Allison L. Hertog
Founder and Attorney
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 go more smoothly and successfully. She has worked in the field of special education law for many years.
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 for a number of years led Ms. Hertog to enroll in law school and become a child advocate.
Since law school Ms. Hertog has not only continued serving as a passionate advocate for students, but has worked in the United States Congress and practiced law in New York City. Ms. Hertog has spoken around the country about learning disorders, special education law and advocacy, Response to Intervention and special needs school vouchers, like Florida’s McKay Scholarship. Ms. Hertog has also been recognized nationally for her practical knowledge and experience relating to non-traditional school choices for disabled and disadvantaged students. She currently has a thriving solo practice in Coral Gables, Florida.
She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Step Up for Students, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to provide scholarships to low-income students. The Florida Commissioner of Education appointed her to serve on his School Choice Parent Advisory Council from 2008-2010.
To find out more about Ms. Hertog, read the November, 2012 interview in the 2E Newsletter, a national publication for parents of twice exceptional children which won the National Parenting Publications Award.