Porta Law P.C.Special Education Attorney
For families of students with disabilities

Helping your child receive the education the law provides.

The firm represents parents and families in special education matters, working alongside you to understand your child's rights, organize the record, and advocate clearly at every step.

Initial records review: a $400 flat fee, completed before any consultation.

Law and education

A law degree earned with honors and a Master's in Education focused on disability law.

A parent's perspective

An advocacy practice rooted in firsthand experience as a parent of a child with autism.

Access to representation

Sliding-scale fees, based on a family's ability to pay.

How the firm helps

Guidance across the special education process

A few of the matters the firm handles, from the first meeting to a formal hearing.

IEP and CSE meetings

Support in preparing for Committee on Special Education meetings and the development of the IEP.

Evaluations and IEEs

Guidance on school evaluations and on requesting independent educational evaluations when an outside assessment is needed.

Due process

Representation in due process matters when a disagreement with the school district cannot be resolved informally.

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About the firm

A practice built from lived experience

William J. Porta, Esq., M.Ed., is a parent of a child with autism, and that firsthand experience shapes how the firm works with families. The practice brings together a law degree earned with honors and a Master's in Education focused on disability law, with a steady, measured approach to advocacy for students with disabilities.

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