We are grateful to our clients for entrusting us with their most personal and concerning matters. Our client relationships are of utmost importance. Following are comments from clients about the impact of the important work we have undertaken together.
See what our educational and special needs law clients have to say:
“The first time we met Lara Cleary was when we were desperately seeking for help when our autistic son 6 years was getting beaten up in school almost every day. We were new to the school system culture having immigrated just a decade before to this country. She put us at ease, explained to us our rights and helped us in fighting the school to get the placement we wanted for him to be safe. She visited our house, talked with our medical evaluators even called us during her family time/dinner time from home. In short she went far above and beyond. Lara works truly from her heart, because she cares and not for generating billable hours. Lara has been our friend ever since and we turn to her even today for advice.”
The P Family
“Dear Jenni – Now that the dust has settled a bit (and my head somewhat cleared), THANK YOU for all the listening and parsing, explaining, recommending and repeating all of that for months. Thanks for being expert enough to understand that [child’s name] needed more support and knowing how to get it for him. Thank you too for your patience and kindness, which are not on the bar exam, but were invaluable to our family in this process. I sincerely hope one day someone will help you the way you have done the same for us.”
The F Family
“Having Lara in our lives to navigate the Special Education system was a Godsend. I will always be forever grateful for her legal expertise and concern for my family. I felt a real connection with Lara; she took the time to explain the process so that we could understand. In the end my family received a great placement for our son, which I think, changed not only his life, but my life also. Over the years Lara and I have become friends, I’ve been able to ask her questions and get guidance for my Grandson, who is also a special needs student. Families choosing to work with Lara will be blessed, as I know I was.”
The R Family
“Jennifer helped our family gain approval for therapeutic day school placement. Then we engaged her again to tackle placement approval for a residential therapeutic school that focused on the specific challenges our daughter faces. Jennifer was successful in getting full funding from a very strapped Chicago Public School system. She accomplished this because she knows the law thoroughly and she is a very effective advocate. 18 months later, our daughter is back home and remarkably able to step back into a regular school. She would not have gotten all the help she needed without Jennifer’s help and skill. I recommend her wholeheartedly.”
The W Family
