Mickes Goldman O’Toole, LLC is the first and only full service school law firm to form a specialty group devoted exclusively to represent school districts in special education disputes. The Special Education Practice Group is comprised of the foremost special education litigators in the Midwest. Group attorneys assist districts in complying with the substantive and procedural requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the special application of FERPA to the educational records of special education students. It has extensive experience in resolving disputes between school districts and parents of disabled students under both IDEA and Section 504. Special education experience spans the entire spectrum from basic administrative proceedings through complex litigation--including Office for Civil Rights investigations, due process hearings, state level review proceedings, and state and federal litigation culminating in settlement, trial, or resolution on appeal.