Top best Education Lawyers Near me in ZIP 02138

Steven Altman is the managing partner at Altman & Altman LLP,which is located at 689 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. Mr.Altman is a 1989 graduate of Trinity College where he received hisBachelor of Science in Economics. Mr. Altman received his JurisDoctorate from Suffolk University in 1992. He is a member of the stateand federal bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mr. Altman’spractice focuses on civil and criminal litigation. He has handled anumber of complex civil matters including wrongful death claims,traumatic brain injury cases, premises liability injury claims, medicalmalpractice, motor vehicle accidents, defective products claims,catastrophic injury claims, and numerous other injury matters.. Inaddition, for the past 15 years he has assisted in defending numeroussignificant criminal matters, including, armed robbery, attemptedmurder, homicide, assault and battery, drug possession, distributionand trafficking charges, drunk driving, driving while intoxicated,embezzlement and numerous other criminal matters.

Attorney Boscarine practiced for years at a large global law firm, representing financial services firms, mutual and hedge funds, insurance companies, biotech companies, as well as pro bono work for a victim of international parental abduction, individuals seeking asylum after fleeing political persecution in their home countries, and national voting rights organizations. Her state and federal court experience includes litigation in nine states and four United States Courts of Appeals, as well as participation on the Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller as a member of the Harvard Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic. Attorney Boscarine made a career shift after her older child was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, moving from corporate litigation to working for families and their children. She holds a certificate from the Institute of Special Education Advocacy from William & Mary Law School. She has two children on IEPs, one who attends a specialized out-of-district placement for children on the autism spectrum and one who attends an integrated preK program. She represents families at IEP meetings, mediations, and the BSEA. Attorney Boscarine was selected for the 2019 and 2020 Super Lawyer New England Rising Star lists for her work in School and Education Law.. Attorney Boscarine’s litigation experience prior to her special education practice includes trials and appeals in state and federal courts. She second chaired a bench trial in federal district court in an international child abduction case brought under the Hague Convention, successfully representing her client in follow-on litigation in state court on an issue of first impression that was ultimately affirmed by the state Supreme Court (petition for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court denied). She has experience with federal court oral argument, expert and fact witness depositions, substantial motion practice and brief-writing at the discovery, pretrial, trial, post-trial, and appellate levels, including successful appellate court briefing after a remand from the United States Supreme Court.

At Wong & Boscarine, we advocate for the educational and civil rights of students throughout Massachusetts. We help families successfully navigate the special education process with valuable legal advice and representation at every step – from reviewing IEPs, attendance at mediations, to representation at hearings at the Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA). We have experience representing students with a wide range of profiles and needs. We have successfully advocated for clients’ inclusion in the general education setting and helped other families secure private, out-of-district placements. Whatever your needs, we are committed to helping students achieve their potential at school and beyond.