Elizabeth Louise Polay

We are thankful for Elizabeth, for her knowledge of educational law, her kindness and for her willingness to advocate for my son in a confusing system that was not appropriate for him. She has been instrumental in redefining my child's learning environment and his outlook toward being a student, to i...nclude a foundation of confidence to continue learning and improving. Elizabeth cares.

Elizabeth helped through a Due Process Complaint and beyond. With Elizabeth's help we were able to get my son the placement that he needed all along. She continued to help us ensure that the placement was the correct one for him and that his needs were being met. She was always available to answer... all of our questions during and after the process. I would highly recommend Elizabeth and her staff.

Elizabeth has been our children's attorney for over two years now. As noted in other reviews, Elizabeth's prior experience as a teacher has been of immense advantage to our children. She has been able to successfully navigate our children from one school district to another, along the line transitio...ning from a private school/public district ISP, to a public school/district IEP. We greatly appreciate her ability to finesse situations, and letting us know what is reasonable and what may not be reasonable for both parents wishes and schools requirements. We have not needed her to litigate so could not speak to that, but more importantly Elizabeth's skills have been able to get to the outcomes our children needed for their successful education. Very thorough and explicit with the district in meeting needs, and has been able to do so while maintaining an appropriately positive relationship with us and our children's teams. One of the few times I genuinely give five full stars, or 100%.

We hired Elizabeth to help us successfully navigate our child's IEP meetings after reaching a point with the school district that was no longer productive. We worked with her for two years. A former teacher, Elizabeth provided not only sound legal guidance but could speak competently to educational p...ractice as well. We always felt confident going into meetings with the school when Elizabeth was with us because we knew we were free to be parents advocating for our kid while she would focus on the fine details, discrepancies, problems, etc. in our IEP and its implementation. Elizabeth is a consumate professional but clearly passionate about helping families work with districts to meet their children's educational needs. I would highly recommend her to any parents needing legal support for educational issues.

We sought out Elizabeth after receiving a glowing referral from a local Special Education college professor. Elizabeth helped us get our daughter, who had a stroke, off an ineffective 504 plan and on an individualize IEP that provided the accommodations our daughter needed. Along the way, Elizabeth p...rovided the counsel we needed and also looked after us financially as she pointed out things that we could handle or letters we could write on our own, with her support of course, without incurring additional fees. Her background in teaching and her knowledge of the law combined for an effective package to help us achieve the things our daughter needed to graduate High School and now move on to college. I know our daughter wouldn't be where she is at today without Elizabeth's assistance. I have already referred several parents of children with special needs to Elizabeth and will continue to do so.