Jeannette Ann Cohen

Jeannette was hired to represent us in a dysfunctional and retaliatory school district, but her performance left my student without support and services and worse off before her awful legal advice. While she remained calm in the meeting, she proved ineffective in achieving our goals. Her follow-up re...commendations had severely negative impacts on our child's education and mental health, surprising even the lawyer and advocate we consulted for damage control. She lacked filter, making inappropriate and judgmental comments that blamed us for administrative failures. Her advice often seemed disconnected from the realities parents face in our district, and she discouraged us from pursuing necessary changes. Additionally, her part-time status led to slow responses, taking days to reply. Jeannette works solo, lacking backup or oversight, which became problematic when her advice worsened our situation without any subsequent follow-up. Ultimately, we had to seek help elsewhere to mitigate the damage she caused. While she may have been effective in the past, our experience with Jeannette has been overwhelmingly negative. Her outdated knowledge of current special education laws was evident, contributing to her detrimental legal advice, like not knowing or caring the burden of proof shifting to districts. We hoped for better support from a seasoned lawyer, but she failed to meet our expectations or demonstrate empathy toward our challenges. Jeannette's inability to adapt, coupled with her damaging counsel, led to more problems than solutions for our family. We caution others to consider her recent track record and preparedness before seeking her services.

Jeannette has supported our son for 14 years! She started when he was in the 1st grade- and even beyond High School while attending the Adult Training Program. He graduates this year, and is now much more independent. He is employed in the community. Our son would not be where he is today had it n...ot been for her perseverance with two school districts. You helped us through difficult times with your dedication in securing appropriate services he was entitled to. There were many times where up to 10 or more district professionals attended the IEP meetings. You handled yourself with poise and compassion (and humor!) in order to settle differences with the school districts. You gave us sound counsel, expert advice, and introduced us to others that we could not have obtained on our own. We cannot thank you enough for everything you have done for our family. We are so very grateful.