Matthew Cohen

Matthew Cohen is a partner at the law firm of Monahan and Cohen in Chicago, Illinois and has over 25 years' experience working with children and their families who have been let down by current special education policies. He is also on the faculty at Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, toon meer where he teaches Mental Health Law. He is the legal commentator for LDOnline, a major disability and special education web site, former president of CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and a founding board member of the Council of Parents, Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), a national disability advocacy organization. Matthew Cohen regularly trains parents, clinicians, advocates and educators throughout the United States and writes frequently on special education and mental health issues. toon minder