Making School Work

Allison Hertog comes to the fields of special education and disability law with a highly unique background. She is one of only a handful of lawyers in the country who holds a Masters degree in special education. Being a former teacher allows Ms. Hertog to see things from both sides of the school table – that makes meetings and litigation go more smoothly and successfully. Drawn to those fields because of her own struggle with learning disabilities as a child, after graduating from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, Ms. Hertog earned a degree in special education from Columbia University’s Teachers College in New York and a law degree from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles. Teaching children with a variety of special needs led Ms. Hertog to enroll in law school and become a child advocate. She’s licensed to practice law in California, Florida and New York. She’s represented hundreds of parents and successfully litigated against school districts in administrative and federal court. And Ms. Hertog has a national practice getting test accommodations for high achievers with disabilities."