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Lawrence Berliner
also known as Lawrence W. Berliner
About Lawrence
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My practice is dedicated to helping families...one family at a time
A Connecticut Special Education Law Practice Dedicated to Helping Parents Pursue Their Child's Educational Rights
With 39 years of experience representing and advocating for children, adults, and families with special needs, I passionately focus my practice on special education law, disability law, and legal advocacy for individuals with disabilities.
Perceptions and Expectations: Parents are often in a dilemma as to when to engage an attorney in the special education process.
When it feels like your child's educational experience is becoming an emotional rollercoaster, parents should act on their instincts and concerns with their child's program and placement and consult an attorney as soon as possible. Parents may not realize that PPT meetings and the development of your child's IEP meetings are legal proceedings that impact your child's right to FAPE (Free and Appropriate Public Education).
Moreover, school districts are often consulting with their attorneys about your child's situation, and that is why you want an expert attorney to fight for your child's educational rights to take any necessary action. I am skilled in the art of negotiating with school districts. I can be your eyes, ears and a voice of reason, especially at what can be emotionally charged PPT meetings.
I offer each and every family individualized attention they deserve, with experienced representation, advocacy and tenacity. I look forward to meeting you and making a difference in your child's life.
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Licensed in Connecticut for 42 years
State: Connecticut
Acquired: 1983
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Law Office of Lawrence Berliner,LLC
1720 Post Road East., Suite 214E, Westport, CT, 06880
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Posted by anonymous | December 19, 2021 | Education
A very professional and understanding lawyer
Although my child's case is not related to special ed, Mr. Berliner followed up with my urgent voicemail and called me after 8 pm, once he got a chance to respond. People get very stressful and emotional especially when they are not treated fairly and tend to carry away from the main course. I think ...
Posted by Jane | October 01, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Education
Highly Recommend!
As with many special ed parents, we spent many years in many meetings at our daughter's school. We had been using a great advocate but it was time to bring in an attorney. Lawrence Berliner was amazingly helpful. He was very committed and professional. I highly recommend Attorney Berliner to any fami...
Posted by Jim M | September 24, 2014 | Education
Very professional, precise and effective attorney
We engaged Attorney Berliner after unsuccessfully trying to get our local school district to realize that our daughter’s educational needs were not being met. After literally years of trying to wade through PPT meetings and negotiating IEP’s we finally challenged our school district to consider an “...
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Experience
Honors
2008
James W. Cooper Fellow, Connecticut Bar Foundation
1997
Alumni of the Year for Public Service, Quinnipiac University School of Law
1992
Outstanding Attorney on behalf of individuals with disabilities, Connecticut Law Tribune
Work Experience
2011 - Present
Founder and Owner, Law Office of Lawrence W. Berliner, LLC
2000 - 2011
Attorney, Partner since 2008, Klebanoff & Alfano, PC
1999 - 2001
Adjunct Professor, Quinnipiac University School Of Law
1983 - 2000
General Counsel, State of Connecticut Office Of Protection & Advocacy For Persons With Disabilities
Associations
2022 - Present
American Bar Association
2012 - Present
Fairfield County Bar Association
2011 - Present
Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
1983 - Present
Connecticut Bar Association
Education
1981
Quinnipiac University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1973
University of Miami
BBA - Bachelor of Business Administration
Speaking Engagements
2023
Special Education Law & Advocacy Webinar
Special Education Law & Advocacy Webinar (with Jane Faherty, Allie Grafman and Marla Wayne)
2023
Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar
Mental Health and Academic Performance - Jane Faherty, psychologist Dr. Roni Cohen-Sandler
2023
Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar
Special Education Law and Advocacy - with Jane Faherty Stamford JCC JumpStart Program Director & Special Education Advocate, Caryl Frankenberger from Frankenberger Associates and Allie Grafman Special Education Advocate at ABC Advocacy LLC
2023
Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar
Summer and Extended School Year ESY - with Jane Faherty and Allie Grafman Special Education Advocate
2023
Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar
College, Postsecondary Transition and Learning Differences webinar - with Jane Faherty, Stephanie Mitchell College Consultant at The Bertram Group Westport CT
2023
Finding Your Voice as a Parent Webinar
Independent Educational Evaluation IEE -with Jane Faherty, psychologist Dr. Michael S. Cohen, Aubrey Schmalle, occupational therapist at Sensational Achievements
2022
Early Childhood CT Birth to Three (Jennifer Miklautsch, Karen Feder, Abilis, Jane Faherty, Stamford JCC JumpStart)
Early Childhood & Connecticut Birth to Three Program
2022
Dyslexia Webinar (Susanne Bailey-Rice, Owner of Shoreline Learning, Jane Faherty, Advocate and Stamford JCC JumpStart Director)
Dyslexia Webinar
2021
Special Needs Financial and Legal Topics (Attorney James Funnell, financial advisor Stephen Ehrens, Jane Faherty Stamford JCC)
Special Needs Legal & Financial Topics
2021
Special Education Law & Advocacy (with Allie Grafman, Advocate and Jane Faherty, Advocate and Stamford JCC JumpStart Director)
Special Education Law and Advocacy Webinar
2021
Residential Schools Presentation
Residential Schools Presentation (panel with Special Education Legal Fund SELF)
2020
Transition Program Panel (with Franklin Academy FLI, Winston Transitions NYC, and Westport College Prep CT)
Transition from High School to College & Postsecondary Forum - Stamford JCC
2020
Empowering Parents Webinar (with William DeHaven, Headmaster Winston Prep NYC & Incoming Head of School Villa Maria School CT)
Special Education Law & Advocacy During COVID-19 - Stamford JCC
2020
Empowering Parents Webinar (with Jane Faherty, Advocate & Director of the Stamford JCC JumpStart Program)
Special Education Law & Advocacy During COVID-19 - Stamford JCC
2020
Empowering Parents Webinar (with Dr. Robert Kruger, Psychologist)
Special Education Law & Advocacy During COVID-19 - Stamford JCC
2020
Empowering Parents Webinar (with Dr. Marcia Eckerd)
Special Education Law & Advocacy - Stamford JCC
2020
Empowering Parents Webinar (with Dr. Ben Powers, Head of School at The Southport School in Southport, CT)
Special Education Law & Advocacy - Stamford JCC
2019
The Southport School Community Lecture Series (with Laura Carl, Advocate from Decoding Dyslexia CT)
Special Education Law and Advocacy Engaging Parents in their Child's Educational Journey
2019
Stamford JCC (with The Southport School, Grove School, and Winston Preparatory School)
Special Education Private School Forum - Stamford JCC
2019
Stamford JCC (with Eagle Hill School Greenwich, Pinnacle School, and Winston Preparatory School CT)
Special Education Private School Forum - Stamford JCC
2019
Special Education Law Parent Workshop - The Kennedy Center, Inc., Trumbull, CT
Special Education Law
2019
Norwalk SPEDPartners (workshop at South Norwalk Branch Library - SoNo)
Special Education Law and Advocacy Workshop: Engaging Parents in their Child’s Educational Journey
2019
NAMI Fairfield (mental health course - NAMI Basics)
Guest Speaker
2019
Chapter Meeting, Connecticut Bar Association Westport Weston Chapter
Special Education Law for Lawyers
2019
ASD Fitness Center, Orange, CT
Back to School and Beyond: How to Navigate Your Child's Educational Journey
2019
ASD Fitness Center, Orange, CT
Special Education Law Parent Workshop
2018
Yale Mock Trial Invitational
Yale Mock Trial Judge
2018
The Evaluation and the IEP: How to Best Address Students in the School Setting
The Evaluation and the IEP - Stamford JCC
2018
Special Education Law and Advocacy: Engaging Parents in their Child's Educational Journey
Special Education Law and Advocacy - Guilford, CT
2017
What Every Parent Should Know about Special Education Law and their Child's Rights
Special Education Law - Pequot Library in Southport, CT
2017
Special Education Rights
Special Education Law - New Canaan Library
2017
Special Education Law and Your Child's Rights
Special Education Law - Stamford JCC
2017
Special Education Law
Special Education Law - NAMI Fairfield
2017
Special Education Law
Special Education Law - Eagle Hill Greenwich
2017
School Refusal and Special Education Law (with The Westport Day School and Grove School)
Special Education Law - The Westport Day School in Wilton, CT
2017
School Refusal and Special Education Law
Special Education Law - Woodhouse Academy in Milford, CT
2017
Finding Your Voice as a Parent
Special Education Law - Villa Maria School, Stamford
2017
Community Lecture Series
The Evaluation and the IEP - The Southport School (formerly Eagle Hill School Southport)
2016
The Evaluation and the IEP
Special Education Law - Stamford JCC
2016
Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE) and Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
Special Education Law - Villa Maria School, Stamford
2016
IEP Parent Workshop
Special Education Law - Villa Maria School in Stamford
2015
Yale Mock Trial 2015 New Haven Regional Tournament
Yale Mock Trial - Judge
2015
The Evaluation and the IEP
Special Education Law - Stamford JCC
2015
Special Education Law
Special Education Law - Valley Shore Collaborative in Essex, CT
2015
Navigating the School Year Ahead
Special Education Law - Villa Maria School in Stamford, CT
2015
Legal Issues
Special Education Law - NAMI Shoreline Guilford
2015
Franklin Academy/Autism Awareness Council at the Water's Edge in Westbrook, CT
Special Education Law - Autism Conference Sponsored by Franklin Academy and Autism Awareness Council
2015
Finding Your Voice as a Parent: Discover What Every Parent Needs to Know to be Informed, Educated and Empowered
JCC of Greater New Haven: Special Ed Law and Advocacy, Woodbridge, CT
2015
Finding Your Voice as a Parent: Discover What Every Parent Needs to Know
JCC Shoreline: Special Ed Law and Advocacy
2015
Back to School Special Education Law Workshop
Special Education Law - Children's Therapy and Learning Center, Fairfield, CT
2014
Yale Invitational Mock Trial Tournament
Yale Mock Trial - Judge
2014
The Evaluation and the IEP-Addressing Differences within the School Setting
Southfield Center, Darien: The evaluation and the IEP
2014
Navigating the Road to Independence
Vista Life Innovations, Madison: Transitioning from Age 15+
2014
Food Allergy, 504 Allergy Plans and Accommodations in the School Setting, Shoreline Office Jewish Federation Greater New Haven
Food Allergy Law Workshop
2014
Focus on reading Issues and the IEP
Learning House, Guilford: Dyslexia and Reading Issues
2014
Executive Function goals and PPT
Villa Maria Stamford:Special Education Law Workshop
2014
Anxiety in Adolescents - Westport Family Counseling
Anxiety in Adolescents
2014
American Mock Trial Association Regionals of Yale University
Mock Trials - Judge
2014
"Learning Disabilities Over a Life Span: What Parents Can Do to Help Promote Success"
Winston Prep School Norwalk: Learning Differences and Special Ed Law
2013
Thinking Beyond One Day at a Time - hosted by Easton Country Day School (workshop was located in Westport, CT)
Special Education Law
2013
Parents Weekend - Maplebrook School, Amenia, NY
Special Education Law
2013
Finding Your Voice As a Parent
Vista Life Innovations, Madison: Special Education Law and Advocacy
2013
Autism Speaks of Southeastern Connecticut
Special Education Law - Groton, CT
2012
What Every Parent Needs to Know about Special Education Law
Special Education Law - Essex Library
2012
Villa Maria School, Stamford, CT
Thinking Beyond One Day at a Time
2012
Thinking Beyond One Day at a Time
Special Education Law - Wilton YMCA
2012
The Rights of the Food Allergic Child in the School Setting, hosted by Kidsteps, Food Allergy Education Network - Madison, CT
Section 504
2012
Summer Camp Options for Children with Special Needs - SARAH, Inc. and CT Family Support Network CTFSN
Summer Camp Options for Children with Special Needs - Westbrook, CT
2012
Parents Weekend - Franklin Academy, East Haddam, CT
Special Education Law
2012
Back to School Special Education Law Workshop - SARAH, INC. Madison, CT
Special Education Law
2011
CT Down Syndrome Congress Convention
Birth to Three
Publications
2018
Connecticut Law Tribune
Pending Lawsuit Claims School Disciplined Boy Because He Had Tourette Syndrome
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English
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