Mr. Qamer then joined the NYC Department of Education as a litigation attorney where he exclusively represented the DOE in special education cases. He tried numerous impartial hearings and negotiated settlement of hundreds of cases. He also regularly advised and counseled the DOE staff and provided training seminars on special education issues. Mr. Qamer moved on to represent Long Island school districts in special education matters for approximately five years at a well-known law firm. Mr. Qamer then transitioned his legal focus from representing school districts to advocating for parents of students with disabilities at a law firm on Long Island where he worked for more than three years.

At his current practice, SFQ Law, he has concentrated on representing parents in all aspects of special education matters from appearances at CSE meetings, to negotiation of settlements, to litigation at Impartial Hearings, to appeal to State Review Officer and federal district courts. He also regularly represents students in disciplinary proceedings brought by school districts on Long Island and NYC.

Mr. Qamer is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey and is admitted in the Federal District Courts of the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York. Mr. Qamer is a member of the Nassau County Bar Association and the New York State Bar Association. He recently served as a co-chair of the Education Law Committee at Nassau County Bar Association where he organized education law conferences and continuing legal education for education law attorneys and public-school administrators. He has also presented at numerous education law panels on various topics involving special education and student discipline. He resides on Long Island with his wife and three children.