My firm, Vanaman German LLP, focuses exclusively on special education, disability discrimination, and cases involving the injury or abuse of students with disabilities. We specialize in special education litigation from IEP representation through due process hearings and into federal court.
Our areas of expertise include:
Special Education
We offer the full range of special education representation, from IEP advocacy to due process to federal court litigation. Our attorneys combine their deep knowledge of the substance and procedure of special education law with an understanding of education, assessment, and how school district's function, to ensure that our clients are provided with an education truly tailored to meet their individual needs.
Injury and Abuse at School
When our children are at school, the adults who are there to teach and care for them assume a duty to keep them safe. When a child is injured due to the negligence or neglect of school personnel, or when an adult abuses a child, the physical and emotional harm to the entire family can be catastrophic. We have attorneys with extensive experience holding school districts and individuals accountable for causing injuries to children.
Disability Discrimination
Students with disabilities have a right to the same safe access to services, programs, and activities available to their non-disabled peers. They are entitled to receive the accommodations they need to participate fully in all school activities. We will fight with you to stop your child from being subjected to bullying, harassment, unnecessary segregation, or denial of equal access to school programs.
- Education Law
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination
- Special Education
- Injury at School
- Abuse of Students
- Due Process Mediations and Hearings
- School Discipline
- Free Consultation
- California
- State Bar of California
- ID Number: 252394
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Spoken
- Co-Managing Partner
- Vanaman German LLP
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- Newman Aaronson Vanaman LLP
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- Lecturer in Law, Special Education Clinic
- UCLA School of Law
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- Pro Se Habeas Clerk
- Central District Of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Judicial Extern to Judge Margaret Morrow
- Central District Of California, Los Angeles, California
- Judicial Extern to Judge Stephen Reinhardt
- Ninth Circuit Court Of Appeals
- University of Southern California
- Ph.D. (2009) | Ethics
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- University of Southern California Gould School of Law
- J.D. (2006) | Law
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- University of Pennsylvania
- B.A. (1997) | Philosophy
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- Client Champion - GOLD
- Martindale-Hubbell
- AV Preeminent Peer Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Client's Choice Award
- Avvo
- 2018-2023
- 10.0 Superb Rating
- Avvo
- Top 100 Verdicts in America - 2022
- National Law Journal
- Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
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- California Association for Parent-Child Advocacy
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- State Bar of California
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- IEPs and 504 Plans: A Legal Compliance Guide
- National Business Institute
- Doctoral Dissertation: Cause and consequence: confronting ethical challenges in models of morally informed legal practice
- University of Southern California
- Addressing Learning Loss Through the IEP Process, State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Mediation and Litigation to Obtain Inclusive Education, TASH Conference, Phoenix, AZ
- Handling IEP and 504 Plan Disputes, IEPs and 504 Plans: A Legal Compliance Guide
- 504 Plan Reviews and Reevaluations: Legal Best Practices, IEPs and 504 Plans: A Legal Compliance Guide
- Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs), and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs): Ensuring Best Practices, IEP and 504 Plan Legal Workshop Training Seminar, National Business Institute
School Started - What Now?
School started last week for many families in Southern California. Everyone is eager to return, but no one knows how the new systems will work, especially for students with special...
Addressing Learning Loss Through the IEP Process
Presentation to State Council on Developmental Disabilities: Addressing Learning Loss Through the IEP Process
Impact of School Closures on Children with Disabilities
Impact of School Closures on Children with Disabilities
School Started - What Now? (Spanish)
La escuela comenz
Vanaman German LLP Spring Update
Attorneys from Vanaman German LLP discussed some of the issues facing families with members in Special Education in the spring of 2022.
- Q. Are there ever exceptions to EDC 49066? does a teacher always have to be present in all discussion relating to the grade
- A: Although a teacher must be given an opportunity to offer comment and evidence in support of their grade, the actual grade appeal process often proceeds completely through written submissions. It isn't necessarily the case that you will have to present your side of the story in a face-to-face setting, especially during later stages of the grade appeal process. That said, school districts do have discretion with respect to the resolution process which they set up for grade appeals, so you'll have to consult the school board policies and student handbook.
