[blindlaw] Attorney needed

[Michael Fry]

Needless to say it sounds like a winning case, you should get a court order
requiring the school to admit your son and probably, I think, monetary
damages.

If I were you, I'd hire the most experienced and successfully attorney
possible.  I'd see if I could hire an attorney from a very big law firm like
MOFO or Reed Smith, generally the very best and brightest attorney's work
at big law firms.  But I don't know if firms like that will work on this
kind of case, however, they may point you in the right direction.

There are public interest law firms that specialize in disability advocacy
that are analogous to the huge law firms as far as their success rate is
concerned.  As stated in the previous email the jurisdiction of the case is
important.  If it's in California I know that Disability Rights Advocates is
a top-notch law firm that cleans- up with huge cash verdicts.  Disability
Rights California is another organization that specializes in representing
the disabled.  It is advisable to contact these firms because even if they
won't take your case it's likely they will point you in the direction of an
attorney that will help you.

Do a google search of "disability rights" or "disability advocacy" with your
states name in it.  That should link to a law firm that is analogous to DRA
or DRC in your state.  Good luck, I hope you stick it to those bastards.

Mike

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Philip Breeze <pebreeze at gmail.com> wrote:

> My son is congenitally blind.  He is 6 years old and we recently applied
> for
> admission to a public school for the blind.  He was rejected from admission
> for unfounded reasons.  We have repeatedly demanded proof of the schools
> findings and have received no proof to date.  They have also labeled my
> child as mentally retarded and he has never been given a psychiatric
> evaluation or been seen by this schools evaluators.  We have letters from
> doctors and educators proving that he has no mental retardation.  This has
> been on going for the past 8 months.  The State Department of Education has
> ordered the school's administration to reveal their findings and the school
> has not and refuses to.  They have no proof because they made up the
> reasons
> for rejection.  We have been given a case for Due Process and we need an
> attorney that can help represent us.  Please email me if you can point us
> in
> the right direction, thank you.
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