Thurston Law Offices LLC was founded in 2005 by Robert C. Thurston, Esq., who has nearly 30 years of experience as an attorney and special education advocate. He is also the parent of a child with Autism, which fuels his passion for special education law and children’s rights. SchoolKidsLawyer was recently featured in South Jersey Spotlight.
Rob has filed two petitions for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court in special education cases:
J.M. v. State of Hawaii Dept. of Educ.
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J.G. v. State of Hawaii Dept. of Educ.
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Rob has also argued cases before the 3rd, 6th, and 9th U.S. Courts of Appeal. The 9th Circuit oral arguments are linked below:
| J.M. v. State of Hawaii Dept. of Educ. Argued 15 June 2018 |
J.G. v. State of Hawaii Dept. of Educ. Argued 10 June 2019 |
Robert obtained his law degree from The Ohio State University College of Law and his undergraduate degree with honors from The University of Michigan. He is active in several groups of colleagues dedicated to advocating for special education rights.
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court Bar, 2018 (Active and in good standing)
- State Bar of New Jersey, 1988 (Active and in good standing)
- State Bar of Pennsylvania, 1987 (Retired)
- State Bar of Illinois, 1992 (Retired)
- U.S.Ct.App. 3rd Cir., 1989 (Active and in good standing)
- U.S.Ct.App. 6th Cir., 2019 (Active and in good standing)
- U.S.Ct.App. 9th Cir., 2016 (Active and in good standing)
- U.S.D.C. D.N.J., 1988 (Active and in good standing)
- U.S.D.C. E.D.Pa., 1989 (Retired)
- U.S.D.C. N.D.Ill., 1993 (Retired)
- U.S.D.C. W.D.Mich., 1995 (Inactive)
- U.S.D.C. N.D.Cal., 1993 (Inactive)
- U.S.D.C. D.Colo., 2011 (Inactive)
- U.S.D.C. M.D.Pa., 2015 (Active and in good standing)
Click to see a list of Rob’s publications and courses taught.