Practice Areas

Civil Rights

Barajas & Rivera’s civil rights practice focuses on representing clients who have been harmed on the basis of their disability, race, gender identity, national origin, religion, age, familial status, source of income, or sexual orientation. We protect the constitutional and statutory rights of individuals to be free from discrimination at work, in housing, in education, and in government services, as well as in places of public accommodation such as restaurants, hospitals, retail establishments, and other businesses open to the public.

Disability Rights

The attorneys at Barajas & Rivera have extensive experience in protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities through litigation and other limited scope representation tailored to meet our client’s unique needs and circumstances. We have represented clients in a wide variety of public accommodation cases against hospitals, movie theaters, doctors’ offices, amusement parks, universities, homeowners’ associations and other entities.

Education & Special Education

Barajas & Rivera’s education practice protects educational equality, school integration, and a student’s right to special education through litigation and other limited scope representation tailored to meet our client’s unique needs and circumstances. We also represent students who have been the target of discrimination, harassment, segregation, retaliation or bullying on the basis disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, race, religion and other classes protected under the law as well as students who have been harmed by an entities’ negligent supervision, hiring or retention of employees. The firm focuses on all aspects of education from preschool through higher education.

With respect to special education matters, the attorneys at Barajas & Rivera also provide the following limited scope representation:

Initial Referral Letters
Referrals for Evaluation and Services
Record Requests
Educational Consultation and Planning
Letters to School Districts
Reimbursement Requests
Representation at IEP, IPP, IFSP and Section 504 Meetings
Representation at Manifestation Determination and Expulsion Hearings
Special Education Due Process Hearings
Informal Dispute Resolution
Compliance Complaints
Office of Civil Rights Complaints
Mediations
Appeals
Parent Training Programs