Lara R Hruska

I am an attorney, and my son (15) has Down Syndrome. After two years of dealing with our district I was completely defeated. Lara and her team were recommended to my family through special ed networks, and I was overwhelmed when I asked for help. I felt like I had failed my child. Lara and her team, ...are quite remarkable, I feel like from the moment we met they knew where I was, where my son was, they were fully prepared with having reviewed all my sons IEP's, testing, and prior written notices. Lara and her team were able to write a pre litigation demand letter, and we achieved our goals so quickly. My son is thriving in a way that I felt was impossible last year at this time. I will not hesitate again to reach out and ask for help. Thank you over and over again!

I am an attorney but an issue came up outside my area of expertise and I needed an urgent consult with an education attorney. Lara responded very quickly to my (rather panicked) voicemail and listened with kindness. She was able to quickly unpack the relevant issues and give me concise, helpful advi...ce that resulted in a good outcome. I offered to pay but she waived the consult fee because we were able to keep it short. This was not a professional favor- she did not know me or that I was an attorney before we spoke- she was just genuinely being kind. I left the call with a clear plan of what I needed to do. Had her advice not worked out right away I would have hired her to assist us in carrying the issue forward. She is clearly knowledgable and I cannot say enough about how helpful even a little of her advice was.

Our experience with Lara was awful! She told us a bunch of things when we started working with her that turn out not to be true. When she started with us she said she would be with us, supporting us the whole time. But when we needed her she wouldn't return our phone calls. She basically treate...d us like a piggy bank and tried to get the most money for the least amount of work. Basically every trope about ambulance chasing attorneys describe Lara. In my professional career I have worked with many attorneys and Lara is hands down the worst I have had the unfortunate opportunity to work with.

Lara (Lauren) worked through a complex case on behalf of my daughter. She took the time to review the documentation thoroughly and advise us on how she would want to proceed. Lara took into account what our goals were and made a plan to get us there. Lara responded expeditiously to emails and phone c...alls, and in language that was easily understood. She is a huge advocate for her clients’ needs. Our settlement was more than we anticipated and our daughter came away with all the services she needed. I have recommended Lara to others, they have all been highly satisfied with their results and Lara’s firm. Not every lawyer is the right fit for each person. If you need a calmly tenacious, quick-witted and experienced litigator I would strongly recommend Lara Hruska and her team at Cedar Law.

I recently had a very disappointing, multifaceted experience with Ms Hruska who previously had a robust presence here. She is with Cedar Law. I was referred to her to complete a messy settlement with a private school after the previous attorney had trial obligations. Ms Hruska never completed the wor...k in letter of engagement. She did start advising me on securing placement and services for my child at SPS. That devolved into a very expensive process with a poor outcome. There was a lack of direct and timely communication about strategy and fees. She was repeatedly unwilling to challenge SPS and gave me expensive (or flawed) advice. I do not think our goals were ever aligned as I wanted my son in school with the best placement possible while avoiding due process and she seemed to want something else. I was also disturbed by how she handled my decision to change tactics and what looks like an attempt to hide on Abbott from this review. Others in the field have amplified some of my concerns. I suggest looking for alternatives and being crystal clear weekly about goals and billing. My child and wallet were not well served