Tollner Law Offices - Special Education Attorneys

Empowering Special Needs Families, Protecting the Rights of Special Education Students

Testimonials

David Tollner has assisted us over the past 8 years as we have untangled many issues with two different school districts in San Mateo County. He is flexible, open minded, professional, efficient and direct while respecting the values and opinions of all parties involved. Highly recommend him if you are dealing with a contentious situation.

San Mateo, CA

Where to begin. Our child has had an IEP since second grade and never really got the type or level of support she needed. We finally had enough of her IEP team dragging their feet and seemingly talking in circles and hired a special educational lawyer. Unfortunately, our initial lawyer didn’t seem to “get” our child or her needs. After a year, we turned to Tollner Law Offices and worked first with James S. and then with David T. to evaluate and help remedy our child’s situation.

David and his team are outstanding results-oriented professionals. David is extremely capable and reassuring. He responded to our queries in a timely manner and kept us in the loop as to what was happening and what to (likely) expect next. He knows what to do and how to work with school districts and their lawyers. The journey over the years (since second grade) was a long and frustrating experience with repeated rounds of go-nowhere, do-not-much IEP meetings. Having David to navigate and guide us step-by-step led to a very satisfactory and successful outcome, for which we are forever grateful. (Thank you, thank you, thank you!)

I highly recommend Tollner Law Offices

San Jose Unified School DistrictSan Jose, CA

I had been battling with the school district for years as things progressively got worse over time. I started the journey with a special ed advocate but soon realized I needed to have someone who knew more about the legal aspects of special ed as well as my child’s rights. I was recommended to Tollner by a friend and decided to meet with Amanda O’Neal to discuss our situation. After meeting with her I knew I had to take the next step and work with them. Amanda was the best, she listened with empathy to years of pent up frustration and supplemented them with her knowledge, soon enough we got the outcome we wanted that best served my child’s needs. My child is in the best placement possible and is in the best environment. I would recommend Tollner Law Offices and Amanda to any parent who is needing to navigate the difficult world of special ed.

CabrilloHalf Moon Bay

Amanda was also very helpful when David wasn’t around. Sometimes God provide us angels to guide us in our most painful time of need and I truly believe David was that angel. We have been struggling for the past 3 years following the recommendations of the school district. We needed external help where our daughter could be in a structured environment where trained and compassionate individuals were there to help her 24/7. David is a very skilled Special Education attorney but what impressed me most was his compassion, understanding, kindness and patience. He was very responsive at all times and guided us on this stressful journey. When we met him for the first time, he patiently explained the strategy, how the system works and what needed to happen to go forward. I felt comfortable to call or email him anytime and he would respond very quickly to calm our fears or answer any questions we have. If you need someone who can truly help you when you feel most helpless and vulnerable, please give him a call. I am certain he can help you as he did us. God Bless David Tollner!

I’ve worked with two lawyers from Tollner Law Offices over the past six years, David Tollner and Bonnie Yates. Both attorneys are top-notch. I have two children who required their services. Both attorneys worked wonderfully with the school districts. They’re both very knowledgable about special education laws and guided my husband and me to get the appropriate accommodations and tuition reimbursement for our children. I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to work with Tollner Law Offices.

San Mateo-Foster CityFoster City, CA

We found this office through a parent group that we trust a great deal. Wd’d never needed representation for an IEP and so didn’t know what to expect. We were very pleased with the process and outcome. Our attorney, Amanda O’Neil was all the things you want: professional, thorough and friendly. The thing we appreciated most was how easy it was to reach her and how quickly she responded to any/all of our questions. Her involvement in our IEP process is THE reason we were able to get the placement our child needed. It’s no fun to have a contentious relationship with the school district. Thanks to Amanda our relationship is good with the district and our child is thriving. We highly recommend this office.

Santa Cruz CitySanta Cruz

David Tollner has helped us tremendously in the past couple of years to get services from school district for our Autistic daughter!!! He is very knowledgeable, professional and efficient. He is very compassionate in defending families Rights.

I highly recommend him to anyone who has a hard time dealing with school district to get services for their child.

As a single mom who was lost with what to do for my son and his educational needs, David made everything very clear.

Fremont, CA

SARC agreed to pay for UCLA Pathway for 2 years. Approx $35,000 a year. Marc and Emily were responsive and very helpful. I would recommend them.

Eastside UnionSan Jose

Amanda was an excellent guide down an intimidating path to secure an appropriate level of educational support for our child.
We could not have navigated this process without her.
Amanda was patient, thorough, and we always knew that she had our best interest as her top priority.
We are so grateful.

Burlingame School DistrictBurlingame, CA

Tollner Law Offices
Tollner Law Offices
4.5
Based on 17 Reviews
Amie D.
Amie D.
2021-11-30 22:32:03
Devan has changed our lives. The best decision we have ever made was to hire Devan with Tollner Law. She fought hard for my son and really was there through...
April M.
April M.
2021-10-01 01:41:22
Absolute worst experience. This is regarding Sibley only. He is very arrogant and ended up getting us a very poor outcome. He was extremely unprofessional....
Stacey S.
Stacey S.
2020-10-13 09:01:18
Tollner Law Offices is the go-to firm for special education in the Bay Area. I'm very happy with their help because I believe they achieved an outcome I had...
V P.
V P.
2020-06-19 10:15:24
We have been with Tollner Law offices for 3 years. We are very happy with their service. There are several attorneys that collaborate very well with each...
Michael A.
Michael A.
2018-07-02 16:15:36
David is a very heartfilled and caring person who will deliver results!We found David and his staff online after going through some wild issues to say the...
Lili H.
Lili H.
2015-06-08 18:03:56
As an attorney myself, it's new and different for me to be consuming legal services. Very insightful. David and his associate, Sarah, are thoughtful,...
Stacey B.
Stacey B.
2015-05-04 12:59:20
This is a long overdue review I'm very new to Yelp so racking my brain on who I want to review and share my experience with and this attorney is one of...

Please fill out the information below to start the process for receiving a free 20 minute phone consultation.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.