case would be due and submitted.
Mark Edward Woodsmall's Lawyer Endorsements
"Mr. Woodsmall is the consummate professional. Brilliant!"
"Mark, and all the attorneys at Woodsmall Law Group, are exceptional attorneys. I am an education attorney myself, but when my own child needed representation, I entrusted him to Mark and his team. He is brilliant, thoughtful and kind. I highly endorse Mark Woodsmall."
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Joseph Lee
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Experience
Honors
2013
Stanley I. Greenspan Humanitarian Award., Pasadena Child Development Associates Foundation
2012
National Ambassador for the Children, Casa Colina
Work Experience
2006 - Present
Founding Attorney, Woodsmall Law Group, PC
2006 - 2008
Special Education Attorney, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
2006 - 2008
Teaching Attorney - Curriculum Contributor, COPAA Special Education Advocacy Training Project (SEAT)
2006 - 2010
Adjunct Professor, University of Southern California Law School
2001 - 2006
Partner, Woodsmall & Petrovich, LLP
Associations
2010 - Present
Council of Parent Attorneys and AdvocatesMember - Amicus Committee
2008 - Present
Autism Speaks Southern CaliforniaChairman
2008 - Present
California Association for Parent-Child AdvocacyAttorney Member
2006 - Present
UCLA Center For Autism Research & TreatmentCommunity Advisory Committee
2006 - Present
Council of Parent Attorneys and AdvocatesAttorney Member
2006 - 2009
National Advocacy Training ProjectAttorney
Sample of Legal Cases
DC v. Harbor Regional Center
Harbor Regional Center ordered to fund 48 hours per month of Community Participation Training by SEEK Education, Inc.
JD v. Inland Regional Center
Claimant’s request for day care services is granted. IRC shall fund a maximum of five and one-half hours of da y care services, at the IRC ve ndor rate, effective July 2010.
Education
N/A
Southwestern Univ SOL
law
N/A
Pepperdine Univ
undergraduate
Speaking Engagements
2016
Pasadena Reading - Insight Collectove
Free Reading Screenings
2016
Casa Colina
Report Writing for Professionals
2014
FRED Conference 2014
Fred Conference 2014 - Employment for All
2014
COPAA National Conference 2014
Navigating Litigation Limbo: Guiding the IEP Process, Post Appeal
2014
Autism Conferences - Los Angeles 2014
The IEP – Tips and Strategies For Reclaiming the Process
Publications
2013
Autism Speaks Advocacy Tool Kit
School Advocacy
Languages
English
Polish
Spanish
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Guides
Legal Guides
Legal Guide
ONE TO ONE AIDES IN THE CLASSROOM An Information Guide for Parents
07 Jul 2014
Legal Guide
PARENT ACCESS TO THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM: A Survey of Protections Under the Law
24 Jan 2014
Legal Guide
Special Education: A Parents Guide to Transitioning from Regional Center to School District Services
24 Jan 2014