A Double Minded Attorney is Unstable in All Her Ways!
Tue, Feb 18, 2014 8:11 amRE: agreement for your review
Hi Cheryl,
We completely understand that this has been a difficult and stressful experience. No need to apologize. We are grateful for the opportunity to help families like yours. Andrew deserves to have a positive experience with education.
I will keep an eye out for the documents. Thanks so much!
Lauren
Lauren M. O'Connell Mahler
McAndrews Law Offices, P.C.
Foulk & Wilson Professional Centre
910 Foulk Road, Suite 200
Wilmington, Delaware 19803
Phone: 302-380-4975
Fax: 302-888-2118
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 7:35 PM
To: Lauren O'Connell
Subject: Re: agreement for your review
Hi Lauren, thank you and Heidi so much for all you have done. Andrew and I are braving this cold and snow. I know I was not at my best throughout this process. I was under a great deal of stress. Please forgive me for that.
I will print out the papers, and forward them to you tomorrow. Have a good evening.
Namaste
Cheryl
-----Original Message-----
From: Lauren O'Connell <[email protected]>
To: promise234 <[email protected]>
Sent: Mon, Feb 17, 2014 5:55 pm
Subject: agreement for your review
Hi Cheryl,
I hope that all is well and that this winter weather hasn’t been too hard on you and Andrew! After several weeks of back and forth negotiations between us and Providence Creek’s attorney regarding the terms of Andrew’s settlement agreement, I am pleased to report that Heidi and I feel that we have negotiated terms that are fair and acceptable. Thus, pending your approval, the agreement is now ready to be signed.
I am mailing the agreement out to you along with the cover letter that I’ve copied below, but since we still have a pending due process complaint (we can’t dismiss the complaint until we’re sure we have a final agreement between the parties), I wanted to send it to you via email as well so that you can begin looking it over. The hearing officer has asked us to finalize the agreement by Thursday, if possible, so would ask that you review the attached agreement right away and notify us of any questions or concerns that you have. If you are fine with the terms, then you can print and sign the agreement and return it to me.
Thanks so much,
Lauren
____________________________________________________________________
February 17, 2014
VIA EMAIL [email protected]
AND VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL
Ms. Cheryl King
156 Preston Lane
Clayton, DE 19938
Re: Andrew King / Providence Creek Academy
Dear Cheryl:
I have enclosed three copies of an Agreement which I have obtained from Providence Creek Academy. The Agreement appears acceptable to Heidi and I, and we would ask that you review it at your earliest convenience. If the Agreement is acceptable to you, please sign two copies and return two copies to me so that I may forward them to Providence Creek Academy’s attorney. I have enclosed a self-addressed stamped envelope for your convenience. You may retain the third copy of the Agreement for your records.
Please note that the bulk of the wording of this Agreement is standard settlement language and the provisions do not preclude you from a future action which might be necessary to enforce the Agreement or to pursue appropriate educational programming for Andrew based on future circumstances.
This letter will also serve to memorialize distribution of settlement monies in this matter. Pursuant to the enclosed Agreement, Providence Creek Academy has agreed to make $30,000.00 available to you for reimbursement or payment of Legitimate Educational Expenses for Andrew,
Ms. Cheryl King
February 17, 2014
Page Two
as defined in Paragraph 2 of the enclosed Agreement. McAndrews Law Offices has agreed to waive its entitlement to its contingent fee so that you and Andrew may keep the full $30,000.00 award. Providence Creek Academy has also agreed to pay my office $24,750.00 towards our attorney’s fees. While our total fees on Andrew’s case are over $32,000.00, we have agreed to accept a reduction in our fees from Providence Creek Academy in order to bring this matter to a close so that Andrew can obtain the compensation that is owed to him and begin to benefit from it.
Please do not hesitate to call me at (302) 380-4975 with any questions or concerns.
Very truly yours,
Lauren M. O’Connell Mahler
Enclosures
Lauren M. O'Connell Mahler
McAndrews Law Offices, P.C.
Foulk & Wilson Professional Centre
910 Foulk Road, Suite 200
Wilmington, Delaware 19803
Phone: 302-380-4975
Fax: 302-888-2118