Who We Are
One attorney. One side. 27 years of never backing down.
Keith H.S. Peck
Attorney at Law
LegalAction, A Law Corporation
Keith Peck has spent 27 years doing one thing: fighting the Hawaii Department of Education on behalf of parents whose children are not getting the services the law requires. He is the only attorney in the state who has consistently represented parents in IDEA due process cases — dedicated exclusively to families for 27 years.
That is not a marketing tagline. It is a fact that changes the dynamic in every case. The DOE's attorneys know Keith. The hearing officers know Keith. When he files a case, the other side knows exactly what they are dealing with — someone who has done this more than 800 times and has no intention of settling for less than what the child is entitled to.
His cases have gone to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 15+ times, including Doug C. v. Hawaii DOE, which has been cited by more than 45 federal courts across the country. He was plaintiffs' attorney in Felix v. Cayetano, the $284 million consent decree that forced Hawaii to overhaul its entire special education system. He filed the first COVID-19 special education class action in the nation.
Other attorneys dabble in education law. Keith lives in it. He knows which DOE arguments work and which ones are bluffs. He knows which hearing officers rule which way on which issues. He knows the difference between an IEP that looks compliant on paper and one that actually serves the child. After 27 years, there is no trick the DOE can pull that he has not seen before.
27+ Years
Fighting the Hawaii DOE — exclusively
Families Only
Dedicated exclusively to parents for 27 years
All 6 Islands
Oahu to Molokai — one statewide DOE, one attorney who covers it all
IDEA & Section 504
Federal special education law — the only thing we do
Why This Firm Exists
The Hawaii DOE has an entire legal department on payroll. They have attorneys who show up to every hearing, every meeting, every appeal. Parents walk into that system alone — and the system counts on it. LegalAction exists to change that math.
Federal law — the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act — gives your child the right to a free appropriate public education designed for their specific needs. In practice, schools cut corners. IEPs go unfollowed. Services get reduced. Children are suspended for behavior their disability causes. Parents get told "this is the best we can do" by people who know it is not.
When that happens, we step in. We represent parents at IEP meetings, in negotiations with the district, in due process hearings, in federal court, and at the Ninth Circuit. We have done it hundreds of times. We know how to read an IEP and find the violations. We know how to build a case the DOE cannot dismiss. And we know how to get results — whether that is a settlement that funds private placement or a hearing decision that forces the district to comply.
We do this at no cost to families. Federal law makes the school district pay our fees when we prevail. That is how we have run this firm for 27 years. It is not charity — it is how IDEA was designed to work.
Jin
AI Advocacy Assistant
Jin knows IDEA and Section 504 cold. She will answer your questions about your child's rights, explain what the school is required to do, and walk you through your options — 24/7, in plain language.
Coming Soon to IEP Power
IEP Power
Where Advocacy Happens
AdvocacyProject is the front door. IEP Power is where the fight happens. Upload your child's IEP, talk to Jin, and access the tools that give you leverage against the DOE.
Coming Soon at iep-power.com
Your Child Has Rights. We Know How to Enforce Them.
Tell us what the school is doing. We will tell you what the law says and what we can do about it. Free. Confidential. No obligation.
