MY FIRST IEP WORKSHOP (An Intro to Special Education)
Understanding Early Childhood Transition from IDEA’s Part C to Part B: What is the parent or legal guardian’s role under Part B?
Audience: Parents of children ages Birth-5, or others who are working towards receiving their child's first individualized education plan (IEP)
Join attorney Courtney Bhatt for an in-depth explanation of how to help develop appropriate services for your child as they receive their first IEP. My First IEP workshop is designed specifically for parents of children graduating from Birth-Three programs at Neurodevelopmental therapy centers and transitioning to developmental preschools and will take place on a digital conferencing platform to mitigate any geographic barriers.
Topics covered in the workshop will include:
Courtney D. Bhatt is a senior associate attorney at Littler’s Seattle Office. She represents employers in the defense of federal and state employment law claims, including discrimination, harassment, internal investigations, and alternative dispute resolution. Further, Courtney represents and counsels employers in traditional labor law and labor relations matters. She provides advice and counsel, and innovative solutions to issues including harassment prevention training and inclusion, equity, and diversity. Additionally, Courtney provides pro bono legal services for parents with special needs children.
Courtney has extensive litigation and arbitration experience and has consistently obtained favorable results, including successful arbitration awards as first chair, summary judgments, and judgments upheld on appeal. She also has extensive experience conducting internal and external workplace investigations for private employers and public sector employers related to allegations of misconduct, including discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment.
Prior to joining Littler, Courtney practiced labor and employment defense at a Tier 1 regional law firm in Washington, and she also practiced business litigation and administrative law at a business law firm in Bellevue, Washington. While in California, Courtney practiced employment defense at a law firm in the Los Angeles area, and represented parents of children with special needs.
While at Dartmouth, Courtney received a Mellam Family Foundation Scholarship for outstanding community service and academic achievement and served as a student judiciary board member of the Committee on Standards.
While at Pepperdine Law School, Courtney served as the Lead Advocate of the Special Education Law Clinic. Courtney also earned a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution.
Courtney is licensed to practice law in California and Washington.
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