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Wong & Boscarine are proud to be early sponsors of the Massachusetts Advocates for Children (MAC) Overcoming Together annual event. MAC is a nonprofit children's advocacy organization that works with students, families, communities, and at the policy level to remove barriers to education for children across Massachusetts.
On Monday August 31st Lillian Wong, Esq. will be a featured speaker at the MCLE 60-Minute Lawyer, “Back to School Legal Landmines in a COVID-19 World,” representing the parent and student legal perspective. Catherine Lyons , Esq. of Lyons & Rogers LLC in Rockland and Michael Long of Long & DiPietro LLP in Hingham will represent the school district perspective.
On December 6 2019, the Bureau of Special Education Appeals ("BSEA") ruled that the Nashoba Regional School District ("Nashoba") had violated the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ("IDEA") by failing to offer a twelve-year-old boy with a complex profile an Individualized Education Plan ("IEP") that provided a Free Appropriate Public Education ("FAPE"). The BSEA ordered Nashoba to reimburse the family for their costs of unilaterally placing their son at the Learning Prep School.
We are pleased to announce that both Attorney Allison Boscarine and Attorney Lillian Wong have been selected to the Super Lawyer New England Rising Star list for their work in School and Education Law.
I am excited to announce that I will be officially forming a partnership with special education attorney Allison Boscarine on July 15, 2019. Our new partnership will give clients the benefit of each of our respective experience in special education law and litigation that will enable us to provide excellent client service throughout the life cycle of a special education matter.
The Law Office of Lillian E. Wong, LLC is pleased to be an early sponsor for the Massachusetts Advocates for Children's Annual Celebrating Voices Event.
Most special education disputes are not resolved in a hearing or court decision. Instead, the majority of special education disputes are resolved informally at IEP meetings or through settlement agreements. This outcome avoids the time, cost, and stress of litigation, and is usually the best solution for parents and school systems. Because the ultimate goal of this Wong & Boscarine is to help children obtain a Free Appropriate Public Education, these quiet victories are victories all the same
On October 30, 2018, advocates for Massachusetts children with special needs gathered at Harvard Law School for Massachusetts Advocates for Children's annual event. The Law Office of Lillian E. Wong, LLC was an early sponsor of the event.
Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with third party research. No lawyer pays to be selected to the list.
On June 7, 2018, the Special Needs Advocacy Network, Inc. ("SPAN") hosted its 10th Annual Same Side of the Table forum. BSEA Director, Reece Erlichman, moderated a panel of two hearing officers (Rosa Figueroa and Catherine Putney-Yaceshyn), Parent Attorney Lillian Wong, School Attorney Paige Tobin and several advocates and SPED Administrators.
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