Andrew A. Feinstein has represented children with disabilities and their families pursuing appropriate educational programs for twenty-five years, first in Hartford with David C. Shaw, and since 2008, as a solo practitioner in Mystic, Connecticut. He is co-chair of the Government Relations Committee for the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), the preeminent national special education advocacy organization and an adjunct professor of special education law at Central Connecticut State University. He is a founder of, treasurer of, and legislative chair of Special Education Equity for Kids in Connecticut (SEEK). He serves on the State Social Emotional Learning Collaborative and the Hate Crimes Commission. Attorney Feinstein graduated from Wesleyan University in 1972 and the New York University School of Law in 1975. He completed the Senior Manager in Government Program at the Kennedy School, Harvard University, in 1983. He has served as a professional staff member of the House Committee on Armed Services and Chief Counsel of the House Civil Service Subcommittee.