Steven L. Goldstein Attorney At Law

This is the 6th year that we have retained Steve to represent us before the DOE and he has done an outstanding job every year. Steve is an excellent education attorney and just a really good guy! Before we retained him the first year, we looked into some other education attorneys and quickly realized we did not want a firm where most of the work is farmed out to junior attorneys. With Steve, he has always been the attorney that we have dealt with every step of the way. He is experienced, smart, empathetic, and super-responsive when we had any questions. The DOE can be difficult to deal with, bureaucratic and slow as molasses, especially during the pandemic. Steve negotiated very favorable settlements for us every year except the last academic year, when the DOE was dragging its feet even more than usual and we went to a hearing for the first time, but we knew we were in good hands. Steve fully prepared us, we had the impartial hearing by phone because it was during Covid times, and we received a favorable decision from the impartial hearing officer: 100% reimbursement from the DOE. This last year was particularly difficult because the DOE was slow to reimburse even after we had a fully favorable decision in hand, but Steve was pro-active and stayed on top of the DOE until we were paid. Steve is easy to work with, compassionate, highly competent, and his fees are reasonable! We highly recommend Steve!

Steve has dedicated himself to winning our DOE case each and every year and succeeds. He is a respectful and effective advocate for my daughter. He is honest, humorous, sympathetic, and very, very knowledgeable. He will do exactly what he says he's going to do. He listens and he understands. I can't recommend Steve highly enough. He has been absolutely fantastic. Thank you, Steve.

Steve has represented my son going on a bit more than three years now. He has without a doubt been crucial in being successful in our cases with the DOE. He is very detailed in his explanations and every year walks us through every step as if it were the first time. He genuinely wants to help and is a strong advocate for children’s rights in these cases. He has a calm demeanor, he is understanding and is just down to earth which can put anyone at ease given the stressful nature of dealing with the DOE. He is easily accessible and addresses all concerns within a timely manner. He is also fairly priced, which is always a plus in the search for a great attorney. We can’t thank him enough for making this process go as smooth as possible even with the bumps in the road that the DOE has thrown at us. We highly recommend Steve and will definitely continue retaining him to represent us. There is no amount of thanks that can be given to him for what he does and the manner in which he does it. He takes on the DOE with the same passion we would for our own children. I’m sure every person that has retained Steve would agree that 5 stars is not enough! Thank you Steve!

Attorney Steven Goldstein has represented my special needs child for several years now and I do not have one negative thing to say about him. I am so grateful to him for taking on my case after being rejected by another organization. Steve is personable, reliable and efficient. He is exceptionally good at what he does and I always trust that my case is in good hands. Every year thus far my case has been very successful and I am confident that will continue thanks to Steve. I highly recommend individuals to take advantage of his services.

Steve has represented us with the DOE for over 10 years and has seen us through successful negotiations every single year throughout this time. The DOE process is complex and full of potential pitfalls, yet Steve walks us through each step along the way, to ensure that we have a strong case. He is patient and has a very calm approach that reassures parents throughout what is otherwise a pretty stressful experience. We have referred Steve to other friends needing assistance with the DOE and they have had equally good experiences. All questions are answered, and the end result has always been in the parents' favor. I couldn't recommend Steve more highly to represent any parents going through the challenges of securing DOE support for the educational needs of their child.