Kirsch-Goodwin & Kirsch Education Attorneys

04/22/2026

Profiled in the NYC UFT - United Federation of Teachers news. Thankful to our mother who encouraged me, and to Lori for inspiring me and being my partner.

Retired special education teacher Hope Kirsch has turned her educational knowhow into a rewarding second act as a lauded special education attorney post retirement.

02/18/2026

We could not be more proud of Lori’s son, Hope’s nephew. 

02/12/2026

‘nuff said.

01/20/2026

We're doing two presentations this week. Here's the second one. It's Saturday, January 24, 2026, for the Arizona Autism Coalition. If it sounds familiar, it's a variation on previous presentations we gave to school personnel and to attorneys. This one is for parents and guardians, providers, and advocates. It's especially fun as we've got a SPED Director and one of our favorite opposing counsel.
https://www.azautism.org/

01/10/2026

We are looking forward to giving this presentation at the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC):
Grandparents Support Group will be held Friday, January 23, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

SARRC’s January Grandparents Support Group will be held Friday, January 23 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Location SARRC’s Phoenix Campus: 300 N 18th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85006 Speaker Information […]

10/07/2025

Well, this made my day.

10/03/2025

Lori was interviewed by the AZ Capitol Times following her testimony before the AZ State Legislature about premature graduation of students with disabilities, an issue KGK has been increasingly dealing with. https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/10/02/premature-graduation-of-students-with-disabilities-challenged-by-parents-educators/

09/22/2025

Join Hope for another informative and fun presentation alongside a special education director and one of Hope's favorite opposing counsel. https://azbar.ce21.com/item/a-special-education-director-school-attorney-parent-attorney-walk-iep-meeting-strategies-effective-collaboration-special-education-disputes-727636

09/14/2025

Excited to be presenting at this inaugural event to teach families about the IEP process and step-by-step approach to creating an IEP.

09/03/2025

Now you can watch the webinar we presented.
https://zoom.us/rec/share/9zjuY4nWmkvzCSRGCuRU42PvXTXKFPIQsNXP33jvz5S4iUHCLG6CSDyXOoq7ozg9.PRJSmqHMvYTNJnge
Passcode: 0.y@!Gd!

08/20/2025

Hope will be one of the presenters at ARIZONA'S IDEA CONFERENCE on August 21, 2025 - A SPECIAL EDUCATION DIRECTOR, SCHOOL ATTORNEY AND PARENT ATTORNEY WALK INTO A MEETING: Strategies for Effective Collaboration in Special Education Disputes
https://www.azed.gov/ideaconference/