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FEE SCHEDULE

 

My fees are $125 per hour for everything including:

• phone conversations;
• e-mail;
• reviewing educational records, school documents and testing;
• research;
• writing/reviewing letters;
• attending meetings (including travel time to and from meetings);
• etc.

 

• I require a $800 retainer and a contract to be signed before starting a case.

• I will need a complete un-returnable copy of your child's educational records (IEP's, testing, report cards, standardized tests, discipline reports, etc.) for my files.

• If you think you only need a short consultation, please let me know by e-mail. You can prepay your consultation and schedule your appointment by phone and we can certainly work on an as-needed basis without a contract. I do not, however, do consultations without payment in advance. Please note that we do not accept checks – cash and card only.

I truly understand many parents cannot afford to pay for advocacy services. This is why I have developed an extensive resource list for parents on my Resource webpage. Please feel free to use these free resources before contacting me. Get as many recommendations and as much information as you can from other sources first.

You must keep these things in perspective. The special education maze is difficult, and you must not consider yourself a failure if you need help. At the same time, you can also learn to advocate yourself, please use the resources provided through various disability organizations.

My advocacy and consulting services are 1/6th the cost of hiring a special education attorney. I certainly can't guarantee the same results, but it certainly could be well worth the money to try me first.

Please do not schedule school meetings without first checking to see if it is convenient for your advocate to attend. I certainly understand that parents are usually desperate for information and help if they are at the point of paying someone else for advice and advocacy services. However, parents need to realize it may be well worth the wait to postpone immediate meetings with schools in order to try to get everything in order and a plan in place before meeting with a school. You want to be prepared, and your Advocate, whoever you use will need time to assist you.

E-mail or call me if I can be of assistance to you.