Georgianna Junco Kelman

We’re incredibly grateful to Ms. Kelman's expert guidance and unwavering support during our daughter's IEP process. She not only helped us navigate a complex system with confidence but also successfully secured critical reimbursements. Her knowledge, compassion, and responsiveness made a stressful si...tuation feel manageable - - and even hopeful.

Georgianna, as an education attorney, could not have served our family and son better. She is one of those humans that works far above and beyond one's expectations; this is because she not only has in-depth, up-to-date knowledge and long experience with respect to her expertise, but also because she... genuinely feels and cares deeply for your challenges as a family. She has been there and gets it. In working with school districts, she comes to meetings deeply prepared and ready to advocate fiercely, yet still with a sense of kindness and reasonableness. Georgianna will give your options to you straight, so you can be best informed with how to proceed with securing the best possible educational environment for your kid. I cannot praise her work enough!

Georgianna Junco-Kelman has been a wonderful advocate for my sons and the reason my children have received the correct resources from LAUSD. I first consulted with Georgianna prior to my son’s first IEP. I just wanted some tips from her on how to best advocate for him during the IEP. I was not my ...intention to walk into the IEP with a legal representative because I didn’t want to seem litigious since I was under the (mistaken) impression that the LAUSD representatives were there to do what was best for my child. Georgiana advised me not to walk into the IEP alone, and thankfully I followed her advise and retained her services. At the IEP I was amazed by her knowledge, assertiveness and ability to push the right buttons to get the administrators to admit that LAUSD did not have the resources to meet my son’s educational needs. The result was that they agreed to fund a non public school. Two years later, when I noticed that my second child was also showing signs of needling special services, I did not think about it twice, and asked Georgianna to represent us from the beginning. Georgiana is extremely knowledgeable in her field and knows how to make things happen. Her assistant,, Isabel, is very helpful and knowledgeable as well. She is very prompt responding to e mails and calls. Both my sons are now thriving at the correct school thanks to Georgianna. We are forever grateful to her, knowing that, if it were not for her, they would still be struggling at their public school and falling farther and farther behind. I highly recommend Georgianna to anyone looking for a fierce, knowledgeable and compassionate attorney who will fight for your child. You couldn’t be in better hands.

If you are looking for a knowledgeable, passionate, efficient, approchable, thorough, reliable attorney, Ms. Kelman is the right special ed attorney for you. She and her team were very responsive and paticient during the whole process. We could not have done it without her! She helped us navigate thr...ough the process with eliminating fear and anxiety about the unknowns. We are very grateful! Thank you!

To say that Mrs. Kelman has helped us in our journey with IEP and district processes is an understatement! For years she has been nothing short of instrumental in spearheading our boys' educations and ensuring they receive the resources that they are LEGALLY entitled to. All too often the schools h...ave attempted short-selling my boys with less-than-mediocre services which they surely would not have benefited from, and Georgianna has kept an eagle eye on how the schools attempted to bypass appropriate programs and services in order to save their dime! Not on her watch!!! Georgianna has protected our boys with her keen understanding of special education laws and has managed to obtain the rightful assistance from the district, and they continue to thrive under her protection. She leaves no stone unturned in finding new ways to obtain the proper accommodations for our children. Additionally, Ms. Kelman's heart is bigger than I could have ever imagined! As a mother of 3 children herself, she understands a parent's fears and plight down this road and literally becomes emotionally invested in her case. You witness that when the momma bear in her comes out during IEP's...she is absolutely fierce and she wins (so bring your popcorn 'cause it's fun to watch)! She is a God-sent to our boys and I cannot thank my lucky stars enough for finding this amazing warrior and having her help us re-direct the trajectory of our boys' academic lives!!! Simply put, you will not find a better advocate for your child. I know I won't.