Employment and Special Education Attorneys

Results that matter. In complex employment and special education disputes, we force favorable change. Our practice is built on securing concrete results that benefit our clients.

Fighting for families and employees’ rights.

I leverage high-stakes experience from both private practice and legal aid to provide clients with sophisticated, effective representation. I understand that your case is about more than just legal precedent—it’s about your future. My practice is centered on relentless persistence and a detail-driven mindset to navigate and break through legal barriers. I use creative problem-solving to pursue every avenue for resolution, fighting deliberately and strategically to secure the maximum possible result in employment, family, and educational disputes.

I’m Nikolaus Baikow, Esq.

With prior experience in both private law firm practice and legal aid, I’m experienced with legal issues clients face and able to fight for them effectively. My approach is defined by creative problem-solving, a detail-driven mindset, and unwavering persistence in the face of adversity. I understand that these cases are deeply personal matters affecting careers, families, and children's futures, and I am committed to a client-centered practice.

Areas of Practice

Employment Law

Special Education

Public Accommodations

Employee Benefits

Examples of cases we do:

  • Wrongful termination after returning from FMLA medical leave.

  • School refusal to provide Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE).

  • Employer denial of a reasonable workplace accommodation for a disability.

  • Denial of entry or service to a person using a service animal at a business.

  • Inappropriate student discipline.

  • Helping employees recover unemployment benefits or unpaid wages

  • Helping disabled workers obtain social security disability benefits.

  • Retaliation against an employee for reporting illegal discrimination.

  • Firing an employee based on a "100% healed" or no-restrictions return policy.

  • Discrimination in hiring or promotion based on gender, race, or sexual orientation.

  • Filing a hostile work environment claim based on unlawful discrimination.

  • Denial of a job based on an applicant's past or perceived disability.

  • District denying a parent's request for a special education evaluation.

  • Failure to provide essential services (e.g., speech therapy, transportation) outlined in an IEP.

  • Physical inaccessibility to public places (e.g., lack of ramp, inaccessible restroom).

  • Website or application inaccessibility for users with visual impairments.