photo of Perry Zirkel, a smiling man wearing a plaid shirt, a tan baseball cap and glasses, seated at a table in front of shelves full of law books

I have 35+ years experience as an impartial specialist in education law, with a sub-specialty in special education law. My speaking engagements have spanned every state, and I hosted annual conferences at Lehigh University from 1977 to 2022.

WHAT’S NEW:

December 2025 Legal Update

Latest “§ 504-Only” Eligibility Rates

The Latest Version of The Q-and-A Manual on Due Process Hearings (as of August 31, 2024) [PDF]

National Compilation of Case Law from 1998 to the end of 2024 under the IDEA and Section 504/ADA [PDF]