April 28, 2009: Six members of the Maryland Special Education Lawyers (MDSEL) group attended a swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Other members of MDSEL, a group of...

Choice Program Question: The school informed me and my client that they could not bring an attorney to their daughter’s IEP meeting. They also informed me that my client’s daughter is required to be...

Patrick Hoover visited the Choice Program Spring Reflections event at UMBC Technology Center on April 21, 2009. In his presentation to the Choice Program staff, Hoover described the special education process, a student’s legal...

Over the last few weeks WAMU and NPR 88.5 FM have brought the Kojo Nnamdi show and its recent spotlight on juvenile justice as topic one. Today’s broadcast featured the not uncommon realty in...

On March 13, 2009, Patrick Hoover, along with Judge Kim Berkeley Clark, Dr. Vincent Culotta, and Professor Marty Floss, gave a presentation at the 36th National Conference on Juvenile Justice to the National Council...

On March 13th, 2009 Pat Hoover and three other juvenile justice experts from around the U.S. will together present a panel discussion on the present state of juvenile waiver hearings – under age kids...

I want to wish all our friends and colleagues the happiest and healthiest of new years for 2009. In these uncertain and perilous times for so many at home and around the world, it...

Check out the online program tool Charlie Hoover recently designed in his spare time at college! No surprise to those who know him, Charlie is a Barack Obama supporter and has been very active...

Thankfully, the Maryland State Department of Education effort to decertify school therapists has been withdrawn (see previous blog posting for details). Occupational, Physical and Speech Language professionals are present throughout the State working every...