Reviews

My family hired Allison when my autistic teenage son was starting back to public school after being homeschooled for a couple of years. We were traumatized from the rigmarole of IEPs and I decided I wasn’t messing around anymore. We had to re-up with Allison one time, but we didn’t use all of the second installment, even though we had 3-4 lonnnngggg IEP meetings. After all of that, my son has a 1:1 para that is with him all day and he just finished his freshman year with 7 As and 1 B. I never dared to hope that this would be his reality, but it is! He’s so bouyed by this transformation that he’s telling me he wants to tackle reading (his greatest challenge) this summer so that he can take AP classes junior year. I’m so thrilled by the outcomes of hiring Allison- best money I’ve ever spent!!!! Thank you, Allison; you have transformed my son’s future!!!

As a parent with Special Needs children, I wanted to provide them with every opportunity to have a meaningful life. 12 years ago we realized that we needed assistance to ensure the School District was providing them an environment to achieve this and we engaged Allison for assistance. Allison took a personal approach for each of my sons in representing us and helped develop meaningful and measurable goals specific to their needs - held the School District Accountable. Over the years I saw that she was respected and her input was welcomed by the School District. Allison was assertive when needed to make sure both of my sons receive the individual IEP and resources that were required for their growth. I have recommended Allison to many people and will continue to do so. We will be forever grateful for her professionalism, commitment and positive impact she has had on our entire family.

On a personal level, I really appreciated Allison's straightforward approach, as I knew we would always get the honest and feasible answer from her. On a professional level, we appreciated and admired how Allison had a friendly, collegial approach with the IEP team, yet pushed effectively when needed. I would recommend Allison to any parent looking for effective support during their child's IEP!

Allison has been an effective and powerful advocate for obtaining needed school supports for my daughter’s educational and safety needs. After my requests for support were repeatedly turned down by school officials, I hired Allison to help my daughter. Allison’s expert educational knowledge and professional representation has resulted in my daughter receiving the supports she needed for the last ten years. Allison’s input changed my daughter’s education plan and teaching methods to help her learn. Getting Allison involved in my daughter’s education brought tremendous changes. I give Allison the highest possible recommendation.

The best thing I did for my son's education was hire Allison. She is very knowledgeable and always knows what to cover at annual IEP meetings. We have been using her for over four years now. She's worth every penny she charges!

We used Allison for our son with an IEP. Allison was extremely professional and knowledgeable about my son's diagnosis and what services he should be receiving. She fought for our son and our family to make sure my son was a successful as possible. Would hire her again in a minute.

We hired Allison to help us understand our options for a middle-school-aged child. Allison had deep subject matter expertise that enabled us to identify the right option and how best to obtain the necessary services. She also had a straightforward but empathetic approach to providing guidance. We would highly recommend her.

Allison has been our educational lawyer for my daughter since 3rd grade. She has been are rock in assisting us through everything with IEP’s. She is excellent and cares about each client she has and always makes herself available.

Allison helped us in a case where criminal charges were brought against my son with special needs who has an IQ of 43. She was so responsive and helpful in every way. Fortunately the charges were dropped. I would not hesitate to recommend her and use her again.

We hired Allison when our child was faced with an MDR meeting due to severe Tourette's Syndrome. Just having her present changed the tone of the meeting, which was decided in our favor. We would not hesitate to use Allison's services in the future.

Allison was very knowledgeable about the IEP process and more than thoroughly analyzed my information and was available to answer all my questions. She was communicative and pleasant to work alongside. It was my first time consulting a lawyer and she made me feel as if my voice mattered.

As a fellow attorney, I would highly recommend Allison Vrolijk. She has outstanding credentials and a high level of expertise in her field. Education law is very personal and Allison has a heart for serving families. She truly cares for her clients and you are in great hands with her advice and counsel.