Reviews

Attorney Sprano is kind, knowledgeable and an excellent attorney. I consulted her on an educational matter and she provided invaluable advice and knowledge. I didn't end up needing an attorney, but if I did, I would have hired her without hesitation. I highly recommend her to anyone needing a thoughtful, kind and diligent attorney.

We could not have asked for a better lawyer. Alene helped us navigate a stressful situation with calm confidence, keeping us informed every step of the way. Thanks to her expertise, experience and deftness in the courtroom, she secured a highly favorable outcome on our behalf. Beyond her deep legal skill, she is human and responsive and made the entire experience much easier for our family. I highly recommend Alene to anyone in need of the very best legal representation.

Ms. Sprano provided our family the guidance and direction we needed to navigate the intricacies of a FCPS Hearing. Her straight forward approach and wealth of knowledge was critical in helping us understand the process and likely outcomes. It was comforting to know we had expert on our team to protect my son's rights as a student.

Ms.soprano is a very straightforward and direct lawyer. Her approach allowed for me and my family to compose up a compelling arguement that ultimately led to a huge role in my future. She is a amazing lawyer who had me collect many documents and write paragraphs that all helped me in the end. I can’t express my gratitude enough I have for Ms.Soprano and I’m glad she was my lawyer.

Alene’s attention to detail and quick action helped my son and our family out greatly! Her vast knowledge with school hearings and the diversion process was priceless. She took the time to get to know our son and represented him perfectly. We can now put all of this behind us and can now concentrate on his future. I highly recommend her.

Caring, compassionate, and professional. Those are just a few words to describe Alene Sprano. Ms. Sprano worked diligently as my son's educational advocate to ensure a positive outcome at his MDR and FCPS School Hearing. She went straight to the point and prepared for the case the very same day she was hired. I recommend her to any parent dealing with any school situation with their child. She made sure I understood my rights as a parent, which is something FCPS schools failed to do. My only regret is not meeting Ms. Sprano sooner!

Alene helped my son and I prepare for a hearing with Fairfax County schools during the winter holidays. Despite it being the most inconvenient time of the year she worked diligently to prepare for the hearing. I would absolutely recommend Alene for anything related to school hearings as she is intimately familiar with them. These hearings are very difficult because of the lack of due process. The result of the hard work was a immediate return to school and a path forward for my son. I can't thank her enough.

She challenged the time to prepare all we need for the hearing that we are going to and she was very expert on how to present the situation.

Alene Sprano did a super job of defending me on a reckless driving charge recently in January. While dismissal is virtually unheard of, she basically made the charge disappear and my good driving rate be reinstated almost immediately. She is wonderful and easy to work with, was effective and professional to the enth degree. I highly recommend her!!

We contracted Ms. Sprano to help our son when he was faced with an FCPS Disciplinary Hearing that we felt constituted overreach by his high school administration. We are grateful to have secured her services as the stakes were very high and the timeline was exceedingly short. Her integrity and professionalism are unparalleled as were the energy and compassion she brought to representing him. She was clear and direct in all her communications, demanding full-investment from us that she matched three-fold. She keenly understands the VDOE and FCPS disciplinary processes and personalities and is savvy in her approach to her interactions with administrators; she also demonstrated thorough knowledge of federal, state, and local laws that she used to support our arguments. Ms. Sprano helped us keep our anger and expectations in check so we could focus on the matters at-hand -- getting our child back in school and their record remediated. She prioritized getting to know our son; as a result, he felt confident going into the hearing because he knew Ms. Sprano was at his side, ready-willing-able to fight for him. We can't believe that we initially hesitated getting representation because the school hearing was not a legal proceeding; the lack of legal protections in the FCPS process made it even more important to have counsel to protect him and preserve future post-secondary opportunities that could be impacted by a suspension on his record.

We sought Alene's assistance when we were facing disciplinary action against our son. Our son's case was very complex given his learning disabilities and medical complications. Alene was very thorough and really knew her stuff. She was able to represent us very well and we would have been lost without her!

Our child was involved in an in-school situation that could have resulted in expulsion, but Ms. Sprano worked with us to ensure that our child got full protection under the law and a fair and equitable hearing by the district office in charge. We could not be happier with the outcome, especially Ms. Sprano's interactions with potentially hostile administrators. Just her presence made them sit up straighter in their seats and ensure that they were adhering to policy. I recommend Ms. Sprano without hesitation for any case that requires an attorney of her calibre.