Protecting the Rights of Both Students and Parents, and
School Districts and Related Settings /Organizations
40 Years of Experience to Support Your Case
Dr. Howie Knoff offers expert witness services to both Plaintiffs and Defendants in all areas of education law, as well as school and child/adolescent psychology.
Supporting cases involving disabilities and discrimination, behavior and mental health, student rights and educational progress, Howie brings his integrity, broad experience, meticulous research, and wise counsel to every case.
Howie is a Past-President of the National Association of School Psychologists.
Howie is One of the Most-Prominent Expert Witnesses in the Field Today
- Over 30 Federal or State Court cases, Depositions, Expert Witness Reports
- Nationwide in schools as a National Consultant and School Psychologist
- Tenured Full Professor of School Psychology at Two Research-I Universities (22 years)
- Administrator and Director, State Department of Education (13 years)
- Grant Director/Thought Leader for Multiple U.S. Department of Education Grants
- Senior Fellow, Center for Model Schools
Dr. Howie Knoff
Licensed Psychologist (Ph.D.)
Nationally Certified School Psychologist
Protecting Clients’ Rights Through Expert Analysis and Testimony
Expert Research, Synthesis, Reports, Preparation, & Testimony
Comprehensive Expertise
Howie is one of the most prominent School Psychology Expert Witnesses in the U.S. He has been retained on countless Federal and State Court cases since 1993, as well as Due Process Hearings and mediations nationwide.
Howie has fought discrimination against minorities in numerous states, and consulted for the Southern Poverty Law Center. He has worked with two Attorneys General–defending Arkansas’ state training for personnel working with students with autism, and Tennessee’s state training to prevent seclusions and restraints for students with disabilities.
Areas of Practice/Range of Cases
Howie’s range of cases include:
- IDEA and Special Education Procedures
- Psychological Assessment/ Intervention Disputes
- Psychological Misdiagnoses and Mental Health Services
- 504 Accommodations and Disability Rights
- Title IX Sexual Harassment Violations
- Disproportionality and Racial Discrimination/Equity
- Emotionally Disturbed and Autistic Students
- Seclusion and Restraints
A Proven Record of Excellence
Howie’s range of cases include:
- Educational Malpractice
- School Safety and Violence
- Social-Emotional Learning and Positive Behavioral Supports
- Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
- Bullying and Physical Aggression
- Discipline and Corporal Punishment
- IEP Disputes and Due Process Hearings
- FAPE and LRE
- Learning Disabilities and ADHD
- Stress and Trauma
- TBI/Accidents and Hospital/Medical Errors
Howie’s Expert Reports and/or Testimony are routinely cited by Judges as pivotal to their decisions and awards!
Howie’s Vita/Biography, Descriptions of Past Cases, and Fee Schedule
Review these Documents. . . See how Howie Can Address Your Needs
Howie’s Short Vita/Biography
Descriptions of Howie’s Past Expert Witness Cases
Howie’s Current Fee Schedule
Howie’s Promise
Many Cases have hidden facts or buried information that becomes pivotal to their success.
I promise to “go the extra mile” to uncover that information for your Case. . . that increases the probability of YOUR success.