Finding an Attorney or Legal Advocate

• Contact your local bar association and seek out a lawyer specializing in disability rights. Visit the website of the American Bar Association (ABA) listed below, or call the ABA in Chicago at 312-988-5522 or, toll-free at 800-285-2221 to find the bar association nearest you.
• The Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System and Client Assistance Program (CAP) make up a national network of congressionally mandated, legally-based disability rights agencies. P&A agencies have the authority to provide legal representation and other advocacy services, under all federal and state laws, to all people with disabilities (based on a system of priorities for services). To find you local P&A/CAP, visit the Protection and Advocacy website below.
• Your local CHADD chapter may be able to make informal recommendations about attorneys in your community.  Contact the CHADD chapter nearest you and ask if the chapter has a resource directory of local services and professionals.

Other Web Sites:

• Protection and Advocacy System and Client Assistance Program Locator
• ABA Directory of State and Local Bar Associations
  Select the state Bar Association for contact information in your state.
• ABA The Commission on Mental and Physicial Disability Law
  This Commission of the American Bar Association offers a referral service to find legal representation for disability-related issues.
• The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
  The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) can provide a list of lawyers who specialize in disability rights. Visit their Web site or call in Washington DC 202-544-2210.