Tal M. Goldin is a Helena, Montana based civil rights attorney. He is the supervising attorney for the Core Services and Discrimination Unit at Disability Rights Montana (DRM), the State’s Protection and Advocacy organization. Tal is the former Director of Advocacy at Montana Legal Services Association (MLSA), where he co-led 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 DRM and continues to work closely with the Education Unit in his current role at DRM. Tal 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 has presented throughout Montana and nationally on the civil rights of students with disabilities. He is a member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) Board of Directors, 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.