The Law Office of Lillian E. Wong
A Massachusetts Special Education Attorney
Attorney Profile
Ms. Wong is a mother, education advocate, and attorney licensed to practice in Massachusetts. She holds a Juris Doctorate from the UCLA School of Law (rated one of the country's top fifteen law schools) and a Bachelor's Degree from Dartmouth College (Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa). During law school Ms. Wong studied Education Law and actively participated in an Education Advocacy Clinic. After law school, Ms. Wong worked in the litigation department of a nationally-recognized, international law firm. Ms. Wong later left corporate litigation to pursue her dream of advocating for children's education rights.
As an education lawyer, Ms. Wong has represented parents and their children at IEP meetings, manifestation determinations, due process hearings and settlement negotiations. Ms. Wong has advocated for her clients' inclusion in the general education setting and helped other clients obtain private placements. Ms. Wong sits of the Advisory Board of Autism Asperger's Digest and her advice has been featured in Autism Asperger's Digest and ADDitude Magazine. She is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA), the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), The Special Needs Advocacy Network (SPAN), and Massachusetts Advocates for Children's Coalition to Defend Special Education. Ms. Wong is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. 
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"Ms. Wong is very concerned about our child's special needs regarding his education. She guided us through every process and step in getting our child's needs met. She is very knowledgeable, easy to understand and most of all a genuine person. I would recommend her to any family in need of services from an outstanding lawyer who specializes in children's special needs education."
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"It is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education."
- Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
- Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
