that have been utilized by Belmont Parents:

Lynne Rachlis Child Advocate
Advocate
rachlisadvocacy.com
Email Lynne Rachlis

781-449-0622

Faith M. Morgan Education Advocacy 
Advocate
Email Faith M. Morgan

Daniel T.S. Heffernan
Attorney

Kotin, Crabtree & Strong
One Bowdoin Square
Boston, MA 02114
www.kcslegal.com
Email Kotin Crabtree & Strong

617-227-7031

John Krieger 
Advocate
Email John Krieger
www.kriegeredconsult.com

Barbara Ball
Advocate
617-306-3461
Email Barbara Ball

Connie Hilton
Lawyer
617 -431–1201  ext 100 
Email Connie Hilton

Complete Listing of Known Advocates and Lawyers

Massachusetts Special Education Advocates

Massachusetts Special Education Lawyers

Mehrzad N. Araghi
Aligned Connections Consulting
30 Cummings Road
Newton, MA 02459
Tel: (508) 259-4660
Fax: (000) 000-0000
Email Mehrzad N. Araghi

Kathleen F. Bach
Ashland, MA
Tel: (508) 881-9076
Fax: (508) 881-9076
Email Kathleen F. Bach

Barbara Ball
Tel: (617) 306-3461
Email Barbara Ball

Carolyn Blasko, M. Ed.
Student Matters, LLC
P.O. Box 4144
Concord, NH 03302
Tel: (603) 738-2409
Email Carolyn Blasko

Web: www.studentmatters.net

Elizabeth Yancy Bostic
The Parent Coach, LLC
10 Terrance Way, P.O. Box 245
Reading, MA 01867
Tel: (617) 592-3852
Fax: (781) 209-5956
Email Elizabeth Yancy Bostic

Ginny Brennan
Email Ginny Brennan

Seetha Burtner
Special Education Advocate Parent Consultant
Tel: (617) 538-7206
Email Seetha Burtner

Ellen Chambers
SpEdWatch, Inc.
Pepperell, MA
Tel: (978) 433-5983
Fax: (978) 433-0492
Email Ellen Chambers

Lucie Chansky
259 Jackson Street
Newton Centre, MA 02459
Tel: (617) 244-7310; (617) 965-7310
Fax: (617) 965-7310
Email Lucie Chansky

Noreen Quinn Curran
Advocacy Associates
11 Barbara Ter
Watertown, MA 02472
Tel: (617) 489-2745
Email Noreen Quinn Curran

Jennie DunKley
JDK Communications
9 Meetinghouse Lane
South Easton, MA 02375
Tel: (508) 230-7357
Fax: (508) 230-7363
Email Jennie DunKley

Cara Falconi
Falconi Special Education and Therapeutic Consultation
70 Green Ln
Canton, MA 02021
Tel: (781) 771-9852
Email Cara Falconi

Jayne Fisher, M.A., M.S.
Worcester, MA
Tel: (508) 755-4557
Fax: (508) 791-5135
Email Jayne Fisher

Web: www.jaynefisheradvocate.com

Suzanne Flax, M.S., CCC-SLP
Special Ed Advocate & Consultant
831 Beacon Street
Newton, MA 02459
Tel: (617)962-2154
Email Suzanne Flax

Alison Greene
Educational Advocate
Western Mass Educational Advocacy Services
Springfield, MA
Tel: (413)320-6153
Email Alison Greene

Susan Haberman, M.Ed.
Educational Consultant & Advocate
60 Davidson Road
Framingham MA 01701
Tel: (508) 965-4175
Fax: (508) 405-4544
Email Susan Haberman

Web: www.slhaberman.com

Beth Tremblay Hall
Education Consulting, Advocacy, & Legal Services, LLC
Stonehill Corporate Center
999 Broadway, Suite 301
Saugus, MA 01906
Tel: (781) 231-4332
Fax: (781) 231-3273
Email Beth Tremblay Hall

Web: www.educationandjuvenilelaw.com

Ellie Hickey
8 Cedar Street
Chestnut Green Suite #43
Woburn, MA, 01801
Tel: (781)733-3561

Danielle Jarjura
Children’s Speech and Hearing Specialists, LLC
83 Cambridge St
Suite 3D
Burlington, MA 01803
Tel: (781) 365-0316
Web: www.childrensspeechandhearing.com

Angela Kouroyen
SPED Solutions, LLC
PO Box 817
Derry NH 03038
Tel: (603) 216-7685
Email Angela Kouroyen

Mary-Beth Landy
Special Kids with Needs
67 Prescott Street
Medford, MA 02155
Tel: (617) 699-0364
Email Mary-Beth Landy

Joann Lebherz
Coastal Education Advocate
Tel 1: 774-205-4278
Tel 2: 774-205-2926
Email Joann Lebherz

Stephanie LeBlanc
Autism Spectrum Advocacy
PO Box 122
Hopkinton, MA 01748
Tel/fax: 508-625-2209
www.AutismSpectrumAdvocacy.com

Martina Roy “Tina” Lynde
11 Stearns Street
Newton, MA 02459
Tel: (617) 965-5549
Fax: (617) 527-9690
Email Martina Roy “Tina” Lynde

Catherine Mayes
129 Old Barn Path
Marshfield, MA 02050
Tel: (781) 771-8867
Email Catherine Mayes

Faith M. Morgan, B.S.Ed., MPP/Family-Child
Massachusetts Family and Child
126 Main Street #19
Watertown, MA 02471
Tel: (617) 393-3704
Email Faith M. Morgan

Faith M. Morgan
A Bright IDEA Advocates
1661 Massachusetts Avenue, #241
Lexington, MA 02420
Tel: (781) 734-0419
Email Faith M. Morgan

Web: www.abrightideaadvocates.com

Joan Munnelly
32 Bernard Road
Wellesley, MA 02481
Tel: (781) 237-8474
Email Joan Munnelly

Karla Murphy
North Shore Advocacy Services
One (R) Newbury Street, Suite 205
Peabody, MA 01960
Tel: (978) 536-5075
Fax: (978) 536-5133

Melody Orfei
Triad Advocacy
Concord, MA
Tel: (978) 371-2182
Email Melody Orfei

Patricia A. “Trish” Orlovsky
Better Outcomes Advocacy
62 Iroquois Road
Arlington, MA 02476-7841
Tel: (339) 368-0463
Fax: (781) 641-0182
Email Patricia A. “Trish” Orlovsky

Debra Pedersen, M.Ed.
Special Education Consultant & Advocate
Pedersen Educational Associates
Upton, MA 01568
Tel: (508) 529-4777
Email Debra Pedersen

Fran Perlman, M.Ed.
Special Education Consultant and Advocate
Sudbury, MA
Tel: (978) 443-8546
Fax: (978) 443-5687
Email Fran Perlman

Bonnie Polakoff
Polakoff Educational Advocacy
68 Whit’s End Road
Concord, MA 01742
Tel: (978) 371-9886
Email Bonnie Polakoff

Web: www.polakoffadvocacy.com

Lynne Rachlis
61 Hoover Road
Needham, MA 02494
Tel: (781) 449-0622
Email Lynne Rachlis

Web: www.rachlisadvocacy.com

Christine M. Riley
Cape Cod Advocate
P.O. Box 1614
Marstons Mills, MA 02648
Tel: (508) 428-2288
Fax: (508) 613-7627
Email Christine M. Riley

Web: www.capecodadvocate.com

Teresa Sauro
Special Touch Advocacy
50 Cook Street
Newton, MA 02458
Tel: (617) 969-5445
Fax: (617) 641-9168
Email Teresa Sauro

Margaret Sunners
Sped Advocate
Advocacy Alliance of Metrowest
209 West Central St., Ste 203
Natick, MA 01760
Email Margaret Sunners

Cheryl Temple 
Autism Achievement Advocacy
P.O. Box 3219
Framingham, MA 01705
Tel: (508) 658-0089
Email Cheryl Temple

Web: autismachievementadvocacy.blogspot.com

Sue Carras-Terzakis
Educational Advocacy Solutions
11 Chestnut Street
Andover, MA 01810
Tel: (978) 686-3212
Email Sue Carras-Terzakis

Web: www.educationaladvocacysolutions.com

Joan Toussaint
Maynard, MA
Tel: (978) 897-1622
Fax: (978) 897-1884
Email Joan Toussaint

Marjorie “Margie” Walsh
Center for Children with Special Needs of MA
534 Main Street, Suite 3
Weymouth, MA 02190
Tel: (781) 331-5437 (KIDS)
Email Marjorie “Margie” Walsh

Debi Wasilauski, M. Ed.
All Autism Advocate
Debra Wasilauski, M. Ed.
Tel: (508) 498-3358
Email Debi Wasilauski

Rachel Wilson
Educational Advocacy and Consulting Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 309
Winchester, MA 01890
Tel: (781) 369-1394
Fax: 1(781) 723-5544
Email: wilson.eacs@gmail.com

Andrea (Andy) Wizer
7 Emerson Road
Needham, MA 02492
Tel: (781) 690-6354
Email Andrea (Andy) Wizer(preferred initial contact)

Attorney James M. Baron, M.Ed.
395 Totten Pond Road Suite 101
Waltham, MA 02451-2012
Practices in NH and MA
Tel: (781) 209-1166
Fax: (781) 795-1591
Email Attorney James M. Baron

Web: www.lawbaron.com

Joan D. Beron, Esq.
P.O. Box 78328
Belmont, MA 02478
Tel: (508) 202-4805
Fax: (617) 395-6869
Email Joan D. Beron

Mary Norton Bobrowski, Esq.
McKiernan, Thompson & Millea, LLP
243 North Main Street
Providence, RI 02903
Tel: (401) 223-1400
Fax: (401) 223-1401
Email Mary Norton Bobrowski

Janet Burt, Esq.
790 Turnpike St., Suite 202
North Andover, MA 01845
Tel: (978) 557-0052

Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts
P.O. Box 710
298 Union Street
Lynn, MA 01902
Tel: (781) 581-1977; (888)-KIDLAW8
Fax: (781) 598-9364
Email Children’s Law Center of Massachusetts

Web: www.clcm.org

Robert K. Crabtree, Esq.
Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP
One Bowdoin Square
Boston, MA 02114-2925
Tel: (617) 227-7031
Fax: (617) 367-2988
Email Robert K. Crabtree

Web: www.kcslegal.com

Disability Law Center, Inc.
11 Beacon Street, Suite 925
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: (617) 723-8455; (800) 872-9992;
(617) 227-9464 (TTY); (800) 381-0577 (TTY)
Email Disability Law Center

Web: www.dlc-ma.org

Wayne M. DeMello, Esq.
14D Seven Springs Lane
Post Office Box 32
Burlington, MA 01803
Tel: (781) 365-1460
Fax: (781) 365-0424
Email Wayne M. DeMello

Web: www.demello.us

Roberta Mann Driscoll, Esq.
505 Waltham Street, Suite 6
West Newton, MA 02465
Tel: (617) 558-1818, (617) 304-5513
Fax: (617) 558-1819
Email Roberta Mann Driscoll

Jennifer R. Gavin, Attorney at Law, P.C.
68 Regent Circle
Brookline, MA 02445
Tel: (617) 417-0272
Fax: (888) 442-6563
Email Jennifer R. Gavin

Gentile & Ross, LLC
400 Trade Center Suite 5900
Woburn, MA 01801
Tel: (781) 670-3373
Fax: (781) 709-5446
Email Gentile & Ross

Laura Gillis, Esq.
27 Main Street
Topsfield, MA 01983
5 Militia Drive, Suite 1
Lexington, MA 02421
Tel: (978) 338-6611
Fax: (978) 338-6612
Web: www.legillislaw.com

Sean Goguen, Esq.
Law Office of Sean T. Goguen
4 Middle Street, Suite 206
Newburyport, MA 01950
Tel: (978) 225-1562

Heather Gold
Law Offices of Heather Gold, P.C.
210 Humphrey Street, Suite 109
Marblehead, MA 01945
Tel: (781) 639-4104
Fax: (781) 639-4119
Email Heather Gold

Laura B. Gold
Special Education Attorney
Gold Advocacy
54 Longview Road
Reading, MA  01867
617-780-7753
www.goldadvocacy.net

Beth K. Goldberg, Esq.
250 East Main Street, Suite 4
Norton, MA 02766
Tel: (508) 285-5504
Fax: (508) 285-6022
Email Beth K. Goldberg

Michael S. Gove, Esq.
Cooley, Shrair P.C.
1380 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01103
Tel: (413) 735-8037
Fax: (413) 733-3042
Email Michael S. Gove

Web: www.cooleyshrair.com

Joseph B. Green, Esq.
Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP
One Bowdoin Square
Boston, MA 02114-2925
Tel: (617) 227-7031
Fax: (617) 367-2988
Email Joseph B. Green

Web: www.kcslegal.com

Eileen M. Hagerty, Esq.
Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP
One Bowdoin Square
Boston, MA 02114-2925
Tel: (617) 227-7031
Fax: (617) 367-2988
Email Eileen M. Hagerty

Web: www.kcslegal.com

Peter Hahn, Esq.
55 Chapel Street, Suite 301
Newton, MA 02458
Tel: (617) 413-3973
Email Peter Hahn

Web: www.peterhahnlaw.com

Dan Heffernan, Esq.
Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP
One Bowdoin Square
Boston, MA 02114-2925
Tel: (617) 227-7031
Fax: (617) 367-2988
Email Dan Heffernan

Web: www.kcslegal.com

Deborah W. Hemdal, Esq.
Law Office of Deborah W. Hemdal
P.O. Box 644
Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Tel: (774) 239-2491
Fax: 1(508) 247-0096
Email Deborah W. Hemdal

Web: http://attyhemdal.com/

Constance (Connie)M. Hilton, Esq.
55 Chapel Street, Suite 301
Newton, MA 02458
Tel: (617) 431-1201
Fax: (617) 431-5905
Email Constance (Connie)M. Hilton

Richard F. Howard, Esq.
4 South Main Street
Ipswich, MA 01938
Tel: (978) 356-5600
Fax: (978) 356-5618
Email Richard F. Howard

Web: www.rfhlegal.com

Andra J. Hutchins, Esq.
60 Walnut Street
Wellesley, MA 02481
Tel: (781) 997-1600, (781) 997-1564
Fax: (781) 997-1633
Email Andra J. Hutchins

Ellen J. Hutt, Esq.
2 Clock Tower Place, Suite 525
Maynard, MA 01754
Tel: (978) 394-0737
Fax: (978) 897-4388
Email Ellen J. Hutt

Web: www.ellenjhutt.com

Melanie R. Jarboe, Esq.
Kotin, Crabtree & Strong, LLP
One Bowdoin Square
Boston, MA 02114-2925
Tel: (617) 227-7031
Fax: (617) 367-2988
Email Melanie R. Jarboe

Web: www.kcslegal.com

Karen J. Laufer, Esq.
25 Middle Street
Lexington, MA 02421
Tel: (781) 862-0845
Fax: (781) 240-0755
Email Karen J. Laufer

Lynda J. Leary, Esq.
The Law Office of Lynda J. Leary, P.C.
One Hollow Lane
Foxboro, MA 02035
Tel: (508) 543-3332
Fax: (508) 546-0434
Email Lynda J. Leary

Carla C. Leone, Esq.
Leone & Leone Attorneys at Law
637 Massachusetts Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476
Tel: (781) 648-4006
Fax: (781) 648-2544
Email Carla C. Leone

Web: www.leonelaw.com

Susan J. Love, Esq.
Justice Center Of Southeast Massachusetts, LLC
231 Main Street, Suite 201
Brockton, MA 02301
Tel: (508) 638-0160
Email Susan J. Love

Michelle Moor, Esq.
Moor, Perlman & Gregg, LLC
35 Village Road, Suite 100
Middleton, MA 01949
Tel: (978) 274-7101
Fax: (978) 451-4434
Email Michelle Moor

Web: www.mpgfirm.com

Dan Perlman, Esq.
Moor, Perlman & Gregg, LLC
42 Davis Road, Suite 1-1
Acton, MA 01720
Tel: (978) 274-7101
Fax: (978) 451-4434
Email Dan Perlman

Web: www.mpgfirm.com

Sherry Rajaniemi-Gregg, Esq.
Moor, Perlman & Gregg, LLC
42 Davis Road, Suite 1-1
Acton, MA 01720
Tel: (978) 274-7101
Fax: (978) 451-4434
Email Sherry Rajaniemi-Gregg
Web: www.mpgfirm.com

Mary M. Raymond, Esq.
Murphy & Raymond, LLP
60 Washington Street, Suite 202
Salem, MA 01970
Tel: (978) 542-1900
Fax: (978) 542-1910
Email Mary M. RaymondStacey Elin Rossi, Esq.
RR Whitcomb Summit, Box 3
Drury, MA 01343
Tel: (413) 248-7622
Email Elin Rossi

Jeff Sankey, Esq.
Sankey Law Offices
One Boston Place, 26th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: (857) 239-8840
Web: www.sankeylaw.com

Joseph A. Seckler, Esq.
Morrison, Mahoney, LLP
446 Main Street, Suite 1010
Worcester, MA 01608
Tel: (508) 757-7777
Fax: (508) 752-6224
Email Joseph A. Seckler
Web: www.morrisonmahoney.com

Joseph B Simons, Esq.
Ten Winthrop Square, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
Tel: (781) 797-0555
Fax: (617) 275-0934
Email Joseph B Simons

Tim Sindelar, Esq.
55 Chapel Street, Suite 301
Newton, MA 02458
Tel: (617) 431-1201
Fax: (617) 431-5905
Email Tim Sindelar

Ann Scannell, Esq.
Morrison, Mahoney, LLP
446 Main Street, Suite 1010
Worcester, MA 01608
Tel: (508) 757-7777
Fax: (508) 752-6224
Email Ann Scannell

Web: www.morrisonmahoney.com

Stephen Schneider, Esq.
203 Florence Ave., #1
Arlington, MA 02476-7207
Tel: (781) 643-0897
Email Stephen Schneider

Beth Simon, Esq.
24 Thorndike Street, Suite 300
Cambridge, MA 02141
Tel: (617) 762-9922
Email Beth Simon

Web: www.kids-law.net

Marlies Spanjaard, Esq.
Director of Education Advocacy
The EdLaw Project
Tel: (617) 910-5841
Email Marlies Spanjaard

Jill Aubin Updegraph, Esq.
18 South Main Street, Suite 303
Topsfield, MA 01983
Tel: (978) 887-2321
Fax: (978) 861-4221
Email Jill Aubin Updegraph

D. Luray Wallace, Esq.
Wallace Law Office, P.C.
490 Chapman Street, Suite 201
Canton, MA 02021
Tel: (781) 830-9990
Fax: (781) 830-9993
Email D. Luray Wallace

Lillian E. Wong, Esq.
Wong & Boscarine, LLC
15 Morningside Drive
Topsfield, MA 01983
Tel: (857) 529-8494
Fax: (617) 334-7306
Email Lillian E. Wong
Web: www.wongboscarine.com