About Us & Services Overview

Ilene Young Law Offices is a well-known, established, family, community and results oriented law practice. We have successfully represented the parents and children of our community in special education law, education law, domestic relations, civil and juvenile rights, disabilities planning and litigation since 1981, with a focus on children with special needs and learning differences. Many of our clients have been with us for over a decade.

Education Law: We represent parents and students in all school law matters, in public and charter schools, private schools, colleges, universities and technical schools:  Special Education, Gifted Education, Higher Education, Disability Accommodations, Testing Accommodations, Academic Disputes, Discipline, Truancy, Juvenile & Children & Youth, Alternative Placement Defense & Negotiation, Tuition Reimbursement Claims, Truancy Defense, and Bullying Victim’s Rights.

Early Childhood and Preschool : Entitlement to early intervention identification for disability school and community services and supports, appropriate screening and evaluation, identification of needs and goals and securing accommodations and school and community programming

K-12:  Special education IEP development and disputes, disability accommodations, gifted education, school discipline, bullying, civil rights and school records disputes.

Adult Transition:  Special education and adult service coordination and disputes, access to successful adult disability transition to community living.

College: Disability accommodations, high stakes testing, school and academic discipline, academic and athletic scholarship defense, and discrimination.

Graduate and Professional School:  High stakes testing, academic dismissal defense and appeal, disability accommodations, civil rights and record disputes.

Special Needs Planning:  Our comprehensive special needs planning provides legal roadmaps and support as parents navigate their child’s disability entitlement throughout their lifetimes.  Some of the tools: Guardianships, special needs trusts, powers of attorney, assistance in securing and appealing denials of benefits from behavioral health and social security; guidance in transitioning from school-aged services to adult.

Family Law with a Focus on Special Needs:  We offer direct representation and specialized consultation, for special needs issues in divorce, custody, support, including adult child support issues, in all suburban Philadelphia counties.