We Help Children Get The Education They Deserve.
Special education legal representation throughout Southern California.
We believe that every parent experiencing a legal issue regarding their child’s special education services deserves a fierce advocate in their corner who they can trust completely. We leave no stone unturned to achieve the best results possible in each case.
We are committed to providing thorough, thoughtful, and compassionate special education legal representation ensuring that parents are involved, informed, and respected through every step of working with us.
How We Serve Our Clients
We assist clients with a variety of special education-related issues, including:
Placements
The classroom, school, or program that meets your child’s needs.
Assessments
Accurate and reliable information about your child’s educational needs.
Related Services
Such as, 1:1 aide support, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy.
And many more…
Including behavioral and disciplinary issues, such as positive behavior intervention plans and services.
You know it’s time to hire a special education attorney when…
There are many different reasons that parents contact Sarah Gross to help their special education students in school districts and charter schools throughout Southern California. Often they feel overwhelmed, tired, and out of options to fix problems on their own. Their instincts as parents are telling them that something is wrong, but navigating the complex world of IEPs is confusing and intimidating and they don’t know where to turn.
Sarah’s mission is to step in at this point, using her extensive knowledge and expertise to evaluate all facts of a case, provide detailed legal advice, and advocate fiercely to resolve the issues in the student’s favor.
Here are some common issues that Sarah helps parents resolve:
The school district refuses to assess their child or has delayed in assessing their child for a long time.
The school district refuses to provide their child a necessary service, such as 1:1 aide support, speech and language therapy, or occupational therapy.
The school district is not providing all of the services included in their child’s IEP.
The school district has placed, or wants to place, their child in a classroom or school that is not appropriate for them.
Their child is being disciplined, sent home early, or suspended from school because of their disability-related behaviors instead of being given positive behavior interventions.
Their child is not making progress in school, as shown by getting low grades, being behind grade level, or not meeting their IEP goals.
The school district tells them that it can’t offer more than a “maximum” amount of services regardless of what their child needs.
They have asked for a service, assessment, or a change to their child’s IEP and have been ignored by the school district.
Their IEP meetings are rushed and their concerns are not heard.
Sarah helps special education students and their parents through these services:
Sarah provides 100% personal dedication and attention to every aspect of every service we offer. The services she provides to help resolve special education issues and achieve results for students include:
Consultation and advice: Sarah provides frequent communication with clients, including by phone or video chat, to thoroughly listen, understand concerns, and develop a plan to achieve results.
Record review: Sarah reviews every client’s entire education file, as well as other records (for example, Regional Center and medical records), to comprehensively understand and evaluate each client’s case and needs.
IEP meeting attendance: Sarah attends IEP meetings for clients to assist with reviewing assessment results, developing IEP goals, and to advocate for including appropriate services in students’ IEPs.
Due process: Sarah prepares and files due process complaints to hold school districts accountable for violations of special education law. Sarah represents students in due process hearings, presenting available evidence to an administrative law judge to seek a favorable ruling.
Resolution sessions and mediations: Sarah represents students in settlements of due process cases, including at resolution sessions and mediations, to resolve students’ cases as efficiently as possible.
Here are some outcomes that Sarah helps achieve for students:
Changes of placement to schools or classrooms that better meet the student’s needs, including less restrictive, mainstreaming options in general education.
Compensatory (or make-up) services for times that the right services, or any services at all, were not provided. These usually include services such as academic intervention and therapies.
Assessments in all areas of need, including independent educational evaluations (IEEs).
Additional services in IEPs such as, 1:1 aide services, speech therapy, and counseling.
Developing behavior intervention plans and adding positive behavior intervention services to IEPs.
Accommodations in IEPs, such as extended time for assignments and tests and sensory processing supports.
If you need help with any of these issues, call us today.
What our clients are saying
“Sarah is an amazing attorney. I was fortunate enough to hire her before our IEP meeting, and it was a total success. I have had issues with the school district in the past, and with Sarah's help and advice, we were able to get the services we needed for my son. Sarah was an amazing advocate for my son, communicated well, and responds quickly.”
“Sarah was so very knowledgeable about special needs educational laws. She was so kind to us and made the process extremely easy. Do not hesitate to call her if your children are not getting what they need or deserve! You will be so glad you reached out to her! She ALWAYS calls or emails right back. I couldn’t have asked for a better attorney for my son.”
I hired Sarah to represent my daughter and I in a dispute with her district. Sarah was clear, communicative, supportive, and timely. She walked me through the process every step of the way, and I felt like she really understood what my daughter needed AND deserved under the law. I seriously recommend her to all the other parents in my district who are concerned about the IEP process.”
Read more from our clients here.
Meet Sarah Gross
Sarah is a devoted advocate for special education students and their parents. She has dedicated her career to representing students with disabilities since she became an attorney in 2013. Since then, she has successfully handled hundreds of special education cases for students with a variety of disabilities, needs, and legal issues. She opened her law practice in January 2020 focusing exclusively on representing students with disabilities in special education cases throughout Southern California.
Sarah is committed to providing thorough and insightful legal representation, always tailored to the unique needs of each client. Sarah firmly believes that every parent experiencing a legal issue regarding their child’s education deserves not only the best legal advice and representation possible, but for it to be provided with empathy, compassion, and respect during a challenging time.
