Chris Elyse Vance

Chris Vance was a lifesaver in helping us navigate the complicated world of IEPs and school services. She was kind and provided us excellent resources and sound advice to help our child. We would not have been successful in our pursuit of accommodations, appropriate instruction, and the right of FA...PE for our child without Chris Vance. Her knowledge and experience was invaluable. We have and will continue to recommend her to other families who have children with special needs.

I have always heard great things about Chris Vance but never thought I would have to call her. My son's school district wanted to appeal the favorable outcome of his due process hearing in federal court. When I called Mrs. Vance's office, I received an immediate response. When we met in person, I fel...t like she was the only person who saw the potential in my son. I also felt like she was truly advocating for him. We worked together on the response to the appeal, and she was able to get the case dismissed. With Mrs. Vance, it's not about the money; it's all about what's best for your child and the family. Today, my son is doing well in school and I am so thankful for Mrs. Vance to agreeing to take my son's case. I would refer Mrs. Vance to any family in need of top notch, professional legal advice regarding special education issues.

I retained Chris on two different occasions. Both times she was successful in obtaining appropriate special educational services for my son. Her fees are very reasonable. I refer anyone who has a complex special education student to Chris. The GA Department of Education has the outcomes of all the ed...ucation law cases which go to court listed on their website. Chris's success is unparalleled and available for all to see online. This says more than any review on AVVO. The record speaks for itself! If you want to win, hire Chris!

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!