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Matthew Stoloff, Esq. looks forward to working on matters involving special education and disability discrimination, including:

*Students who have special needs and have been denied a free and appropriate education.

*Students who need special services, such as assistive technologies, occupational therapy, transportation, and extended year services.

*Students who need an Individualized Education Program ("IEP"), 504 plan, and Behavior Intervention Plan ("BIP").

*Students who have been bullied, harassed, or intimidated by their teachers and/or classmates.

*Individuals who have been discriminated against on the basis of disability, perceived disability, age, race, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, and/or national origin.

*Employees who have been discriminated against or sexually harassed by their employers or co-workers.

*Disabled individuals who have been denied reasonable accommodation at work.

*Disabled individuals with service animals who have been denied access to places of public accommodations.

Areas of focus include: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act; Individuals with Disabilities in Education Improvement Act (IDEA/IDEIA); Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Pregnancy Discrimination Act; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); and New Jersey civil rights law such as the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.

Mark has almost 30 years experience in personal injury and litigation. While a student, he was a paralegal in his father's law office. After law school, Mark worked on Wall Street at one of the oldest and most prestigious law firms, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Later, he joined the family personal injury practice where he enjoys hands-on, close contact with his clients.
--Mark lives in North Jersey with his beautiful wife, their three wonderful sons, and their friendly dog, Atticus.