Law Office of Peter D. Hoffman, PC - Concentration in Special Education Law
Peter D. Hoffman
Law Firm with a Concentration in Special Education Law
Special Education, Education, Wills & Probate, Guardianships & Conservatorships, General Practice, Estate Planning, Representing parents and families involved with Child Protective Services, Collections practice for small businesses, contractors and sub-contractors
- Law Office: Law Office Of Peter D. Hoffman, P.C.
- Katonah Law Firms
- Law School: City University of New York School of Law, J.D. 1993
- Status: In Good Standing
- Licensed: 30 years
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We emphasize open communication so you can make the best and most informed decisions. We are persistent advocates and attend to every aspect of your case, no matter how complex. We always strive to resolve your legal issues quickly, in the most efficient and affordable manner possible.
I am an attorney with two sons with disabilities. Before I became a lawyer I worked as a manager in the freight business. Upon the diagnosis of my eldest son as a person with severe hemophilia, during the Age of AIDS and the Hemophilia Holocaust, I knew that I had to seek justice for those less fortunate than myself and my son and that I had to do whatever legally possible to protect him from the scourge of AIDS and other viral diseases transmitted through the blood products that he and other persons with hemophilia were exposed.
As this journey started, I participated and represented several children with hemophilia and HIV in a successful mass tort litigation. During this effort, I learned that children with hemophilia could not receive life saving infusion services from public school nurses and that many private Montessori pre schools would not accept a child with hemophilia. This commenced my interest in children with disabilities and their right to a free and appropriate education.
Since 1996, I have been involved in litigating special education cases on behalf of parents and their special needs children. This has included attendeing Committee on Special Education, (CSE) Meetings, working to develop Individualized Education Plans, (IEPs), handling Impartial Hearings, writing and filing appeals to the Commissioner of Education’s State Review Officer, (SRO), and if necessary filing and litigating federal lawsuits to vindicate the rights of children with disabilities.
In this effort we routinely work with experts in the field of education and special education. These experts include but are not limited to audiologists, applied behavior analysis specialists, behaviorists, teach specialists, placement specialists, developmental pediatricians, psychiatrists, neurologists, psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists and more. We also have productive and cooperative relationships with several private therapeutic schools who provide programs and services for children with disabilities.
We have also worked with children who suffer from a wide variety of disabilities and multiple disabilities. Some of the special needs children we have worked with have been effected by the following disabilities: children within the Autistic Spectrum, Pervasive Developmental Disorder - Not Otherwise Specified, (PDD-NOS), Aspergers Disease, Developmental Disorders, Dyslexia, Reading Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Speech and Language Disability, Audiological and Hearing Disabilities, Vision and Sight Disabilities, Emotional Disorders, Behavioral Disorders, Mental Retardation, Head and Brain Injuries, Mutism and Selective Mutism, Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Schizophrenia, BiPolar Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, School Phobia, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, and others.
I and the lawyers that work in this firm are deeply committed to justice, in the form of a free and appropriate education, for children with disabilities. We believe that we can help parents of children with disabilities to find a free and appropriate education for their children with special needs.
Please contact us to learn your and your disabled child’s rights.
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Experience
Position | Organization | Location | Duration |
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Attorney | Law Office of Peter D. Hoffman, P.C. | September 1993 – Present |
Education
School | Degree | Major | Graduation |
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City University of New York School of Law | J.D. | Law School | 1993 |
Long Island University - Paralegal Studies Program | Paralegal | 1977 | |
Ursinus College | B.A. | History | 1977 |
Admission
State / Court | Date |
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United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | 2004 |
United States Federal Court of Claims | 2004 |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | 2001 |
State of New York | 2000 |
United States District Court for Washington, D.C. | 2000 |
District of Columbia | 1999 |
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | 1999 |
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York | 1999 |
United states District Court for the Northern District of Texas | 1999 |
United States Supreme Court | 1999 |
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | 1996 |
United States District Court for the Eastern District of NY | 1995 |
Untied States District Court Southern District of New York | 1994 |
State of New Jersey | 1993 |
United States District Court for New Jersey | 1993 |
Associations
- Member, New York State Bar Association
Honors & Awards
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200 Katonah Ave
Katonah, NY 10536