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The Law Offices of Bonnie Z Yates provides experienced representation to parents of special needs children.
Our practice is dedicated to special education law including IEP meetings, mediation and settlement, due process hearings, Regional Center Eligibility, informal dispute resolution and IPP meetings.
Our team is composed of attorneys, skilled education professionals and support staff [...]
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Family Intake Form
Family Intake Process
Please feel free contact us with any questions you may have about your child’s special education needs. We specialize in issues concerning Regional Center eligibility, IEP and IPP meetings, due process hearings, dispute resolution and the broader concerns of providing the best education and services available for your child.
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Our Family Services
Regional Center Eligibility
Many children are improperly denied eligibility notwithstanding an autism spectrum diagnosis. A knowledgeable attorney can successfully assist in reversing an unfavorable eligibility determination READ MORE »
IPP Meetings
Services are denied or taken away from eligible children every year without cause. Having an attorney present at IPP meetings will increase your opportunity for a successful outcome. READ [...]
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Family Intake Process
Families:
If you would like to schedule a free 30-minute phone consultation,
please fill out our Intake Form below.
Once completed and evaluated, our office will call to set up an appointment with you.
Service Provider and NPS:
If you are a Non-Public School or a Service Provider, please fill out our
company form and our office will call you to [...]
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Decisions and Briefs
Please take a moment to download the decisions from some of our cases.
AG Dismissal Motion
AG Dismissal Reply
AG OAH Dismissal Motion
OAH JOINDER Opposition
SB JOINDER SURREPLY
A.A. vs. Orange County Regional Center
Affirming parent’s right to reimbursement for behavior intervention services privately provided when Regional Center repeatedly failed to respond to parent’s request for assistance, and then denied assistance.
J.C. [...]
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WE UNDERSTAND Families have enough battles to overcome in everyday life living with special needs children. We know. Many of our staff members are parents of special needs children and have gone through the difficult educational and emotional processes you are experiencing.
A TEAM APPROACH
The Law Offices of Bonnie Z. Yates, Inc. employs a team approach in securing your child's education rights. Our team is composed of attorneys, skilled education professionals and support staff committed to assisting you in obtaining all the education services to which your child is entited.
TO SCHEDULE AN INITIAL FREE PHONE CONSULTATION
If you would like to schedule an initial phone consultation, please fill out our Family Intake Form.
Once completed, our office will call to set up a convenient appointment time with you.
Please call 310-204-6624 for more information. The initial consultation is free.
Bonnie Z Yates
Bonnie Yates is an attorney with over 25 years of experience. In 1994, when her second child was diagnosed with autism, Ms. Yates focused her legal practice exclusively on special education to help her son obtain the educational services he needed. Ms. Yates and her team of lawyers have helped hundreds of children obtain vital educational services.
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