Legal and Professional
Sussan, Greenwald & Wesler
CATEGORY:
- Attorneys
SPECIALTY:
- Special Education Law
- Special Needs
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DESCRIPTION
Sussan, Greenwald & Wesler
Staci J. Greenwald, Esq. • Jayne M. Wesler, Esq. • Lenore Boyarin, Esq. • Alex M. Hilsen, Esq., LL.M. • Andrew I. Meltzer, Esq. • Mariann Crincoli, Esq
Specialty: Special Education/Special Needs Law
Founded more than 40 years ago, Sussan, Greenwald & Wesler is one of the leading special education law firms in New Jersey. The firm’s attorneys have taken a hands-on, whole child approach to help thousands of families receive access to appropriate educational opportunities and set new legal precedents in the state.
ADDRESSING EACH CHILD’S UNIQUE NEEDS
Each of the firm’s attorneys boasts a wealth of experience in the law. SGW’s attorneys bring unique expertise, having previous experience working in schools and developing and implementing programs for children, as well as being parents of children with unique needs. “While working in the education field, we all realized there was a group of kids whose needs were not being appropriately addressed…and felt that becoming attorneys was the way to change the system,” Greenwald says.
OTHER LOCATIONS
125 Half Mile Rd., Suite 200, Red Bank, NJ 07701
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- County|Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex
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"Andrew has brought a sense of peace to our lives that we couldn't thank him enough for. We always knew that if Jason was being treated fairly and wasn't made to feel like an outcast, he'd thrive, and he has! We noticed an improvement in his grades, self-confidence and positive attitude soon after we began working with Andrew. When the feedback changed from 90 percent negative to 90 percent positive, we knew that hiring Andrew was the best decision we made!" -J.O., Weehawken
"Attorney Andrew I. Meltzer is extremely knowledgeable in his specialty area of law. He's also passionate and dedicated to meeting desired goals." -E.L., Somerset
"Andrew got us the results we wanted in a short period of time." -M.M., East Brunswick
"Lenore represented our family in getting a program that fits our 13-year-old learning disabled child. She was the voice of reason throughout this arduous and lengthy process." -C.Z., Midland Park
"Lenore was exceptional in advocating for our son. She was abIe to achieve the appropriate educational setting for our son. Her work ethic and devotion to our case was outstanding, and she was always available to answer our questions during this trying time. We can't thank her enough for all her efforts!" -A.M., Belford
"Lenore is an exceptional attorney because of many different reasons. First is honesty. Lenore will give it to you straight, good or bad. Second, she's always accessible. Lenore will stay in contact with you throughout your case. Lastly, Lenore is an exceptional attorney because if she tells you that you have a case she's willing to fight for you all the way through trial if necessary." -J.M., Belford
"Lenore got my son a FAPE that fit his needs, including out of district placement and a 12+ year." -D.K., Frenchtown
"My wife and I recently had our wills revised to reflect our current life situation. We avoided it for the longest time and should've done it sooner, but we were unhappy about the process and lack of attention provided by our last attorney. That being said, Alex Hilsen made the process extremely easy for us and ensured that all of his suggestions/recommendations came with clear, concise, understandable reasoning to explain why our new will is now aligned with our current and future needs. Since we have a learning disabled child and other financial concerns, Alex's financial background and ability to draw from the SGW expertise really came in handy, and ensured we didn't need other lawyers involved." -S.S., Colts Neck
"Not only is Staci extremely knowledgeable in cases involving individuals with special needs, she explains each step of the process. She's mindful of your time and fees. I felt very supported while we were working together and she was able to successfully see my case through. " -A.M., Glen Rock
"Staci has helped me for my son's case and has become someone I look up to as I became a special needs advocate. She's always available to answer questions and has helped many of my clients when they end up in due process." -K.K., Mercerville
""My son attends school in Hamilton Township and did very well with pull-out support in math, reading and writing. However, the district took away his pull-out program. When my husband and I found out that he wasn't doing well, we sent several letters to Hamilton Township School District, but the district refused to give our son back the program that works. Instead, they proposed a self-contained in a different school with some big boys. Attorney Andrew I. Meltzer, Esq. filed a mediation and stopped the district from putting our son in the self-contained class and from switching schools. My son’s case manager also went behind our backs and took our son’s school transportation away weeks before the IEP meeting. With Mr. Meltzer’s filing of the mediation, the special education supervisor gave our son his transportation back." " -G.K. and B.K., Hamilton
""The education system for special needs kids is difficult to navigate and complex at best. Jayne knows how important a child’s education is and made sure our child got what he needed and deserved. She guided us and made it happen." " -K.B., West Long Branch
""Staci's exceptional skills have had an incredibly positive impact on the day-to-day development of our child. Her support and guidance are essential in providing our son with what he needs to excel as a special needs child. Staci is very responsive, clearly explains nuanced and complex topics, helps us understand how to navigate a complex legal area and goes beyond our expectations in her service and how she treats us as her clients. We simply couldn't be happier with Staci. I never hesitate recommending her to other parents."" -N.B., Wyckoff
""My wife and I recently had our wills revised to reflect our current life situation. We avoided it for the longest time and should’ve done it sooner, but we were unhappy about the process and lack of attention provided by our last attorney. That being said, Alex Hilsen made the process extremely easy for us and ensured that all of his suggestions/recommendations came with clear, concise, understandable reasoning to explain why our new will is now aligned with our current and future needs. Since we have a learning disabled child and other financial concerns, Alex’s financial background and ability to draw from the SGW expertise really came in handy, and ensured we didn’t need other lawyers involved."" -S.S., Colts Neck
""Mariann is incredibly passionate and hardworking, and will always take the high ground when advocating for her clients. She's honest, thoughtful, intelligent and an outstanding communicator. I couldn't recommend her more highly."" -M.S., Randolph
"” My son was given an HIB and Mariann was able to get the finding reversed on appeal. Her detailed, nuanced and expert knowledge of the HIB legislation was the reason for the reversal. Other lawyers told us that while they believed my son was innocent of the charge, they felt that it was too difficult to get an HIB reversed and refused to take our case. Mariann designed our appeal strategy and expertly executed it. My family couldn’t be more satisfied with her work. She is a super lawyer!”" J.L., Newtown
"“I have a 19-year-old non-verbal autistic son who I moved to NJ from California. To tell you that his case was one of the most difficult out there is an understatement-simply ask his California representation. One of the reasons why NJ became the viable choice for our family was Staci-her expertise is unparalleled, her tenacity matched our families then went beyond. I’ve never experienced an attorney so invested. To top all of this, her positive never-give-up attitude kept us going. I’m here to tell you that we were in a dog-fight for over 10 years, 3 of them seemed so bleak that we were facing the worst version of options out there for parents and for our son. But every time we hit a dead-end, Staci would find some miraculous way around it-I’m seriously describing super-hero versions of ways around the impossible. Most recently we had what would be deemed as a miracle result of our boy. He had started out looking at life in the worst version lock-down psychiatric facility with no options, and he is now in full-support, completely held and respected residential home, beyond all the nay-sayers, and no’s that we had faced for years-I can easily say that this was done because of Staci. I would tell you she’s magic, but I’d be robbing her of the bow she deserves for all the sleepless hours of coming up with another way to solve the impossible, and then doing it! She’s brilliant. Anyone who has the luck of even a consult with her should count their blessings and hold onto every ounce of her years of honed advice and natural intuition.” " K.M., Jersey City