Walsh Gallegos

Albuquerque OFFICE

EVELYN N. HOWARD-HAND

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Phone: (505) 243-6864 |

Fax: (505) 843-9318 |

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“Educators are often buried in the details of every busy day. I can help districts develop more strategic approaches that help protect them in the long run.”

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PRACTICE AREAS

Students Special Education Litigation

EDUCATION

University of Texas School of Law
Flagler College (Bachelor of Arts degree in Elementary Education and Deaf Education)

licensing & court admissions

Licensed in States of New Mexico, Texas and Colorado
United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

MEMBERSHIP

National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys
Texas Association of School Boards Council of School Attorneys
New Mexico State Bar
State Bar of Texas, School Law Section
Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education
New Mexico Council of Administrators of Special Education
Council for Exceptional Children
Albuquerque Bar Association
American Bar Association

Evelyn Howard-Hand has more than 30 years of experience in the field of special education and 25 years' experience in litigation. She has successfully represented school districts in all aspects of disability complaints as well as litigation from due process hearings to federal court appeals.

Evelyn offers her experience to help school administrators develop solid procedures and practices to successfully navigate Response to Intervention, Section 504, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) on both a day-to-day and long-term basis.

Evelyn began her career in teaching hearing impaired and multiply disabled students. Later, she attended the University of Texas Law School and also served on the Lake Travis ISD Board of Trustees.

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