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The best education lawyer David German has been advocating for my son for 7 years. He has navigated through 2 school districts and gotten him support that we did not know was available. He has been an invaluable asset to our family. He is one of the brightest attorneys that I have ever met and his knowledge base is incredibly broad. His office is very organized, efficient and easy to work with. Our son has gone from a shut down child who hates school to a thriving learner because of the efforts of Vanaman German and specifically, David German. View More

Because of David and his team, my child has a brighter future:-) David German is a wonderful and caring lawyer. He is an extremely knowledgeable and experienced lawyer. He helped us through a very stressful and difficult financial time. We are so grateful he is our lawyer fighting for us. His wisdom and guidance were extraordinary and extremely helpful. Working with this firm was an effortless and wonderful experience from start to finish. Can’t recommend David and the firm enough!! Because of David and his team, my child has a brighter future:-)

Excellent Special Needs Attorney David German and his team at Vanaman German have been an invaluable resource to our family for more than a decade. We appreciate the deep knowledge his team possesses when navigating the educational system and support for our daughter who is on the spectrum. We highly recommend families with special needs visiting David for a consultation to see how his firm’s services can assist in the development of a equitable education experience!

Phenomenal lawyer We were in very stressful situation with my son's school district wanting to expell him. I was losing all hope that I was going to find someone to help us. I was getting the run around and getting No's that they weren't able to help. After 3 weeks of that I did lose hope. I contacted Mr.German's office his assistant was very nice and professional. Mr. German was very nice and patient and explained the process and told us the next step on what to do to possibly prevent expulsion. The final outcome was Mr.German was able to help us stop the expulsion. He was very generous with his time,very compassionate, very patient. He is a phenomenal lawyer. We will always be so very grateful for his help. Without his help my son would have been expelled. I would 1000 percent recommend his services. View More

A Very "Special" Special Needs Attorney! We were not happy with our former attorney and the settlement they negotiated on our behalf. We researched other special needs attorneys and based on the reviews we saw called David German. From the first meeting phone call, we noticed a vast difference in professionalism, knowledge, and courteousness to us as clients. David was responsive, open-minded, flexible, and diligent. He negotiated a settlement that was much higher and covered more academic years than the first settlement offered by the school district. David is hands down the best special needs attorney in the area, based on our experience, and we recommend him without reservation and with the highest regard. View More

The best lawyer ever ! We are very lucky to have David German as our lawyer . He understands and supports the unique needs of his clients . He has been our lawyer throughout all these years and we never had to regret . David always gets what is the best for his clients . We will continue using his services as long as it requires .

Excellent Attorney with Outstanding Results David and his team are outstanding. They achieved a settlement with LAUSD that serves the best educational interests of our son. David took the time to understand our concerns with the IEP process. He then guided us through the claim process with an eye towards how best to resolve our matter. Our family is very grateful to David and his team.

David German When we needed to move our son into a specialized program, David was enthusiastically recommended to us and he did not disappoint. He was so patient and gracious with his time as he walked us through everything – really made the whole process stress free from start to finish. And in the end was able to help our son get the help he needed.

Compassionate, Calm, Resolute Professional When I first started looking for attorneys to help us get a classroom aide for our autistic son in a general education setting, I spoke to 2 highly-rated attorneys that gave us little chance of winning. Then I boldly called an attorney who is a senior managing partner at his firm (Vanaman-German) and asked him to take our case. Thankfully he accepted the challenge and thought that there was no reason we couldn't prevail. Dr. German has a heart for disabled kids. Inclusion in a general education setting is his hill to die on for these kids, so our son trying to cut it in general education as a high performing ASD student, was well within his bailiwick. If a defense attorney is brave enough to take Dr. German (JD, MA, Ph.D.) past mediation to court, Dr. German spends more preparation time than necessary to win in court. He routinely tries class action cases in federal court against the California Department of Education and major school districts. At the preliminary mediation, the school district’s attorney was visibly anxious at the prospect of facing Dr. German in court and so the school district quickly gave us 90% of what we had asked for. The mediation proceedings were done in less than 90 minutes. We couldn’t be more pleased with how professionally, patiently, and compassionately our case was handled by Dr. German. Thank-you again, Dr. German! View More

Great help David helped us with a case involving our school district. He is very kind, knowledgeable and experienced, and everything was handled smoothly with no stress for us. His office staff are efficient and friendly. Our case was successful thanks to his detailed knowledge of the situation. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend David to other families facing issues, and we will come back to him in the future if we need help again.

Calm & kind professional I've been working with David German for three years now and our family is so grateful for his services. I couldn't stand watching my son "fall through the cracks" anymore and David continues to exceed our expectations every year. He's relieved a lot of stresses that typically come with a special needs child in the school system. Our son is currently in middle school and really enjoys going to school. I highly recommend David to help advocate for your child.

Outstanding guidance Our family had a confluence of 3 thorny and urgent educational issues happen all at once, and David -- not having met us before and without a prior connection -- gave us dozens of hours of his time and expert advice, and did so with patience, empathy, approachability and most importantly practicality. It felt like we were getting the inside scoop from a longtime friend. And our children and family are now in a far stronger place because of it. Thank you David!