IEP Support/Alternative Dispute Resolution/Due Process Litigation/Federal Civil Actions

At Reimann Law Group, we use our more than 35 years of legal experience to help families secure their children’s educational and civil rights.  We marshal the expertise of educators, psychologists, speech/ language therapists, behavior analysts, occupational therapists, physical therapists and physicians to obtain the special education and related services your child needs to receive a free, appropriate public education (FAPE) under the IDEA, as well as the accommodations and modifications they are entitled to under Section 504 and the ADA.

Families and school districts often agree on appropriate educational services for a child. But when families do not agree or are unsure whether their child is receiving the special education and related services, as well as the modifications and accommodations to which the law entitles them, Reimann Law Group can help.  We represent families at IEP meetings, manifestation determinations, and informal meetings.  If these fail to bring consensus, we have 35 years of litigation experience and are prepared to take your child’s case to due process hearing.  We have helped hundreds of families navigate the IDEA process from IEP meetings through due process.  We have represented families at mediations, discipline hearings, truancy hearings, and due process hearings.

Reimann Law Group also has an active federal court practice, including judicial review of administrative decisions, preliminary injunctions and civil actions under Section 504 and the ADA.

  • If your child has a disability or is thought to have a disability, special processes apply to them and must be followed by the school district or charter school before it takes disciplinary action.  Also, absenteeism may be the result of the school district’s or charter school’s failure to provide a FAPE for your child.  We can advocate for you and your child and help obtain the educational programming and accommodations and modifications they need.

  • If your child's school has not provided a Free, Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for your child, you may have a claim for compensatory education.  Compensatory education is a fund established by a school district or charter school that can be used for education and related services to meet your child's needs.

  • We can represent you at mediation and may be able to obtain an agreement that resolves your concerns.  On the other hand, if due process is a better first step or if mediation fails, we have more than 35 years of litigation experience and have successfully tried dozens of due process hearings. Additionally, many more have been resolve after we file a complaint.  We also have decades of experience handling cases in federal court in both the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

  • Some students have educational needs that cannot be met in the school district or charter school they attend.  Reimann Law Group can help you decide whether your child needs an out-of-district placement and evaluate whether you have a right to be reimbursed for tuition you have paid for the private school tuition and related expenses. 

  • Under federal and state law, a child with special needs may be eligible for services starting at birth.  In most Pennsylvania counties, the Intermediate Unit is obligated to identify children who are eligible and to provide those children with services.  Children may continue to be eligible in the 3-5 program.

    We can help you obtain appropriate services for your child in the 3-5 program and transitioning from 3-5 early intervention programming to school age programming at age 5 or 6, including maintaining the level of services they previously had if it is needed for a FAPE.