Hope Kirsch is a special education attorney with the law firm of Kirsch-Goodwin & Kirsch representing students with disabilities and their families in school related matters ranging from attending IEPs to Due Process hearings and appeals, as well as restraint and seclusion and bullying. Hope is a veteran special education teacher and school administrator - nearly 20 years with the New York City Department of Education - where she worked with students with autism and with severe behavior, social-emotional and communication disabilities in self-contained classes, public special education day schools and hospitals. She is an AV-rated attorney and licensed to practice before the state and federal courts in New York, New Jersey and Arizona. She is frequently invited to speak, both nationally and locally, to parents, advocates, attorneys and health professionals about special education matters and bullying. Hope has been instrumental in the passage of Arizona’s first legislation regarding restraint and seclusion in the schools. Her personal interests include running and skiing.
“I joined the board to help AZA increase access for services to children and support and training for their families.”
