About
Sean Pevsner installed this law office together with his excellent buddy, Mark Whitburn. They were first-class buddies for the reason that 1986. Mr. Whitburn assisted Mr. Pevsner at some stage in those years. This organization is one in every of many dreams which they have accomplished together. For greater on their story, please go to our news web page. Mr. Pevsner is a University of Texas Law graduate with intense cerebral palsy who operates a motorized wheelchair through the usage of head actions. Due to his quadriplegia, he can not write however must depend upon an interpreter or a specialised pc to do his work. People underestimated him from the instant that he turned into born to the present. He changed into born clinically lifeless. The anesthesiologist had to administer CPR for forty five mins till he ought to breathe on his very own. The anesthesiologist in all likelihood become questioning this guy isn't always going to continue to exist as he changed into administering the CPR, but Mr. Pevsner proved him incorrect after the ones forty five minutes. Mr. Pevsner has been proving people wrong for forty one years. People who have been the so known as experts stated that his life span could be very short. They stated he could in all likelihood stay until he turned into in his thirties. These human beings stated that he could not go to a normal school, a whole lot much less take mainstream classes including Latin, English literature and calculus. Again, he proved them wrong. His grades had been A’s and B’s in these mainstream lessons. At the stop of his high school in 1990, the Arlington Independent School District (AISD) officers projected that he might graduate in advance in their preliminary plan for his commencement. Originally, they believed that he could graduate at the age of 22. He graduated on the age of 19 within the pinnacle 20% of his high faculty magnificence. Despite all of these achievements, humans did no longer believe that he ought to attend a primary college just like the University of Texas at Austin. At this point, his self advocacy capabilities routinely went into overdrive on every occasion a person even noted the phrase “can’t” inside the identical sentence as his call. › ›
Location
Legal Issues
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Education Law
- Elder Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
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Accepted Jurisdictions
Experience
- Partner
Whitburn & Pevsner, PLLC
2012 - Equal Justice Works Fellow
Disability Rights Texas, formerly Advocacy Incorporated)
2005 - Legal Intern
The United States Department of Justice Disability Rights Section
2003
Educations
Graduation year: 2000
Graduation year: 1990
