Jodi Bynder has been our lawyer and incredible knowledgeable advisor for over 5 years. She's responsive, compassionate, and the expert in her field. She worked tirelessly to make sure LAUSD... read more gave our child necessary emotional, social and educational support. She won't over-inflate your expectations or over bill.  I highly recommend bringing her to IEP meetings and will continue to refer her to anyone in need of help navigating this fragmented system.

  Jodi Bynder is an INCREDIBLE special education attorney. The process of fighting for our son's rights was overwhelming, exhausting and frankly heartbreaking at times. Having Jodi on our side advocating... read more for everything our son needs and deservers helped us sleep at night. She is so knowledgeable, and is also able to explain everything in a very patient and easy to understand way. For anyone who finds themselves in the unfortunate position of having to take legal action against the school system, Jodi will do everything in her power to end at the best possible result.

  Dina Kalplan has been our attorney for years.  And this message long overdue; I am not much of a person that makes reviews, I prefer word of mouth references and... read more through parent groups that feel trusted, but I think it needs to be done especially if by this mean more students get assistance it will worth it.  I want to say how blessed my family, especial my daughter, who is wheelchair bound and her condition is cerebral palsy(quadriplegic) because we have one of the luckiest to have met and work with Dina Kaplan and she has help up to an unmeasurable way to make sure her rights protected.  My daughter is now a 12th grader, and we owe part of the success in her education for the advocating for rights and legal support we received. Eternally grateful

  Unfortunately, I've needed legal counsel for almost all of my son's school years. I sought a second opinion with Jodi Bynder of Vanaman German when, during middle school, the administration... read more tried to move our son to another school located a substantial distance from our home and away from his peers and teachers, and our attorney at the time told us we didn't have a case. When it became clear that it was time for a second opinion, I contacted the highly regarded Vanaman German Law Group (then Newman Aaronson Vanaman), who assessed that I needed an immediate review with someone with lots of experience. Enter Jodi Bynder. I have been with her ever since, and she has been by my side, giving me advice, fighting for my child's rights, and advocating for him as if he was her own. She is intelligent, with strong analytical and advocacy skills combined with a keen knowledge of educational law, helping me traverse the rocky landscape of special education. Jodi listens with a compassionate heart but executes with the acuity of an eagle. If you want to engage an attorney who's doing their job for all of the right reasons, then I can't recommend Jodi Bynder highly enough to advocate for you and your child.

  I wish there was something greater than five stars I could give David German.

We were referred to David by a friend who told us that "his" friend (a high powered... read more tech executive) had previously retained David for a special education case, and that supposedly David was THE guy you wanted if you were in the Los Angeles area.
That praise sounded pretty over the top. It wasn't.

David is very smart, very good at what he does, and a genuinely caring person. He understands the law and can help if you are having problems related to education and special education rights. He will tell you if you have a good case, and he will also tell you if he thinks you don't and won't string you along.

You do not understand the rules or what your rights are. You need someone on your side who does. This area of law is very complex and many schools do not understand it properly themselves and make a lot of mistakes. These mistakes can violate your kid's rights and damage their education. David German does understand these laws and can hold them accountable and protect your rights.

David represented us and took care of everything. Our result exceeded all expectations we had going in. I trusted him and I'm so glad we did.

I now tell people that if you are in LA with a special ed or IEP problem, David is THE guy you want.

  Jodi Bynder has been our attorney for the past 7 years, advocating on behalf of our autistic daughter.  Over the years, she has patiently and kindly walked with us in... read more navigating a complicated and arduous school system.   Jodi is an unbelievably skilled attorney with vast experience in special needs law.  She is an integral part of a law practice that is widely accepted as "the best in the city", a reputation that drew us to her practice.  This was our expectation (or maybe hope?)  when we first met her years ago and began working with her.  Now after many interactions with the school system, IEPs, mediations, etc. we can say unequivocally that Jodi's reputation was deserved as she has far exceeded our expectations.  On a personal level, Jodi is easy to talk to, approachable, and down to earth.  She just gets it.  She is responsive and promptly answers all of our emails and phone calls.  Honestly we don't know where we would be if not for her help and support over the years.