Martin Jay Cirkiel, experienced Elder Law, Estate Planning attorney in Round Rock, TX with 2 reviews
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Martin Jay Cirkiel

1901 E Palm Valley Blvd, Round Rock, TX

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17 Nov, 2020
Marty took my daughters case when no one else would. Fought it all the way to the full 5th circuit. Along the way he was consistently: 1. attentive and sensitive to the legal needs of the case, including all deadlines, court timelines, and our own numerous requests to understand what was going on and why it matters 2. detailed and correct in all legal filings; something that matters a lot when you go on appeal and you may not realize how important it is 3. upfront and honest about expenses to litigate, and our chances of winning a case when the law favors schools so heavily (they can basically do whatever they want to your kid and have few legal consequences) In the end, AISD misled the court (some might say they lied) and got the case dismissed due to the structural problems in our legal system related to protecting kids from predators and school officials being protected by law when they hurt kids. However, Marty fought for our daughter when no one else would, including her school district. Our experience was eye-opening about how the courts protect school administrators and predators. When all was said and done, I showed our court briefings to a friend who is a former deputy Solicitor General of the United States and after looking at Marty's work told me that it was some of the best he'd seen for a hopeless case like ours. Bottom line, if your kid is harassed at school and they don't care, Marty will care. The law and courts may be stacked against you because of our screwed up system. You may not win, but AISD knows he's a pit bull for your kids, and he'll do everything possible to make them pay attention and solve the problem. Marty is the lawyer you need.
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Evelyn

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26 Apr, 2013
Atty Martin Cirkiel Represented us recently in a case with PISD School Dist for my Grandson Isaiah who is a child with Dissibilities....We are very satisfied with the Professional Stratagies he used to help resolve our case at Mediation....Our family would highly recommend him to anyone who needs an Honest Lawyer on their side for Legal Purposes and the Advocates who work closely with him in his office they are all awsome and helped us get the best results at Mediation and all is good now...We are Blessed to have found these guys and would retain him again if ever needed.......
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