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MCLE School Law Conference

MCLE School Law Conference

On Friday, March 9th Attorney Lillian Wong will serve on the faculty of the MCLE School Law Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. MCLE’s 18th Annual School Law Conference 2018 examines the latest changes in school-related laws, regulations, and policies. Experienced attorneys and other school-related professionals distill the most significant updates of the preceding year into a single day of cutting-edge information and lively discussion.

MCLE School Law Conference

MCLE School Law Conference

On Friday, March 9th Attorney Lillian Wong will serve on the faculty of the MCLE School Law Conference in Boston, Massachusetts.  MCLE’s 18th Annual School Law Conference 2018 examines the latest changes in school-related laws, regulations, and policies. Experienced attorneys and other school-related professionals distill the most significant updates of the preceding year into a single day of cutting-edge information and lively discussion. 

Lillian Wong Named 2016 Super Lawyer Rising Star

Lillian Wong Named 2016 Super Lawyer Rising Star

We are pleased to announce that for the fourth consecutive year, Attorney Lillian Wong has been selected to the Super Lawyer New England Rising Star list for her work in School and Education Law. Lillian Wong is a special education attorney who represents and advocates for children's educational rights throughout Massachusetts. Her office is located in Topsfield, Massachusetts.

Attorney Wong Joins Leading Massachusetts Attorneys for Children with Special Needs in Response to Settlement Agreement Investigation

Attorney Wong Joins Leading Massachusetts Attorneys for Children with Special Needs in Response to Settlement Agreement Investigation

Like any litigation, a special education hearing can become expensive and risky. Therefore, many parents choose to enter settlement agreements, even paying part of the costs of special education programs, rather than go to a full hearing and risk losing. This is reflected in statistics from the Bureau of Special Education Appeals, indicating that over the last 10 years between 95 and 97 percent of all of these disputes are resolved without a full hearing. (See attached) This is not an unusual statistic. In Superior Court in Massachusetts the percentage of all types of litigation disposed without a trial is strikingly similar.

Attorney Wong Presents on Discovery at the BSEA

Attorney Wong  Presents on Discovery at the BSEA

On October 27, 2016, Attorney Lillian Wong, the principal at The Law Office of Lillian E. Wong, LLC in Topsfield, and Attorney Eileen Haggerty, a partner at Kotin, Crabtree and Strong, LLP in Boston, will present to the Massachusetts Coalition to Defend Special Education. The Coalition is a major initiative of the Massachusetts Advocates for Children (“MAC”) and is comprised of over 400 parents of children with disabilities, advocates, and special education attorneys in the public and private sector.

Attorney Wong to Discuss the Role of Discovery at the BSEA Before the Coalition to Defend Special Education

Attorney Wong to Discuss the Role of Discovery at the BSEA Before the Coalition to Defend Special Education

On October 27, 2016, Attorney Lillian Wong and Attorney Eileen Haggerty, a partner at Kotin, Crabtree and Strong, LLP in Boston, will present to the Massachusetts Coalition to Defend Special Education.  The Coalition is a major initiative of the Massachusetts Advocates for Children (“MAC”) and is comprised of over 400 parents of children with disabilities, advocates, and special education attorneys in the public and private sector.