Transition Into Adulthood IEP

Transition IEP Parent Panel - Online Lunch and Learn

This is the last opportunity students have for services and we want to arm families on how to advocate for meaningful services.

Topics covered will include:

• DDA service during transition years 16 - 21
• Pre-vocational Support starting at 16
• Resources and IEP Goals examples / personal journeys and tips to best support your loved one
• DVR - what and when to ask for services

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.

For any questions, please contact us by email.