Law Offices of Anne I. Eason, LLC
Connecticut Special Education Lawyer
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Law Offices of Anne I. Eason, LLC
Anne I. Eason, attorney-at-law
10 Wall Street, Norwalk, CT 06850
Tel: (203) 838-5485 Fax: (203) 853-9246 AttorneyEason@gmail.com
www.spedlawyers.com
www.spednet.org
My mission is to zealously advocate for individuals with disabilities,
focusing on appropriate education in the least restrictive environment.
I strive to empower parents and professionals with information and skills
to ensure that all students have access to high quality education.
I strive to empower self-advocates with the strategies
they need to take their rightful place in our community. I am an attorney whose
practice is limited to Special Education issues, Section 504 matters, ADA
violations, and other disability discrimination cases.
Experience
1989 – present Attorney, Author, Disability Activist
Opened private law
office in Norwalk, Connecticut in 2002, focusing my practice on students with
disabilities who have been denied an appropriate education. Experience in IEP
meetings, 504 meetings, mediation, due process, and manifestation determinations. Some
experience advocating for adults with disabilities.
Co-Author of IEP
and Inclusion Tips for Parents and Teachers. Written with Kathleen Whitbread,
Ph.D. (2006). Attainment Company.
Popular local,
state-wide, national, and international
presenter and trainer on special education legal rights under IDEA, FERPA,
Section 504, ADA, and NCLB, also “Using the IEP Process to Achieve Inclusion.”
Author and facilitator of Mock IEPs, performing throughout The United States.
Executive Director and founder of SPED*NET New Canaan, a monthly forum focused
on special education and section 504 issues, providing monthly speakers,
state-wide conferences, extensive training courses, and state-wide listserv.
Created and maintain the website -
www.spednet.org – winner of the CT Coalition for Inclusive Education media
award. SPED*NET has celebrated over a decade of excellence!
Member
of New Canaan Public Schools Special Education Director’s Parent Advisory
Committee - 11 years; Partners in Policymaking graduate; numerous other volunteer
activities. Trained parents and professionals in a 14 hours class, “Understanding
Special Education – Families as Partners” - 8 classes in total. Member of the Board of Directors for
the CT Down Syndrome Congress.
I
personally ensured that my eldest of four children, Eva, who has Down syndrome,
was fully and successfully included in our neighborhood high school. Yep, she
even took Algebra. She now attends college.
1986–1989 Law Offices of Anne I. Eason Bronx, NY
Sole Practitioner
Administrative Law Judge for
NYC Taxi and Limousine Court
Attorney for the Lithuanian
Credit Union
Pro bono work in Baltic human
rights issues. Yearly lobbyist at the Geneva Human Rights Conventions.
1974–1982 Social Worker
State of New Jersey, Division
of Developmental Disabilities 1980-1982
State of Michigan, Department
of Social Services 1977-1979
Mecosta Osceola ARC 1974-1977
Education
Juris Doctor Hofstra
University June 1985.
Admitted
to practice law in NY 1985, NJ 1986, CT 2002.
MA Community Leadership
Central Michigan University 1979
BS Human Services Ferris State
University 1976
Extensive ongoing legal
training
Member of the CT Bar
Association and the Fairfield Bar Association
Selected Awards
Service
Award - CT Down Syndrome Congress
Parent of
the Year - STAR, Lighting the Way...
Media of
the Year Award - CT Coalition for Inclusive Education
Inclusion
Award - WE BELONG, Inclusion in Fairfield County (2 time winner!)
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| Law Offices of Anne I. Eason, LLC. Practice limited to Special Education and Disability Law. Attorney Eason's office is located in Fairfield County, but she practices throughout Connecticut. Attorney Eason is available for consultations on Special Education issues, section 504 matters, ADA violations. She can attend IEP meetings, Mediation, Manifestation Determination meetings, Section 504 meetings, Due Process, and meetings on disability discrimination matters. |