Illinois Legal Advocate | Special Education Advocacy: Protecting the ...

Sponsor(s): LAF (Legal Assistance Foundation)
Date: 09/13/2012
Time: 02:00PM - 04:30PM
Location: 120 S. LaSalle St., Suite 900 , Chicago, IL 60603
Speakers: Elizabeth Ullman

Represent Children with Special Needs
Volunteer attorneys in LAF?s Special Education and School Discipline Project represent children trying to access appropriate special education services and ensure that Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) or 504 Plans are implemented correctly. We also represent children in school discipline cases.

Thursday, September 13, 2012
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm??????????????????????????????
LAF's Offices - 120 S. LaSalle Street

MCLE credit will be provided

Committment:
Volunteer attorneys are asked to take at least one?case pro bono?each year

Average case length:
Expulsions ? 2-3 weeks intensive over 3-6 months
Special education ? 8-10 months

Experience Needed:
Volunteer attorneys need not have experience in Special Education law. LAF provides comprehensive training, pre-screened cases and ongoing support. Attorneys who have an ?inactive? Illinois law license are invited to volunteer. Volunteer attorneys are covered by LAF?s malpractice insurance. Volunteers are asked to commit to taking at least one case per year. Training, supervision and support are provided by LAF staff.

To RSVP, or for more information:
Contact Mara Block, LAF?s Pro Bono Project staff attorney, at 312-347-8360 or mblock@lafchicago.org.

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