Sacramento Valley
Special Education Attorney
Martha Millar provides quality legal representation to parents of children with special needs. A former regular education teacher who has also taught special education classes, attorney Martha Millar brings valuable experience to resolving special education law matters. Ms Millar advocates on behalf of children for an appropriate education that meets their unique needs.
Legal services are provided free of charge to qualified parents of children with special needs.
Eligibility for special education services
If your child has a disability which adversely affects his or her educational performance, your child may be eligible to receive special education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Under IDEA, school districts are required to seek out, identify, and evaluate children with disabilities who need special education and related services.
In many cases, your child may be eligible for special education if your child has any of the following issues:
• Reading difficulty • Comprehension difficulty
• Autism • Other health impairment
• Asperger's Disorder • Orthopedic impairment
• Learning disability • Traumatic brain injury 
• Hearing impairment • Developmental delay
• Visual impairment • Emotional/behavioral issues
• Speech or language impairment
Need for legal services
You may need legal services if:
• Your child's school refusesto find your child eligible for special education.• Your child's school refusesto assess your child in all areas of suspected disability.• You disagree with the placement or services called for in your child'sIndividualized Education Program (IEP).• The school is failing to provide servicesspecified in your child's IEP.• Your child has been repeatedly suspendedfrom school.• There are other educational problems relatedto your child's special needs. Legal services are free to qualifying parents
We represent children with special needs and their families in disputes with school districts and other local education agencies over:
• Eligibility• Assessments• Placement • Services• Some disciplinary mattersLegal services are provided by the Law Offices of Martha Millar free of charge to qualified parents. Call the Law Offices of Martha Millar to find out if you qualify for free legal services.
Settling a special education dispute
If the parties to a special education dispute agree to settle the dispute, they may possibly draft a settlement agreement to include one or more benefits such as:
•Independent evaluations
Independent evaluations•Development of a new IEP
Development of a new IEP•Accommodations and modifications
Accommodations and modifications•Prospective educational services
Prospective educational services •1:1 aides
1:1 aides•Staff training
Staff training•Books and supplies
Books and supplies •Change of placement
Change of placement•Reimbursement for educationally related expenses
Reimbursement for educationally related expenses•Compensatory educational services to compensate the student for the school district’s failure to offer or deliver an appropriate program or services. Compensatory education often comes in the form of 1:1 tutoring or therapy.
Compensatory educational services to compensate the student for the school district’s failure to offer or deliver an appropriate program or services. Compensatory education often comes in the form of 1:1 tutoring or therapy.The Law Offices of Martha Millar serve clients in Northern and Central California, including, but not limited to the California counties of Sacramento, Placer, Yuba, Sutter, and Nevada and the cities of Sacramento, Roseville, Auburn, Grass Valley, Yuba City, Marysville, Chico, Truckee, Stockton, and other cities in Northern California. For further information, please call us at 1-530-273-2740.
DISCLAIMER: The information contained in this website is not intended as legal advice. Because the law is not static, may vary from location to location, and from one situation to another, you should not rely upon any information in these web pages as a source of legal advice. Our law firm cannot assume any responsibility for actions based on information contained herein. Receipt of any such information by you does not create an attorney-client relationship between you and the Law Offices of Martha Millar. Contacting us does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send us any confidential information until such time as an attorney-client relationship has been established.
A Special Education Law Firm
Serving clients in Northern California
915 Highland Pointe Drive
Suite 250
Roseville, CA 95678
154 Hughes Road, #7
Grass Valley, CA 95945
We are also available to
meet with you at an office
location in Sacramento.
1-530-273-2740
