David Alan Harley

By the reviews it’s clear this lawyer will either be a 5 or 1. Are those the odds you want to have when hiring someone to help your child against school administrators? He becomes “ill” often; he became “ill” while hired by me and completely went silent when I needed him most. Please be very cautious...! My case went nowhere with me out of money and valuable time.

I hired this attorney on October 31 and paid a retainer. By February 7, the only completed work was a single letter. Despite repeated assurances that he was “getting right on it,” no meaningful progress was made on my case. In December, I specifically asked whether he was too busy to handle my mat...ter due to ongoing delays, and he assured me he was not. However, after I terminated the representation, he claimed he had been extremely busy and had completed work that, to my knowledge, was never done. Communication was misleading, and the lack of progress was extremely frustrating. Based on my experience, I would not recommend hiring him if you expect timely action or transparency. I have documentation of our email exchanges that reflect this timeline. His disciplinary history is publicly available here: https://law.justia.com/cases/south-carolina/supreme-court/2022/28083.html. I encourage anyone considering hiring him to review it and make an informed decision.

Our son was in distress and up to be expelled from school for the rest of the school year. Mr. Harley represented us and stopped the expulsion hearing because our son has disabilities. Our son did not have a plan they call an IEP. Mr. Harley got our son evaluated and eligible for this plan. He atte...nded the meeting to review the evaluation and to develop the plan. Our son thrived the rest of the school year and we hope this upcoming school year will be even better.

I was being targeted as a teacher and believed being set up to be fired. David successfully helped me transfer to another school in a better position. He also helped me recoup pay/stipend because I worked with special needs students. I met David at an IEP meeting representing a student. He impressed ...me and I hired him.