The Law Offices of Martin Kehoe & Associates, P.C.

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New York State Special Education Advocacy Lawyers

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Martin Kehoe and Associates P.C. fights for fairness, dignity, and justice for those living with educational disabilities. We provide legal representation for all New Yorkers regardless of income. Employing the constitutional protections of the Education Law we transform lives and empower families to address individual and systemic wrongs. Our tool-kit includes mediation, resolution and litigation.

Martin Kehoe Special Ed. Advocate and Attorney

Martin Kehoe is a practicing special ed. attorney with over 20 years of experience in the field. He worked on law guardian panels for 17 years. This gave way to his entry into the area of Special Education Law.

Marty is certified as an Impartial Hearing Officer (IHO) and conducts hearings in many of the State’s counties. He has conducted thousands of hearings in accordance with state and federal laws. Currently he is available to represent families in over thirty New York State counties.

Attorney Kehoe is admitted to practice law in New York State, Connecticut State and the Federal Courts (NDNY, 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court).

Know Your Rights as a Parent

Allow us to be your navi-gators through the complicated world of special education. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA") is a comprehensive statutory framework established by Congress to aid the states in providing disabled children with a free appropriate public education (“FAPE”). Learn more about the IDEA.

Upstate Allegators Are Here to Help

Don’t bite off more than you can chew! With the Upstate Allegators on your side, we will ensure that your child obtains the education that they are entitled to. We have helped families all over New York State. Click below if you or your family would like to learn more about Part 200 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education

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"That's so, says Martin. Or so they allege.
--Who made those allegations? says Alf.

--I, says Joe. I'm the alligator."
- James Joyce, Ulysses