Special Education Advocacy
Florida Referral Guide
Free or low cost sources of education and special education advocacy for students who have disabilities:
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1) Southern Legal Counsel
1229 NW 12th Ave.
Gainesville, Florida 32601-4113
Jodi Siegel, Esq.
(352) 271-8890
http://www.southernlegal.org
slc@southernlegal.org
2) Children's Advocacy Center
Florida State University College of Law
Tallahassee, Florida
(850) 644-0879
Paolo Annino, Esq. And Ruth Stone
http://www.law.fsu.edu/academic_programs/jd_programs/cac/
Student/family must meet some low income criteria.
Child Advocacy Law Clinic
Florida Coastal School of Law
Jacksonville, Florida
(904) 680-7652 until August 7th
Rebekah Gleason, Esq.
Must meet low income criteria
Children and Families Clinic (CFC)
Barry University School of Law
Orlando, FL 32807
(321) 206-5751
Joanna Markman
Gator Team Child Juvenile Law Clinic
University of Florida Levin College of Law
P.O. Box 117626
Gainesville, Florida 32611
(352) 392-0412
Claudia Wright, Esq.
wright@law.ufl.edu
http://www.law.ufl.edu/centers/juvenile/pdf/teamchildbrochure03.pdf
Low income required
Children and Youth Law Clinic
University of Miami School of Law
1311 Miller Dr. Suite F 305
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
(305) 284-3123
Bernard Perlmutter, Esq.
bperlmut@law.miami.edu
http://www.law.miami.edu/cylc/clinic/index.html
3) Three Rivers Legal Services
Student/family must meet some low-income criteria
http://www.trls.org/
Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy or Union
901 NW 8th Ave # D5
Gainesville, Florida
(352) 372-0519
(800) 372-0936
Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee or Taylor
334 NW Lake City Ave.
Lake City, Florida 32055
(386) 752-5960
(800) 495-0039
Clay, Duval, Nassau or St. Johns
126 W Adams St
Jacksonville, Florida
(904) 394-7450
(866) 256-8091
4) Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc.
http://www.clsmf.org/
info@clsmf.org
Student/family must meet some low-income criteria
Office #1: ORLANDO OFFICE: 122 E. Colonial Drive, Suite 200 32801-1219
Phone: (407) 841-7777; Fax: (407) 246-1661
(Orange County)
Office #2: TAVARES OFFICE: 226 West Main Street 32778-3812
Phone: (352) 343-0815; Fax: (352) 343-8853
(Lake County)
Office #3: KISSIMMEE OFFICE, 800 North Main Street 34744-4564
Phone: (407) 847-0053; Fax: (407) 847-4866
(Osceola County)
Office #4: DAYTONA OFFICE: 128 Orange Avenue, Suite 100 32114-4310
Phone: (386) 255-6573/5/6; Fax: (386) 257-6824
(Volusia County)
Office #5: COCOA OFFICE, 803 N. Fiske Boulevard 32922-7323
Phone: (321) 636-3515/17; Fax: (321) 631-8929
(Brevard County)
Office #6: PALATKA OFFICE, 216 S. 6th Street 32177-4607
Phone: (386) 328-8361/2; Fax: (386) 328-4902
(Putnam & Flagler Counties)
Office #7: BUNNELL OFFICE, 604-1 E. Moody Blvd., 32110
Phone: (386) 437-8485. FAX: (386) 437-7172
Office #8: SANFORD OFFICE, 315 Magnolia Avenue, 32771-1915
Phone: (407) 322-8983/4; Fax: (407) 324-3868
(Seminole County)
Office #9: OCALA OFFICE, 222 SW Broadway Street 34474-4140
Phone: (352) 629-0105; Fax: (352) 629-8877
(Marion County)
Office #10: BROOKSVILLE OFFICE, 51 West Fort Dade Avenue 34601-2503
Phone: (352) 796-7238; Fax: (352) 796-6568
(Hernando County)
INVERNESS OFFICE, 1300 Highway 41 North, Suite A 34450-3984
Office #11 Citrus: Phone: (352) 726-8512; Fax: (352) 726-0177
Office #12 Sumter: Phone: (352) 568-0257
(Citrus and Sumter Counties)
5) Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society
http://www.scbalas.com
Student/family must meet some low income criteria
administrator@scbalas.org
101 West Palmetto Avenue
Longwood, Florida 32750
(407) 834-1660
6) Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc.
http://www.legalaidocba.org/
Student must be a dependent child
100 E. Robinson St. l Orlando, FL 32801
Tel: 407-841-8310 Fax: 407- 648-9240 Email: info@legalaidocba.org
Orlando, Florida
(407) 841-8310
7) Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County
http://www.legalaidpbc.org/
Student/family must meet some low income criteria
Main Office
Monday - Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
423 Fern Street, Suite 200
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561-655-8944
Fax: 561-655-5269
Email: info@legalaidpbc.org
West County Courthouse
Every other Monday | 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
38844 State Road 80
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Phone: Contact Main Office
Fax: Contact Main Office
West County Satellite Office
Monday - Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
141 South Main Street, Suite 101
Belle Glade, FL 33430
Phone: 561-993-3836
Fax: 561-993-3878
South County Courthouse
As Needed
200 West Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Phone: Contact Main Office
Fax: Contact Main Office
Foster Children's Project - Satellite Office
Monday - Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
423 4th Street, 2nd & 3rd Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561-833-5787
Fax: 561-833-5826
Self-Help Center (Staffed by Legal Aid Personnel)
Monday - Friday | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Palm Beach County Courthouse
205 North Dixie Highway, 6th Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561-355-1509
Fax: 561-355-
8) Legal Services of Greater Miami
http://www.lsgmi.org/
Student/family must meet some low income criteria
3000 BISCAYNE BOULEVARD Suite 500
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33137
(305) 576-0080
TDD (305) 573-1578
10720 CARIBBEAN BOULEVARD Suite 400
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33189
(305) 232-9680
TDD (786)242-0207
LEGAL SERVICES OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
600 WHITE STREET
KEY WEST, FLORIDA 33040
(305) 292-3566
TDD (305) 292-9722
1600 NW 6th Court
Florida City, Florida 33034
Call the South Dad Office for times when clients are seen.
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9) Disability Lawyers website
http://www.disabilitylawyers.com/
Reference to locate disability lawyers in all states.