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Florida Special Education Attorneys
Special Education Advocacy for Students with Disabilities

Special Education Advocacy
Florida Referral Guide
Free or low cost sources of education and special education advocacy for students who have disabilities:
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1)       Southern Legal Counsel
1229 NW 12th Ave.
Gainesville, Florida 32601-4113
Jodi Siegel, Esq.
(352) 271-8890
http://www.southern legal.org
slc@southernlegal. org
2)       Children's Advocacy Center
Florida State University College of Law
Tallahassee, Florida
(850) 644-0879
Paolo Annino, Esq. And Ruth Stone
http://www.law. fsu.edu/academic _programs/ jd_programs/ cac/
Student/family must meet some low income criteria.
Child Advocacy Law Clinic
Florida Coastal School of Law
Jacksonville, Florida
(904) 680-7652 until August 7th
Rebekah Gleason, Esq.
Must meet low income criteria
Children and Families Clinic (CFC)
Barry University School of Law
Orlando, FL 32807
(321) 206-5751
Joanna Markman
Gator Team Child Juvenile Law Clinic
University of Florida Levin College of Law
P.O. Box 117626
Gainesville, Florida 32611
(352) 392-0412
Claudia Wright, Esq.
wright@law.ufl. edu
http://www.law. ufl.edu/centers/ juvenile/ pdf/teamchildbro chure03.pdf
Low income required
Children and Youth Law Clinic
University of Miami School of Law
1311 Miller Dr. Suite F 305
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
(305) 284-3123
Bernard Perlmutter, Esq.
bperlmut@law. miami.edu
http://www.law. miami.edu/ cylc/clinic/ index.html
3)      Three Rivers Legal Services
Student/family must meet some low-income criteria
http://www.trls. org/
Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy or Union
901 NW 8th Ave # D5
Gainesville, Florida
(352) 372-0519
(800) 372-0936
Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee or Taylor
334 NW Lake City Ave.
Lake City, Florida 32055
(386) 752-5960
(800) 495-0039

Clay, Duval, Nassau or St. Johns
126 W Adams St
Jacksonville, Florida
(904) 394-7450
(866) 256-8091
4)      Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc.
http://www.clsmf. org/
info@clsmf.org
Student/family must meet some low-income criteria
Office #1: ORLANDO OFFICE: 122 E. Colonial Drive, Suite 200 32801-1219
Phone: (407) 841-7777; Fax: (407) 246-1661
(Orange County)

Office #2: TAVARES OFFICE: 226 West Main Street 32778-3812
Phone: (352) 343-0815; Fax: (352) 343-8853
(Lake County)

Office #3: KISSIMMEE OFFICE, 800 North Main Street 34744-4564
Phone: (407) 847-0053; Fax: (407) 847-4866
(Osceola County)

Office #4: DAYTONA OFFICE: 128 Orange Avenue, Suite 100 32114-4310
Phone: (386) 255-6573/5/6; Fax: (386) 257-6824
(Volusia County)

Office #5: COCOA OFFICE, 803 N. Fiske Boulevard 32922-7323
Phone: (321) 636-3515/17; Fax: (321) 631-8929
(Brevard County)

Office #6: PALATKA OFFICE, 216 S. 6th Street 32177-4607
Phone: (386) 328-8361/2; Fax: (386) 328-4902
(Putnam & Flagler Counties)

Office #7: BUNNELL OFFICE, 604-1 E. Moody Blvd., 32110
Phone: (386) 437-8485. FAX: (386) 437-7172

Office #8: SANFORD OFFICE, 315 Magnolia Avenue, 32771-1915
Phone: (407) 322-8983/4; Fax: (407) 324-3868
(Seminole County)

Office #9: OCALA OFFICE, 222 SW Broadway Street 34474-4140
Phone: (352) 629-0105; Fax: (352) 629-8877
(Marion County)

Office #10: BROOKSVILLE OFFICE, 51 West Fort Dade Avenue 34601-2503
Phone: (352) 796-7238; Fax: (352) 796-6568
(Hernando County)

INVERNESS OFFICE, 1300 Highway 41 North, Suite A 34450-3984
Office #11 Citrus: Phone: (352) 726-8512; Fax: (352) 726-0177
Office #12 Sumter: Phone: (352) 568-0257
(Citrus and Sumter Counties)

5)      Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society
http://www.scbalas. com
Student/family must meet some low income criteria
administrator@ scbalas.org
101 West Palmetto Avenue
Longwood, Florida 32750
(407) 834-1660
6)      Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc.
http://www.legalaid ocba.org/
Student must be a dependent child
100 E. Robinson St. l Orlando, FL 32801
Tel: 407-841-8310 Fax: 407- 648-9240 Email: info@legalaidocba. org
Orlando, Florida
(407) 841-8310
7)      Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County
http://www.legalaid pbc.org/
Student/family must meet some low income criteria
Main Office
Monday - Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
423 Fern Street, Suite 200
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561-655-8944
Fax: 561-655-5269
Email: info@legalaidpbc. org

West County Courthouse
Every other Monday | 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
38844 State Road 80
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Phone: Contact Main Office
Fax: Contact Main Office

West County Satellite Office
Monday - Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
141 South Main Street, Suite 101
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Phone: 561-993-3836
Fax: 561-993-3878

South County Courthouse
As Needed
200 West Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Phone: Contact Main Office
Fax: Contact Main Office

Foster Children's Project - Satellite Office
Monday - Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
423 4th Street, 2nd & 3rd Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561-833-5787
Fax: 561-833-5826

Self-Help Center (Staffed by Legal Aid Personnel)
Monday - Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Palm Beach County Courthouse
205 North Dixie Highway, 6th Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561-355-1509
Fax: 561-355-
8)      Legal Services of Greater Miami
http://www.lsgmi. org/
Student/family must meet some low income criteria
3000 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD Suite 500
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33137
(305) 576-0080
TDD (305) 573-1578
10720 CARIBBEAN BOULEVARD Suite 400
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33189
(305) 232-9680
TDD (786)242-0207
LEGAL SERVICES OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
600 WHITE STREET
KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
(305) 292-3566
TDD (305) 292-9722
1600 NW 6th Court
Florida City, Florida 33034
Call the South Dad Office for times when clients are seen.
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9)  Disability Lawyers website
     http://www.disabili tylawyers. com/
     Reference to locate disability lawyers in all states.
 
Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities, Inc.
2671 Executive center Circle W, Suite 100
Tallahassee, FL 32301-5092
1-800-342-0823 x220
Doris Raskin
P.O. Box 600606
Jacksonville, FL 32260-0606
3325 C Hendricks Avenue
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Tel: (904) 287-2295
dlawraskin@earthlink.net
Paul Liles
Bower &Liles, P.A.
P.O. Box 540
Ft. Myers, FL 33902-0540
4315 Metro Parkway, Suite 510
Fort Myers, Florida 33916
(239) 931-9500
(239) 931-0411 (fax)
pel@bower-liles.com
Minerva V. Bailey, Esq.
Dennis Bailey, Esq.
Special Kids Law Center, LLC
1580 Sawgrass Corporate Pkwy.
Suite 130
Sunrise, FL 33323
Tel: (954) 343-7087
Fax: (954) 430-9471
specialkids@BELLSOUTH.NET
http://www.specialkidslawcenter.com
Seth Nelson, Esquire
Law Office of Michael P. Maddux, P.A.
2102 W. Cleveland St.
Tampa, FL 33606
Tel: (813) 253-3363
Fax (813) 253-2553
Tim Weber
Battaglia, Ross, Dicus
P.O. Box 4100
St. Petersburg, FL 33743
727.381.2300 wk
727.343.4059 fax
twebe@brdwlaw.com
Rosemary Palmer
Attorney at Law
5260 Pimlico Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32309
850.668.9203
floridalawlady@mstar2.net
(does not take cases outside of N. Florida, will occasionally take calls from Parents and offer advice.)
A. Julia Graves
Graves, Hill & Colton, P.A.
1446 19th Place, Suite 200
Vero Beach, Florida 32960
(772) 567-1900
juliagraves@graveshillcolton.com