Los Angeles Unified School District staff run the IEP meetings in Lomita. These advocates sit on your side of the table.
3 based in California · 3 virtual advocates who work with California schools
An advocate is a paid professional who reads the evaluation reports, drafts your concerns, sits beside you at the IEP table, and follows up on whatever the school agreed to do.
Most of the work happens before anyone sits down in a Lomita conference room.
Before the meeting an advocate reads the current IEP against the evaluation reports, pulls the progress data to see whether the goals are actually being met, writes your concerns into one page, and sends it to the team in advance.
Records live with Los Angeles Unified School District, not with the front office of one building, and a request addressed to the district gets a faster answer than one that is not.
No advocate in this directory lists Lomita as their home base. These advocates work from other parts of California, and each card names the city.
Based in Torrance, CA
Special Education Advocate
I’m April, and I'm totally excited to help you develop a solid action plan for your child! After writing thousands of reports and just as many IEPs, I developed breakthrough coaching methods, Do It…
Based in San Diego, CA
Special Education Advocate
At the Sanford Autism Advocacy Group (SAAG), we are a small but mighty special education consulting group with an emphasis on Autism and IEPs.
Based in Los Angeles, CA
Strategic Special Education Advocate
I combine the precision of a Columbia Law attorney with over a decade of special education leadership to help Los Angeles families navigate the IEP process with clarity, confidence, and results.
These advocates are not based in California. They join IEP meetings by video or phone, which IDEA allows when you and the school agree.
Virtual · based in Hialeah, FL · works with California schools
Advocate
Hello! I look forward to helping families and their students get the crucial support they need. I have varied experience working with families and educators at the state and local levels.
Virtual · based in Leonardtown, MD · works with California schools
Special Education Advocate
Douglas Hubscher is the Founder and President of Kids Are First, LLC, a special education advocacy firm dedicated to helping families navigate the IEP and 504 process with confidence, clarity, and…
Virtual · based in Atlanta, GA · works with California schools
Special Education Advocate
My name is Jalani Traxler and I have loved teaching sense I myself was a student with an IEP receiving my own accommodations in elementary school.
See all 23 virtual advocates who work with California families
2 public schools inside Lomita belong to Los Angeles Unified School District. Each one has its own case manager and its own backlog, and the answer you get about scheduling depends on which building your child attends.
Charter and magnet enrollment changes who owes the service. Ask which agency is responsible before the first meeting.
Confirm your child's district by address before you send a letter or name a district-specific process.
Federal law lets a state write its own evaluation deadline instead of using the national one. What California actually requires is 60 days.
Bring the last two report cards and the current plan. That is usually enough paper to start.
California gives a school district 60 days to finish an initial special education evaluation. A written request for an evaluation has to be answered inside 15 days. Missed deadlines are handled by the California Department of Education, Special Education Division, which takes written state complaints from parents.
Certification programs exist and some advocates hold them. None of them is issued by the California Department of Education, Special Education Division, and none of them is required to sit in a California IEP meeting.
Los Angeles Unified School District does not approve or bar advocates. Federal rules let a parent bring anyone with knowledge of the child to the meeting.
Advocates are not attorneys. No advocate in Lomita can file a lawsuit for you or give you legal advice about the case.
What worked for a family in Hermosa Beach may not fit yours. Ask the advocate what is different about your file before you copy anyone.
Video is normal now. 23 of the advocates listed for Lomita work with families by phone or video instead of driving to the school.
Distance is a scheduling problem and not a legal one. Meetings run by video whenever the parent and the school both agree to it.
Answers about hiring a special education advocate in Lomita, California, including cost, timing, virtual support, and Section 504 help.
How much does an IEP advocate cost in Lomita?
Most advocates on this directory charge $75 to $150 per hour. A standard cycle with two hours of prep and two hours in the meeting runs about $400. Travel and extra meetings cost more.
Which school district serves Lomita, California?
Los Angeles Unified School District runs the IEP meetings for most Lomita students. District lines and city lines are not the same, so confirm yours by address before you send a letter.
Is there low cost IEP help anywhere?
Free guidance exists. Parent centers, disability rights agencies and local parent groups all give it, and none of them will attend the meeting as your representative.
What records should I ask for before an IEP meeting?
A district can charge for copies. Asking to inspect the record in person costs nothing under federal rules, and it is usually faster than waiting for a copy set.
Should my child have an IEP or a Section 504 plan?
An IEP provides specialized instruction and related services under IDEA. A 504 plan provides accommodations under a civil rights law and does not require specialized instruction. Eligibility rules differ, so a child can qualify for one and not the other.
Official California links for parents in Lomita.
Last reviewed 2026-08-11.
The same California rules apply in Hermosa Beach, Lawndale, Beverly Hills, Coronado and the other cities listed here, or see every California advocate.
Start with two calls, not six. Ask each advocate what they would do first with a Lomita file, and hire the one whose answer is specific enough that you could write it down as a task.
Say the name of your school and Los Angeles Unified School District in the first message. That is enough for an advocate to know whether they can take the case.
