“MSR Legal’s mission is to provide the highest quality of legal and consulting services to families and schools that are focused on putting children first. My special needs practice is rooted in community education. When parents and providers for children with disabilities are empowered with the right information and tools, they can successfully cultivate an appropriate learning environment. Our goal is the same—to provide the foundation for the child to become a happy, healthy, and productive contributor to society.”
Your child is entitled to a Free, Appropriate, Public Education (FAPE).
You have the right to a free independent educational evaluation of your child.
You can obtain a different classroom, private school tuition, tutoring, and therapies at the expense of the district.
You can challenge your child’s special education program, regardless of your immigration status.
and more!
You may have already tried advocating on your own. But sometimes, it takes a
lawyer to help you be heard. When it comes to your child with
special needs, every day counts. Don’t let another year go by in which
your child does not get the help that she or he needs.
MSR Legal: Our History
“LEARNING HAS NO LIMITS.”
Oroma Mpi-Reynolds, Esq.
The PASSION
The hallmark of my practice is medical-legal partnerships. As the daughter of a pediatrician, I understand the connection between good physical & mental health and educational performance.
The KNOWLEDGE
Product of New York City and Long Island public schools
Undergraduate degree
Yale University
Law degree
Cardozo-Yeshiva Law
Lifelong learner: currently enrolled in an Early Childhood Education certificate program.
The EXPERIENCE
I have worked on every side of special education law since 2008. I understand the systems, and I know the players.
Parents’ attorney for Bronx Legal Services
Special Education Attorney for the New York City Department of Education
Senior Associate at firm representing Long Island school boards
Legal Director of a private school for children with autism
SERVICES & PRACTICE AREAS
Advise parents on early intervention and special education matters, including in-depth analyses of student records.
Liaise with clinical professionals on topics concerning independent educational evaluations and post-Covid-19 compensatory education calculations.
Represent children with disabilities at IEP meetings and manifestation determination reviews, in settlement negotiations, impartial hearings, Superintendent suspension hearings, and appeals.
Consult on case strategy with parents and schools that have already retained attorneys.
Represent parents in Medicaid Fair Hearings.
Represent children in SSI Appeals.
Draft special education policy and provide compliance monitoring for school boards, private schools, and charter schools.
Provide technical assistance to early childhood education programs in drafting curricula, universal pre-kindergarten proposals, grants, and other applications.
Develop and review safety protocol for school reopenings following the Covid-19 crisis.
Represent parents of accelerated learners in negotiating proper placement in public schools, including grade-skipping, where appropriate.
Represent parents who are seeking placement in Twice Exceptional (“2e”) programs.
Consult on matters concerning Section 504 Plans and Individualized Education Service Programs (IESP).
Assist with guardianship petitions.
Create Supplemental Needs/ Special Needs Trusts.
Serve as a family mediator.
Represent parents in uncontested divorce proceedings.
Assist with due diligence searches for Service by Publication motions.