Tal Goldin is a Helena, MT based civil rights attorney. He is the Supervising Attorney for Education, Employment, and Benefits at Disability Rights Montana, the State’s Protection and Advocacy organization. Tal is the former Director of Advocacy at Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA), where he co-lead a team of over 25 public interest lawyers addressing the civil legal needs of low-income Montanans. Prior to his work at MLSA, Tal was the Supervising Attorney for the Education Unit at Disability Rights Montana. Tal has taught Special Education Law, Policy, and Practice at the University of Montana, Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences, served as an adjunct professor at the University of Montana School of Law, and presented throughout Montana and nationally on the civil rights of students with disabilities. He is a member of national board of directors of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), co-chairs COPAA’s membership committee, and serves on the COPAA amicus committee. Tal is admitted to practice law before Montana state and federal courts, Washington state courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is a member of the Order of Barristers, the American Association for Justice, and the Montana Trial Lawyers’ Association.