Attorneys & Advocates
What to look for
- Attorney (for due process / litigation) vs. advocate (for IEP meetings) — you may want either or both
- Experience specifically in special-education / IDEA law
- Whether they offer a free initial consult
- Fee structure (hourly, flat, or sliding-scale)
For a free statewide option, Equip for Equality is Illinois's federally designated disability protection & advocacy organization.
Who this helps
Families facing an IEP/504 dispute, a denied evaluation or service, school-discipline issues, or who simply want experienced support at an IEP meeting.
Listed on Crow Law, LLC's website.
A Palos Heights nonprofit offering sliding-scale special-education advocacy, parent training, and IEP document review for families in Illinois and Indiana.
Run by advocate Laurie McDevitt, this Chicagoland practice attends IEP meetings, reviews paperwork, and supports families through eligibility, reviews, and tran…
Listed on Clancy & Associates's website.
Listed on Kennedy Hunt, P.C.'s website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Kennedy Hunt, P.C.'s website.
Listed on The Chicago Family Tutor IEP Advocacy's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on The Chicago Family Tutor IEP Advocacy's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Clancy & Associates's website.
Listed on Hartlieb & Horste, LLC's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Matt Cohen & Associates's website.
A Lisle special-needs firm led by Katie Clancy that guides Illinois families through IEP development, transition planning, and coordination of school-district s…
A Rockford firm offering families representation through evaluations, IEP/504 development, and due-process proceedings with the Illinois State Board of Educatio…
Listed on Whitted + Takiff, LLC's website.
Listed on Whitted + Takiff, LLC's website.
Listed on The Chicago Family Tutor IEP Advocacy's website.
Listed on Matt Cohen & Associates's website.
Listed on The Chicago Family Tutor IEP Advocacy's website.
Illinois's federally mandated disability protection-and-advocacy organization, providing free special-education legal help, parent training, and representation …
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
A Northbrook boutique firm representing children and families in special-education, school-residency, and school-discipline matters throughout Illinois.
A Highland Park special-education firm whose attorneys (COPAA and SPEACC members) help parents secure educational services and IEP/504 plans for children with d…
Listed on Kennedy Hunt, P.C.'s website.
Listed on Clancy & Associates's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Whitted + Takiff, LLC's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Clancy & Associates's website.
Listed on Hansen & Cleary, LLC's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Matt Cohen & Associates's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Law Offices of Charles P. Fox's website.
Listed on Clancy & Associates's website.
Listed on Clancy & Associates's website.
Listed on The Chicago Family Tutor IEP Advocacy's website.
A firm serving the Belleville/Edwardsville area of southern Illinois that handles IDEA evaluations, IEP enforcement, and due-process litigation for students wit…
Listed on Matt Cohen & Associates's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Hansen & Cleary, LLC's website.
Listed on Whitted + Takiff, LLC's website.
A Chicago independent advocate and former special-education teacher who facilitates, collaborates, and mediates with schools on behalf of students under IDEA an…
A Buffalo Grove firm focused exclusively on special-education law and guardianship, representing families in due-process hearings and IEP disputes statewide.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on The Child & Family Law Center of the North Shore's website.
Listed on The Chicago Family Tutor IEP Advocacy's website.
A Chicago civil-rights firm led by Matt Cohen concentrating in special education, school discipline, and the rights of children and adults with disabilities.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Hansen & Cleary, LLC's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Kennedy Hunt, P.C.'s website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
A Wheaton firm representing students with disabilities in DuPage County in school-discipline, manifestation-determination, and special-education-related proceed…
A Chicago-based independent autism and special-education advocate, formerly a Chicago Public Schools autism program director, who attends IEP meetings and consu…
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Whitted + Takiff, LLC's website.
Listed on Kennedy Hunt, P.C.'s website.
Listed on Whitted + Takiff, LLC's website.
Listed on Hansen & Cleary, LLC's website.
Listed on Whitted + Takiff, LLC's website.
Listed on Kennedy Hunt, P.C.'s website.
Listed on The Chicago Family Tutor IEP Advocacy's website.
Listed on Whitted + Takiff, LLC's website.
Listed on Mirabella, Kincaid, Frederick & Mirabella, LLC's website.
Listed on Hansen & Cleary, LLC's website.
Listed on Kennedy Hunt, P.C.'s website.
Listed on Matt Cohen & Associates's website.
Listed on Kennedy Hunt, P.C.'s website.
A Chicago practice providing IEP and 504 advocacy, evaluation requests, and meeting attendance alongside executive-function coaching for students.
Founded by attorney Micki Moran, this Northbrook firm represents children and families in special-education, disability, and related juvenile and mental-health …
Listed on Kennedy Hunt, P.C.'s website.
Listed on The Chicago Family Tutor IEP Advocacy's website.
Listed on Whitted + Takiff, LLC's website.
A Northbrook firm representing parents and children across northern Illinois in IEP, Section 504, and special-education disputes.