“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

Services

Child Protection/Child Welfare (DCFS)

Children’s Law Group attorneys represent clients before the Juvenile Court and in DCFS administrative hearing in matters relating to foster children and subsidized adoptions, such as payments and services.

We also represent clients during all phases of child abuse and neglect investigations, Juvenile Court proceedings, and DCFS administrative appeals of indicated findings of abuse or neglect.

Juvenile Law

In cases involving delinquency and criminal charges against children, we work with clients throughout all phases of delinquency proceedings, including contesting actions to transfer cases to adult criminal court and representing children before the appellate court.

School Discipline Issues

Recent public attention to incidents of extreme school violence has resulted in school districts’ increased use of harsh disciplinary measure in response to negative behavior by students. The attorneys of Children’s Law Group represent parents and their children in all aspects of school disciplinary proceedings, including conferences with school personnel and school disciplinary and expulsion hearings. We work to ensure that school systems respect students’ and parents’ constitutional rights of free speech and due process.

Special education students are disproportionately represented among students who are suspended or expelled. We work with parents to prevent improper special education labeling or inappropriate provision of special education services that may contribute to a disciplinary event.

We also work with college and university students and their families when students are facing expulsion, social or academic disciplinary proceedings, or criminal charges related to on-campus incidents.