An Autistic Perspective on Special Education Advocacy.
I am a special education lawyer who is also autistic. I navigate IEPs and school systems using professional strengths like pattern recognition and systems thinking. Through the Ask an IEP Lawyer Hotline and Show, I turn lived experience into practical advocacy for your child.
You don't have to decode special education alone. Let's build a roadmap together.
Tailored Legal Advocacy for Your Child’s Success
IEP Review & Strategic Planning
A deep-dive analysis of your child’s records to identify missing services and create a comprehensive roadmap for their educational rights.
Emergency Advice & Discipline
Rapid interventions for manifestation determinations and disciplinary actions, ensuring the school follows federal special education law.
Efficient AI-Supported Drafting
Professionally crafted letters and formal complaints drafted with AI-assisted speed, maintaining legal precision while lowering your costs.
Meeting & Hearing Representation
Direct legal authority at the table. I represent your family in IEP meetings and hearings, turning patterns into powerful systemic advocacy.
The Value of a Lived Perspective
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Mark’s pattern recognition for my son’s complex IEP was a game-changer. I finally feel understood by a professional who truly 'gets' neurodivergence without me having to over-explain.
— S.T., Parent
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Working with an attorney who is actually autistic made all the difference. There was zero judgment about my child's behaviors, just a clear, strategic path forward that actually respected our needs.
— B.M., Parent
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The level of systems-focus Mark brings to reviewing school records is incredible. He found data patterns that were right in front of us but hidden in the school's jargon. We finally have clarity.
— L.K., Parent