Chris Elyse Vance

We hired her to help with my son’s school failing to identify his needs in school. From the moment we talked and met with her she knew something was wrong. We hired her and we are now able to get my son the services he needs for a better private school education . Her fees are also within reason espe...cially if it comes to helping your child. I would recommend her to anyone at anytime!

We went to Chris as a last resort. Our son was 16 years old, had just failed the eight grade and was reading at a first-grade level. He has an Autism Spectrum Disorder and an above average IQ. He was shuffled from school to school, program to program and was completely left behind. We spent upwar...ds of $30,000 to try to help our son read but the school system just wanted to push him through with an extra hour or reading support a week. We spent countless hours in IEP meetings with administrators that wanted to pass the buck and hopefully apse us just enough to get rid of us. The first think that Chris told us was that our son was entitled to a free and appropriate education and that he had not received that. She helped us develop a plan to support our son, helped us figure out the cost to implement that plan, advised us of her expected fee and gave us a timeline to implement. Most importantly, she told us that there was no guarantee but that she would fight with everything she had to get the support that our son deserved. In the end, we were successful, and our son is now receiving the support that he needed. I have read through several negative reviews on this site and they really do not characterize our experience with Chris. If you are expecting someone to work for free and play nice with the school district, perhaps Chris is not for you. If your child has a true need that is not being met and you are looking for someone to fight to the fullest extent possible, in an ethical and professional manner, I would complexly recommend Chris. She was always honest, responsive and reasonable with our family. Her intervention changed our son’s life!

Chris Vance is an Amazing Educational attorney as well as a true professional. I should know. Chris Vance has been representing us since 2011. When I first contacted her, we had a lengthy phone conversation, free of charge, to discuss the issues we were having with the School District and to det...ermine if hiring an attorney was the appropriate action to take. After our discussion, it was clear we needed an attorney and she believed she could help us. She was AMAZING. Our son was awarded 5 years of compensatory education and services in our IDEA hearing ( 7 day hearing I might add). Chris helped us transition into our 5 year program and took a personal interest in my sons progress and well being. Having a masters in Education gives Chris an additional edge combined with her years of representing students in cases against school districts she gets results. Her knowledge and expertise is invaluable in helping to "fight for services". Chris Vance has a stellar reputation and in my opinion, she can shake the Districts to the core when she agrees to take a case. I have to question the poor reviews... After working with Chris from 2011 until and through today 2019 ( we have a civil case pending) ...It appears there may be some false reviews. When one is as successful at what they do as Chris Vance, Districts and other attorneys are bound to want to damage her stellar reputation.

Hired Ms. Vance to represent my son. She managed to accomplish absolutely nothing for him, but did manage to cash her $7,000 retainer check! She attended one IEP meeting and was confrontational with school staff and a complete embarrassment! She was a no-show for the second meeting and left me on ...my own! DO NOT HIRE HER!! She is out only for money! She will tell you what you want to hear, as long as you keep paying her!!