Sarah W. Koren
Staff Attorney
Phone: (407) 317-3411
Email: [email protected]
Paralegal: Kirsten Cuthbert
Phone: (407) 317-3200 x2002928
Sarah serves as a staff
attorney in the Office of Legal Services where she specializes in exceptional
student education, Office of Civil Rights student matters and worker’s
compensation. She also provides legal support in the areas of McKay
Scholarship, testing, behavior support, restraint/seclusion, LGBTQ, accommodations
and transition. Prior to joining the
Office of Legal Services, Sarah
served as an attorney in the Special Education and Mental Health Law Unit of
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc. (“CLSMF”), where she represented
dependent youth and families in special education, dependency, delinquency, and
mental health matters. Prior to working at CLSMF, Sarah worked at the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar
Association, as an Equal Justice Works Fellow/Guardian ad Litem Program
Education Attorney representing the educational and dependency (foster care)
needs of foster youth.
Sarah has presented on the
issues of educational advocacy to: Florida Statewide Guardian ad Litem Program
Attorneys, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates; National Association of
Counsel for Children; Department of Children and Families, Family Case Mangers;
Orange County Public Schools Administrators, Foster Care Liaison Program;
Pro-Bono Guardian ad Litem attorney trainings; and the Orange County Dependency
Summit.
She is a member of The Florida Bar Education
Law Committee and Education Law Certification Committee. She serves as the 2021-2022 Chair of the
Education Law Certification Committee.
Education
University of Florida, BA in Elementary Education, Varying Exceptionalities
University of Florida, M.S., Education Leadership
Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law, J.D.
Bar Admissions
State of Florida
United States Middle District of Florida
Certifications
Florida Bar Certified in Education Law