Attorney’s Fees
Attorney’s Fees
Clients do not have to pay any fees in most of the special education cases that Drew Christian handles.
Many of the special education cases that Drew Christian litigates are through federal “fee-shifting” statutes. These fee shifting statutes include the IDEA and the Rehabilitation Act which are special education statutes. Other fee shifting statutes such as the Civil Right Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act are also relied upon in litigation.
Fee shifting statutes require the defendant to pay plaintiff attorney’s fees if the plaintiff wins the case. Because Drew Christian uses a comprehensive screening process to determine likelihood of success and that he believes in every claim he makes, he relies on these fee-shifting statutes and often charges no fees to his clients, regardless of the outcome.
Some special education lawyers charge one third from any award of compensatory education, which is a type of fund that is obtained under certain circumstances to remediate inadequate special education services. Drew Christian’s philosophy is that compensatory education funds are for the child’s education. As such he will never access compensatory education funds to pay for attorney’s fees.
For questions about special education law, school district liability, remedies or attorney’s fees, call Drew Christian at (570) 343-1006.
Many of the special education cases that Drew Christian litigates are through federal “fee-shifting” statutes. These fee shifting statutes include the IDEA and the Rehabilitation Act which are special education statutes. Other fee shifting statutes such as the Civil Right Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act are also relied upon in litigation.
Fee shifting statutes require the defendant to pay plaintiff attorney’s fees if the plaintiff wins the case. Because Drew Christian uses a comprehensive screening process to determine likelihood of success and that he believes in every claim he makes, he relies on these fee-shifting statutes and often charges no fees to his clients, regardless of the outcome.
Some special education lawyers charge one third from any award of compensatory education, which is a type of fund that is obtained under certain circumstances to remediate inadequate special education services. Drew Christian’s philosophy is that compensatory education funds are for the child’s education. As such he will never access compensatory education funds to pay for attorney’s fees.
For questions about special education law, school district liability, remedies or attorney’s fees, call Drew Christian at (570) 343-1006.