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NEW YORK

Michele Kule-Korgood
Offices in Forest Hills, New York
Phone: (718) 261-0181
email: mkulespecialed@aol.com
Michele is a former special education teacher who has dedicated her practice to representing families of children with disabilities in education matters for fifteen years.

Neal Rosenberg
Offices in lower Manhattan
Phone: (212) 732-9450
Neal was one of the first attorneys in the New York area to specialize in Special Education cases. Many of the attorneys now working in this field began their careers in his office.

Regina Skyer
Skyer, Castro and Foley
Offices in Manhattan
Phone: (212) 532-9736
Regina is a former social worker who also directs a summer camp program.

Lauren Baum
Offices in Manhattan
Phone: (212) 644-4414
LBaum@NYSpecialEdLaw.com
Lauren has represented children and families for more than ten years.

Gary Mayerson
Mayerson & Associates
Offices in New York City
Phone: (212) 265-7200
Gary specializes in representing children with Autism Spectrum disorders.

Regina Brandow and Deborah Berger
Berger & Brandow, LLP
Offices in Stony Brook, Suffolk County
Phone: (631) 689-7404
http://www.bergerandbrandow.com
This firm is led by two experienced attorneys who handle education and disability matters, as well as trusts and estates, guardianships and real estate law.

Jo Anne Simon
Offices in Brooklyn, New York
Phone: (718) 852-3528
E-mail:info@joannesimon.com
Specializing in helping teens and older students deal with high stakes standardized tests, such as college (College Board and ACT exams) and post graduate admissions tests, and professional licensing exams.

Julie Michaels Keegan
Offices in Albany, serving the Capitol Region and surrounding Counties
Phone: (518) 435-8068
E-mail: juliekeegan@nysba.com
Represents families with special education issues and issues relating to guardianship and special needs trusts.

Barbara J. Ebenstein
Scarsdale, New York
Phone: (914) 725-2257
Barbara serves families in New York State and Connecticut. She also serves as an Impartial Hearing Officer in New York City and Long Island and trains other attorneys interested in special education.

Adrienne Arkontaky
Littman Krooks, LLP
Offices in White Plains and Fishkill
Phone: (914) 684-2100
www.littmankrooks.com
Adrienne is the parent of a child with a disability and represents families with special education issues and issues relating to guardianship and special needs trusts.

Sheryl Frishman
Frishman & Faber
Offices in Westchester, NY
Phone: 917-241-3680
www.frishmanfaber.com

Melvyn W. Hoffman Esq.
80 University Place, Suite 2A
New York, NY 10003
212-227-8338
Email: melhoffman@nyspedlaw.net
Mel is the parent of a child with a disability, and specializes in representing families where children need special education services beyond what the public school system can supply.

Meredith I. Madon, Esq.
260 Madison Avenue, 17th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Tel: 212.803.1300
www.madonlaw.com
Email: special.ed@madonlaw.com

Suzanne Myron, Esq.
7669 Jericho Turnpike
Woodbury, NY 11797
516 864-3876
Email : MyronLaw@gmail.com

George Zelma, Esq.
888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor
New York State, NY 10106
212-247-4650
Email : zelma@specialedlawfirm.com

Steven Goldstein, Esq.
Offices in NYC
Phone: 212-812-8295
Email: slgattorney@verizon.net

Rachel Asher
Asher Gaughran LLP
Offices in Westchester
Phone: 914-232-0934
Email: asher@ashergaughran.com
Asher, Gaughran LLP offers a broad array of legal services to children and adolescents with disabilities and their families.

Christina Thivierge
Thivierge & Rothberg
Offices in NYC
Phone: 212-397-8360
Email: Christina@trspecialedlaw.com

CONNECTICUT

Jennifer D. Laviano, Esq.
76 Route 37 South
Sherman, Connecticut 06784
Phone: 860 350 4757
jennifer@specialEdJustice.com
Jennifer is in private practice in Sherman, Connecticut.

NEW JERSEY

George Holland
Lentz & Gengaro
Phone: (973) 699-8900
E-mail: gholland@lentzgengaro.com
www.lentzgengaro.com
Admitted to practice in New Jersey, with offices in West Orange. Works in all areas of special education and disability advocacy, as well as handling special needs financial planning.

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