We are a special education law firm in Los Angeles County, California serving special needs children and their families throughout California. We also represent California Non-Public Schools and Non-Public Agencies providing advice and counsel related to public contracts, LEA and Regional Center Certification and Audits, and insurance and HMO contracting. In our parent practice, our attorneys practice in the following areas:•Special Education - IEPs, Mediation, Due Process Hearings, and Compliance Complaints locally and before the California Department of Education•Regional Center Law (California's Lanterman Act Fair Hearings)•Special Needs Trusts•Conservatorships•Special Education and Civil Rights Trial and Appellate Advocacy before California's Federal trial courts and the Ninth Circuit United States Court of Appeals.The Law Offices of Bonnie Z. Yates has a long tradition of providing client-centered and effective advocacy for special needs children of all ages. Our experienced special education lawyers are prepared to assist you advocate for your child at Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings, file for and defending against due process complaint, file a Compliance Complaint with the State Department of Education, obtain attorneys' fees awards in federal court as a prevailing party, or initiate or defend an appeal of a hearing officer's decision in state or federal court.We also represent families dealing with a Regional Center in connection with Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs), Individual Program Plans (IPPs) and fair hearings under California’s Lanterman Act.We represent clients before the California Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH), all California Courts, California's federal trial courts, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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