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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've gotten a lot of feedback on this thread but I'm still curious to know the hourly rates for advocates. Is there a difference in rates based on whether the non-attorney advocate has a background in education vs being a parent who has been through the process? You don't have to share the name if you don't want to but I want to know: 
1. rate
2. background in education (former teacher)? parent? other?
3. school district

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I was charged $300 for someone who used to work at a private school, didn't know the law, gave us bad advice, and didn't know how to help us overcome resistance from the school. That was the same rate as the much much more effective and knowledgeable attorney who we later hired. I soooo wish we had just gone right to the attorney. [/quote]

it’s insane these advocates charge $300/hr when they have no actual credentials. What’s more insane is they know parents are desperate enough to pay it and that’s how they get away with it. Even if someone ends up not using them they are making more than the majority of people make a day in one single hour. unbelievable. Attorneys charge that much because they actually are credentialed and expected to know the law and policies etc…[/quote]

Yes, that's what my attorney charged (years ago so it probably went up) and that seemed reasonable/low to me as an attorney myself who would bill much higher. I too thought it was insane once I realized a non credentialed "advocate" was charging the same exact rate! [/quote]

What do advocates do vs what attorneys do? I would think advocates with an educational background can help revise the IEP and attorneys can help enforce compliance with the IEP process.  Is that how it is working for most? $300/hour is outrageous.[/quote]

Attorneys can certainly help with revisions to an IEP, as there are many,  many compliance issues involved with that. [/quote]

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