“Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.” - Rabbinical Saying

“If we don't stand up for our children, then we don't stand for much.” - Marian Wright Edelman

“Whether we send our children to private school or public school we should take a constant interest in all educational institutions and remember that on the public school largely depends the success or the failure of our great experiment in government “by the people, for the people.” - Eleanor Roosevelt

About

Attorneys

Deborah Pergament
Deborah is the managing attorney of Children’s Law Group. Deborah also serves as a Clinical Instructor at DePaul University College of Law where she directs the Special Education Advocacy Clinic. Deborah is known for her success in representing parents and students in special education matters during the IEP process and in litigation ...more

Mary Mulae
Mary Mulae concentrates her practice in representing parents and students in special education matters and special education litigation. In her work at Children’s Law Group, Mary combines her years of experience as attorney representing clients in complex administrative and appellate matters with her experiences and insights as a parent of a student on the autism spectrum. ...more

Marissa J. LaVette
Marissa LaVette is an attorney with Children’s Law Group, concentrating on adoption, probate, and special education matters. Marissa’s devotion to uniting families through adoption stems from her large extended family which includes several adopted family members. ...more