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Mission Statement. The Mission of DisAbility Advocates, the Law Firm of Karen Dalglish Seal, is to promote the independence, the education and the successful integration of individuals with disabilities into society. Our goal is to assist parents in advocating for their children with special needs so that their children can receive the education they need to function as effectively as possible in society. As part of that mission and as an expanded goal, this office assists young people in legal matters including IEP meetings (ARDC meetings), due process hearings, suspensions, expulsions and court procedures.. Services Provided. 1. Working with students with disabilities and their families to assure that these students receive all of the educational services to which these children are entitled under State and Federal Laws.. 2. Consulting with families who have children with disabilities to assist the families with making life decisions that will ensure that their children can live as independently as possible and as productively as they are able.. 3. Speaking with organizations who would like to learn more about their rights as individuals with disabilities, the rights of family members with disabilities, the rights of their clients or rights of students with disabilities.. 4. Assisting young defendants who find themselves involved in the juvenile legal system.. 5. Providing legal services to those individuals with disabilities who require an advocate who understands their Abilities.. 6. Educating the public, the courts and the schools about the rights of individuals with disabilities.

Kurt Gransee is a founding member of Rush & Gransee, L.C. Mr. Gransee started his legal career at a large defense firm where his legal skills were honed. Then Mr. Gransee joined the Bexar county District Attorney's Office where he quickly rose through the ranks after successfully trying a variety of criminal cases. Kurt Gransee has taken the skills he developed and created one of the pre-eminent law firms in San Antonio.. Mr. Gransee primarily limits his current practice to those individuals charged with State or Federal crimes. Mr. Gransee has a reputation of going the extra mile to get his client the justice they deserve. We have used to our advantage the foremost experts in accident reconstruction, medicine, computer forensics and psychology. By using the appropriate experts in a criminal case our clients can get justice, whether it's a not guilty or a greatly reduced sentence. Unlike many other criminal defense firms we have a fully staffed law firm, with a legal library, high speed copiers, and the ability to try a criminal case using high tech audio visual aids to persuade a jury.. Kurt Gransee has been voted by his peers and listed as one of San Antonio's Best Lawyers, for the past 11 years in the annual legal poll conducted by the monthly magazine "Scene in SA". Mr. Gransee was identified as one of San Antonio's best lawyers in Criminal Defense Law. Mr. Gransee has represented clients and litigated cases in a wide variety of criminal cases including injury to a child "shaken baby", internet child porn, Intoxication manslaughter, intoxication assault, DWI, and money laundering. Mr. Gransee has handled State and Federal cases throughout Texas, and in Federal District Court.

I  am licensed to practice before the following federal courts: US Supreme Court-10/19/87; US Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit 11/18/1981; US District Court Western District-07/08/1980; Northern District-12/04/1987

I am a civil trial lawyer with a significant portion of my practice dedicated to representing governmental entities.. I currently serves as the City Attorney for the Cities of Alpine and Hondo and Assistant City Attorney for the City of Fort Stockton.. I am a former Assistant City Attorney for Lubbock (1979-81) and City Attorney for Greenville (1983-87). I also served as City Attorney for the Cities of Boerne, Leon Valley, Richwood, Somerville, Ferris and Cottonwood Shores, as Interim City Attorney for the City of Euless, and General Counsel for the Laredo Housing Authority.. I have a passion for what I do and am a frequent speaker and panelist on municipal and public law issues, focusing on Open Government, land use litigation, annexation and boundary disputes, governmental and official immunity, Fair Housing, Whistleblower Act, EEOC and employment discrimination, damages and remedies issues, and complex civil litigation. He is an Original Member of the Housing Authority Defense Attorneys Association.

Gerardo Menchaca heads the immigration section of Escamilla & Poneck LLP and is licensed to practice law in every immigration court in the United States. He has dedicated his legal career to helping people from all over the world deal with the complexities of the US immigration system. As an attorney practicing immigration law, his job is to help people become part of the best country in the world.. Gerardo is a graduate of St. Mary's University School of Law and has an economics degree from Texas State University. Additionally, he is a current member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Texas Bar Association, and the Mexican Entrepreneurs Association. He was voted one of San Antonio's Best Immigration Lawyers in 2017, 2016, 2014, 2012 and 2011 (SA Scene Magazine).