Free Zoom presentation: How to Successfully Advocate for Special Education Services: The Basics

Kerri Feeney
Special Education Attorney

Register now for Eastside CHADD Zoom presentation on Tuesday October 28, 2025 from 6:45 to 8:15pm.

Join Kerri Feeney, Special Education Attorney to learn “How to Successfully Advocate for Special Education Services: The Basics.”

Kerri W. Feeney provides representation throughout Eastern Washington in all areas of disabilities law, with a practice focus on special education litigation, discrimination in public accommodation, and guardianship. 

Kerri holds a Master’s Degree in education and taught for 20 years prior to becoming a lawyer. In 2013, Kerri completed training as a mediator through Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation. In 2015, the Washington State Association of Justice named Kerri the Public Justice Lawyer of the Year for her work advocating on behalf of students with disabilities. 

Kerri has been named a Washington Super Lawyer in the area of education since 2019. She presents regularly on the topics of dispute resolution, ethics and special education. Kerri is admitted to practice in the Eastern and Western District Courts of Washington, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Kerri Feeney will cover

1. How to request special services and to get the process started;
2. How to participate in the evaluation process and in IEP meetings;
3. How to work through common barriers and potential disputes; and
4. What dispute resolution options exist to address disputes.

To register, please email info@eastside-chadd.org and include the following information:

1. Write “Special“ in the subject line.
2. Your first and last name
3. Your Eastside CHADD membership number (If you’re a member of Eastside CHADD)
4. Email address to receive the ZOOM link (Only if it's different than the one you used to register)
5. Telephone number so we can contact you quickly in case of schedule changes

If you need to cancel your reservation, please notify us immediately (at info@Eastside-CHADD.org) so that your space can be given to another person.

Eastside CHADD members have priority enrollment. Non-members will be placed on a waitlist and enrolled after members have registered. To join Eastside CHADD and receive all the benefits of CHADD and Eastside CHADD, please follow this link

Please note that this presentation will not be recorded, so please join us 10 minutes before 6:45pm to learn how to help your children thrive.

Zoom link will be sent before the meeting takes place.

More information here