FREE-1 hour initial consultation upon submission of a completed intake form

CONTINGENCY FEE:

DUE PROCESS HEARINGS: no additional payment other than the retainer fee is required and no fee is due unless the case is won or settled in your favor and payment is the responsibility of the school district NOT you

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY: Generally, the total fee will be the lesser of twenty-five (25%) of all past due benefits, or $7,200 from all past due benefits.

RETAINER FEE: $1500-is to be applied towards out-of-pocket expenses and is non-refundable. Typical out-of-pocket expenses may include, but are not limited to: -Court Costs; -Filing Fees; -Process Server Fees; -Deposition Costs; -Sheriff or Clerk of Court Fees; -Investigator’s Fees; -Clerk’s recording fees; -Photocopying; -Postage; -Travel Cost; -Expert Witnesses (excludes attorney fees)

HOURLY RATE: $215 per hour

-Consulting In-Person or by Phone, Email, and Online (such as Zoom/Teams, etc.)

-Document Review

-Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan Meetings

($215 per hour but no more than $750 per meeting)

-Manifestation Determination Review (MDR) and/or Tribunal

($215 per hour but no more than $1000 per incident & does not include appeals))

-Document Drafting and/or Filing (list below is not comprehensive)

Complaint against Teacher’s Credentials-GA Professional Standards Commission

Consent & Request for Evaluation

Denial/Revocation of Authority to Bill Medicaid and/or PeachCare for Health Related Services

Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)-Complaint

Freedom of Information Act USC 552-Request for Access

Gebser Notice of Severe and Pervasive Bullying

Georgia Open Records Act OCGA 50-18-70-Request for Access

HB251-School Choice Option

Letter of Student Introduction to Educators

No Consent Notice for Restraint & Seclusion

Notice of Constitutional Rights

Notice of GA Expulsion Law OCGA 20-2-742

Notice of Intent to Record a Meeting

Notice of Required Meeting Accommodations

Notice of Stay Put under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Petition of Observe Student Classroom

Request for Independent Educational Evaluation

Request for Preservation and Production of Video

Request for Prior Written Notice

Request for Production of Documents & Release of Confidential Information

SB10-Special Needs Scholarship-School Choice Option

Special Education Formal Complaint

Special Education Mediation Request

Specific Power of Attorney for Educational Decisions

Supported Decision Making Agreements

Truancy Committed by Schools Letter

Unsafe School Choice Option

US Department of Education-Office of Civil Rights Complaint

US Department of Justice-Office of Civil Rights Complaint