Working Together: The Parent-Attorney Relationship

Webinar, November 18th, 2022, with the Special Needs Advocacy Network in Massachusetts. There are many potential challenges for both parents and attorneys in their working relationship. * To work through these challenges, it is important to understand the different perspectives of parents and attorneys.

• For parents: learn about due process hearings, including how attorneys and hearing officers analyze the strengths and weaknesses of a case.
• For advocates: learn about the differences in how parents and attorneys analyze the strengths and weaknesses of a case.
• For attorneys: learn about how to understand the concerns and frustrations that parents have experienced prior to retaining an attorney.

About the Presenter – Matthew Engel is an attorney with more than thirty years of experience working with clients on civil rights issues involving persons with disabilities, with a primary focus on special education law. Prior to entering law school, he worked as a Child Advocate for the Massachusetts Office for Children and has worked full-time as a legal advocate with the Disability Law Center in Boston. Attorney Engel has presented numerous trainings on special education law at conferences, seminars and for parent organizations and  has authored or co-authored chapters in several books. Fees apply, registration is required to https://spanmass.org/program-calendar.html  or contact Event Coordinator, Special Needs Advocacy Network, Inc., 508-655-7999, info@spanmass.org