Allison L. Hertog Esq., M.A.

Dedicated attorney with over 20 years of focused legal experience in special education. Uniquely skilled as a law firm founder and a graduate degreed teacher in special education. National practice representing high-achieving students in need of testing accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Effective collaborator with a track record of resolving issues between educational leadership, parents, students, and key stakeholders. I’ve successfully gotten accommodations, such as extended time, for dozens of high school, college and graduate students nationwide and can help you avoid common pitfalls. Standardized testing boards, such as the ACT, SAT, LSAT, and MCAT, respond positively to my highly personalized legal advocacy. My approach is to create a very thorough historical profile for my clients and is based on my first hand experience as a high-achiever with learning disabilities who was diagnosed late in my academic career. We do not accept every case.

• Managing Attorney

• United States Congress
• Languages
• English (Primary)

• Getting Accommodations for High Achievers on High Stake Exams, Bridges 2e Center for Research and Professional Development, October 12, 2019
• Helping Disabled Students Obtain their Legal Entitlements: Grades K-12 and Beyond, FL Psychological Association - Miami-Dade Chapter, November 1, 2015 - November 30, 2015
• Parents' Rights in the Era of RTI, Learning Ally Spotlight on Dyslexia Conference, 2014
• Real World Mediation: An Interactive Workshop In Process, Pitfalls & Strategies CLE, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, 2012
• Understanding, Navigating & Challenging New Approaches to Identification of Specific Learning Disabilities CLE, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, 2011

• Doe v. School Board of Miami-Dade County, Order on Motion to Dismiss
• Citation: __F.Supp.3rd__ 2019, WL 4741422
• Court: SDFL
• Year: 2019
• Serial Number: Case No. 19-cv-20204

• Jane Doe v. School Board of Miami-Dade County, Case No. 19-cv-20204, Federal District Court, SDFL, January 1, 2019 - November 30, 2019
• Representation of selected low-income students with disabilities in public school - currently confined, March 1, 2013 - Present
• Board of Directors, Step Up for Students
• Representative Clients
• High-achieving students nationwide who seek accommodations from high-stakes testing boards, such as the ACT, NBME, College Board, LSAC etc.
• Children with disabilities who seek support and services in public school (this practice currently confined to Florida)

• New York, 1998
• Florida, 2007
• California, 2021
• Specialties and Certifications
• Disability Rights Bar Association, Member, 2019
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Member, 2006