Our Team

We work together with you to help your child reach their potential

Lillian E. Wong

Managing Attorney

UCLA School of Law, J.D.
Dartmouth College, A.B. summa cum laude

For over fifteen years, Lillian Wong has exclusively represented the educational rights of students with disabilities. Ms. Wong has experience at IEP meetings, manifestation determinations, settlement negotiations, mediations, and due process hearings at the Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA). For the past twelve consecutive years, she was selected to the Super Lawyer New England list for her work in School and Education Law. She regularly speaks and writes for professional and lay audiences on topics related to special education law.

Andrea Sorgi Spano

Of Counsel

New England Law, J.D., cum laude
Penn State University, B.A. summa cum laude

Andrea Sorgi Spano is an attorney specializing in disability law, special education law, and special needs transition planning. In law school, she was honored as a Sandra Day O’Connor Scholar and served as an editor of the prestigious New England Law Review. Attorney Spano is a published legal scholar, contributing to discussions on special education law and land use planning.

Attorney Spano is an active member of Made by Dyslexia, a nonprofit group focused on raising awareness and improving the lives of individuals with dyslexia. Her dedication to the cause stems from her personal experience as a mother of a dyslexic child, a journey that inspired her transition from a successful corporate career into special education law.

Jennifer Warren

Paralegal

Ms. Warren’s professional experience is rooted in advocacy. She completed her training with the Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN) and the Council for Parents, Attorneys, and Advocates (COPAA). A decade plus of experience in advocating for children has provided her with a keen eye for detail required in managing, organizing, and analyzing case files. Having served on multiple non-profit boards related to education and presenting basic rights seminars to families, Ms. Warren is sensitive to the needs of families working through the special education process. She lives in the Merrimack Valley just north of Boston, MA. When she’s not working, Jennifer is practicing fiber art, spending time in nature and staying active. 

Kathryn Miller

Administrative Assistant

Kathryn Miller has dedicated her career to supporting the needs of children and people with disabilities. Her personal experience provides her with compassion and motivation to help those struggling to navigate the special education process and advocate for their disability related rights.

Client Testimonials

  • Determined to Make this Student's Academic Experience Better

    “It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to work with Lillian. She is knowledgeable, professional, diligent, and caring. She was advocating for a student with special needs to receive legally mandated, free and appropriate public education. Lillian understood the student, family, teacher, and legal perspectives so well. She stayed on top of all the details and was determined to make this student's academic experience better. She was always available to us and would happily take the time to explain things so that everyone-- including the student-- understood. In the end, she succeeded in dramatically improving this student's education and life. We are very grateful to Lillian and recommend her without reservation.”

    - Non-Profit Community Partner

  • Professional, Knowledgeable & Caring

    “Lillian is a very professional, knowledgeable, caring, understanding, dedicated and compassionate attorney for families with special needs. She is such an amazing and outstanding attorney to work with and our family is forever grateful for what she did on behalf of our children. She will guide and navigate your child and family for the best ways for special education. I highly recommend Lillian to any families who are desperately seeking for help and advice for their children with special needs.”

    - Hamilton-Wenham Public Schools Parent

  • Services for our Son on the Autism Spectrum

    “Lillian was able to step in and help us quickly secure appropriate placement and services for our preschool son on the autism spectrum. She is very honest and upfront. We plan to hire her again in the future.”

    - Massachusetts Parent

  • Working Closely with My Advocate

    “Lillian helped my son to get services for an uncommon anxiety disorder when the school had been unwilling to provide him with help. She worked closely with my advocate as well and was very good about explaining things to me and making sure that I understood them. She was also very open about the cost of her fighting for something, versus us financing certain things on our own (by this I mean she let us know if it would cost more for her to argue our rights or pay for something ourselves). I found her to be very understanding and caring of our situation.”

    - Burlington Public School Parent

  • Outside Educational Placement

    “We were very fortunate to be able to work with Lillian Wong while trying to obtain the appropriate outside educational placement for our daughter. Lillian was extremely knowledgeable, personable, and easy to work with. She explained things clearly and helped facilitate the process of working with the school whenever possible. We will be sure to work with her in the future and would highly recommend her services to other families trying to navigate this difficult process.”

    - Melrose Public Schools Parents

  • A Successful Outcome for our Son

    “Attorney Wong is a dedicated professional who is very well educated in Special Education Law. She listens to the client, pays attention to details and is quite capable of not only presenting an excellent case, but also in winning the case! We were up against an uncooperative special education department, who were trying to cut corners in order to save money, at the expense of our son’s education. They presented us with many inexpensive and inappropriate "solutions" sighting the excuse of "least restrictive environment” and continually asked for more lengthy evaluations, in hopes of dragging out the process. They used many stalling tactics in hopes of discouraging us, but Attorney Wong steadily pushed forward to a successful outcome for our son. Our son is now a student at one of the most prestigious private therapeutic high schools in Massachusetts and is finally receiving the education to which he is entitled. We trusted our son’s future to Attorney Wong and she did not let us down.”

    - Massachusetts Parent

  • Navigating a Complicated Case

    “A big thank you to Attorney Lillian Wong. Lillian is an amazing attorney and did a great job advocating for our son. We had a complicated case involving multiple educational entities. She was able to navigate us through the process, and explain all possible scenarios. She was up front, honest, always responsive in a timely manner, kept us informed of all correspondence, and educated us on special education laws. She is smart, strong, and compassionate. My son is now in a good place and we are forever grateful to Lillian.”

    - Tewksbury Public Schools Parent