Legal: Attorneys

A law firm that specializes in special education law, the use of individualized education programs (IEPs), mediation, due process hearings, state administrative review, and federal lawsuits to obtain necessary services from schools.

They also have a Columbus Office:
134 Northwoods Blvd., Suite A2
Columbus, Ohio 43235
(614) 607-1300

They provide legal advocacy and rights protection to a wide range of people with disabilities. This includes assisting individuals with problems such as abuse, neglect, discrimination, access to assistive technology, special education, housing, employment, community integration, voting and rights protection issues.

Elk & Elk Co., Ltd. is a personal injury law firm with offices located throughout Ohio. The firm’s attorneys have protected the rights of thousands of injury victims, and are credited with winning some of the state’s largest verdicts and settlements. Elk & Elk assists clients with a wide variety of personal injury claims, including auto accidents, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation and product defects.

For more information about Elk & Elk, visit http://www.elkandelk.com.

Aimee specializes in special education law.

Hickman & Lowder can help with Special Education (IEPs and Medication); Special Needs Estate Planning; Medicaid Planning; Guardianships and Conservatorships; and Public and Private Agency Representation.

Julie A. Wagner is an attorney experienced in working with adults and children on the spectrum, Ms. Wagner focuses on special needs estate planning and guardianships. She has represented adults on the spectrum in a wide variety of legal matters. She is a professional who “gets it” in a world that sometimes does not seem to get it at all.

An experienced attorney in disability and accident cases, as well as personal injury and social security disability issues.

Wills and trusts, estate planning, guardianship, Medicaid planning, special needs law

KJK is a nationwide law practice that represents individuals, both juveniles and adults, on the autism spectrum. They specialize in special education and related services, as well as representing individuals charged with crimes. They have extensive experience representing students on the spectrum accused of violating a college or university’s Title IX policy.

Additional Contact:
Kristina Supler, Attorney
(216) 746-7217
kws@kjk.com

Legal Aid’s mission is to secure justice and resolve fundamental problems for those who are low income and vulnerable by providing high quality legal services and working for systemic solutions.

Legal Aid has four offices in Ohio and serves clients in Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties.

Legal Aid offers intake lines in many other languages besides English:
Spanish dial: 216-586-3190
Arabic dial: 216-586-3191
Mandarin dial: 216-586-3192
French dial: 216-586-3193
Vietnamese dial: 216-586-3194
Russian dial: 216-586-3195
Swahili dial: 216-586-3196
Any other language dial: 888-817-3777

A Cleveland law practice that specializes in assisting individuals with social security disability cases. They also assist individuals with long term disability cases and have a very niche Deaf discrimination practice.

Liner Legal is able to serve clients nationwide.

Ellos hablan español.

A special needs attorney who specializes in special education (IDEA) issues. She practices throughout the state of Ohio.

A law firm based on the east side of Cleveland. They offer expanded legal services in a variety of areas, including estate planning, probate and trust administration.

Their Estate Planning partner, Gina Ciani, has a particular expertise in special needs trusts/planning.

Criminal defense attorney in downtown Cleveland.

Reminger has 30 practice groups that span litigation, estate planning and probate matters, business and transactional law. They have offices throughout Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

Allison McMeechan has focused her practice on elder and special needs law, including estate and long term care planning, estate and trust administration, probate and guardianships. She serves as the Chair of Reminger’s Elder Law and Special Needs Planning practice group.

Services include:
Elder Law
Special Needs Planning
Estate Planning
Medicaid Planning and Applications
Guardianship
Estate and Trust Administration

Ms. Buzney is also a Licensed Independent Social Worker with extensive experience working with elderly and chronically ill individuals and their families.

Law offices in Mayfield Heights, Independence and Westlake, OH

Offers elder law, probate, trusts and estate administration, disability law, guardianship

A law firm that specializes in Elder Law, wills and trusts, guardianships and life care planning. They have offices in both Pepper Pike and Cleveland, Ohio.

They are an estate planning law firm that focuses on Estate Planning, Probate, Medicaid, and Trust Administration, with offices in Independence, OH and Chardon, OH.

Chardon Office: 100 Center Street Suite 150, Chardon, OH 44024

Website devoted to special education law, education law, and advocacy for children with disabilities.