Mary-led special-education advocacy · Parents and students only
Special Education Advocacy for Parents Who Need the Right Questions Before the Next Meeting.
When the immediate problem is understanding an IEP or 504 plan, preparing for the next meeting, and identifying practical educational priorities, an experienced educator’s review can bring the record into focus.
- Prices published up front
- Virtual support nationwide
- Mary-led educational advocacy
Legal deadline or formal dispute? Advocacy is not a substitute for legal advice. If discipline, placement, reimbursement, due process, a complaint, or a hearing may be involved, begin with LISS.
Choose the right lane
Advocacy helps with the educational plan. LISS addresses the legal strategy.
Both can begin with the same school records, but they answer different questions. The right service depends on the decision, deadline, and remedy in front of the family.
Educational advocacy may fit when:
- You want an experienced educator to review the current IEP or 504 plan.
- You need help organizing priorities and questions before the next meeting.
- You want practical recommendations about goals, services, supports, accommodations, progress, or implementation.
- You are not asking for a legal opinion, formal remedy, or attorney representation.
Begin with LISS when:
- A meeting, response, manifestation, complaint, hearing, appeal, or other deadline matters.
- Discipline, placement, safety, tuition reimbursement, compensatory education, or due process may be involved.
- The school has issued a consequential refusal or the record may be used in a formal dispute.
- You need legal advice about rights, risk, evidence, leverage, or available remedies.
The Review, Meet, Report service
A focused educational review with a practical next-meeting plan.
The RMR is designed to help a parent understand the current plan and prepare more deliberately for what comes next.
Read the current record.
Mary reviews the agreed educational materials, such as the current IEP or 504 plan, recent evaluations, progress information, school notices, and the parent’s stated priorities.
Talk through the program.
A private meeting helps identify what is working, what appears unclear or incomplete, and which educational questions deserve attention before the next school decision.
Leave with practical recommendations.
The family receives a written educational report identifying priorities, questions, and possible supports to discuss with the school team.
At Mary’s standard hourly rate, the review and meeting alone would total $550. The RMR adds the written report for one published fixed price.
Three ways to work with an advocate
Choose clarity now—or support that stays with the family.
Every price is visible before a parent clicks. Begin with one focused review, reserve a bank of hours for an active matter, or keep advocacy support available month after month.
Focused first step
Review · Meet · Report
One plan. One conversation. One written roadmap.
$475fixed fee
- Review: IEP or 504 plan read line by line
- Meet: private video meeting nationwide, or South Florida in person based on availability
- Report: what the plan says, what it leaves out, and what to ask for next
- Honest fit advice and a report the family keeps
Best value · one bonus hour
Active advocacy support
Advance Fee Package
A flexible bank of time for the work the matter actually needs.
$2,50011 hours total
- Ten hours at $250, plus one bonus hour
- Use for plan review, letters, calls, requests, preparation, and meeting support
- Virtual meeting attendance nationwide; South Florida in person based on availability
- Hours remain available for 12 months
- Additional time after the package is used: $275/hour, or reload another package
Non-refundable advance fee, earned on receipt. Read the complete terms before purchasing.
Review the advance-fee terms →Ongoing advocacy
Monthly Support
Mary stays available as the school year and student’s needs evolve.
$550per month · 6 months
- Two hours of advocacy time each month
- Additional hours at $250, below the standard $275 rate
- Use for meetings, letters, calls, preparation, or records review
- Six-month term; unused monthly hours do not roll over
Educational advocacy is a non-legal service. It may be provided by Mary Montgomery, Ed.D., or another vetted educational advocate, not an attorney. Purchasing advocacy does not create an attorney-client relationship with Montgomery Law Group, PLLC and does not include legal advice or legal representation. If legal advice, due process, litigation, or deadline analysis is needed, begin with LISS.
Make the choice in under a minute
Which advocacy option fits the moment?
The options differ mainly in duration and how much work the family expects—not in the advocate’s commitment to the student.
| What the family needs | RMR | Advance fee | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Understand one current IEP or 504 plan | Best fit | Available | Available |
| Written recommendations after a focused review | Included | As needed | As needed |
| Multiple letters, calls, requests, or meetings | Limited scope | Best fit | Best fit |
| Support across an active school year | One-time | Up to 12 months | Six-month rhythm |
| Legal advice, filing, hearing, or litigation | Not advocacy—start with LISS → | ||
An educator’s eye on the record
More than 40 years inside special education.
Mary Montgomery, Ed.D. brings experience as a teacher, administrator, program developer, paralegal, and education advocate in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She helps families translate dense school documents into organized educational questions and practical next steps.
Her role in the RMR is educational advocacy. When a matter requires legal advice, deadline analysis, formal process, or attorney representation, the legal team’s LISS service is the appropriate starting point.
Before choosing advocacy
Special education advocate FAQ.
These answers describe the service generally. Scope and availability are confirmed before work begins.
Is Mary acting as my lawyer through the RMR?
No. The RMR is non-legal educational advocacy. It does not provide legal advice, create an attorney-client relationship, or include attorney representation.
What records are useful for an RMR?
The current IEP or 504 plan, recent evaluations, progress reports, relevant school notices, and a concise list of the parent’s educational concerns are often useful. The exact record set is confirmed before work begins.
Does the RMR include attendance at my school meeting?
The RMR includes a private meeting with the family, not attendance at the school’s meeting. Families who want ongoing school-meeting support should consider the advance-fee or monthly option.
Can Mary work with a family outside Florida?
Yes. Virtual educational advocacy is available nationwide. In-person support may be available in South Florida depending on scheduling and the scope of work.
Which option is best for an active or complicated matter?
The advance-fee package is designed for flexible work across letters, calls, records, requests, preparation, and meetings. Monthly support may fit a family that wants a predictable ongoing relationship across a six-month period. The complete terms control.
When should I choose LISS instead?
Choose LISS when a legal deadline, discipline decision, formal complaint, hearing, placement or reimbursement question, possible appeal, or request for legal advice is involved. LISS includes attorney record review, a private legal-strategy meeting, and a written legal action plan.
Can educational advocacy and legal strategy both be useful?
Sometimes. Educational and legal questions can overlap, but each service retains its own role and scope. Start with LISS when legal consequences or deadlines may be involved; the team can then identify whether educational advocacy should also be part of the plan.
Choose the right first step
Need educational clarity—or legal strategy?
Choose an advocacy package for educational planning and support. If the problem is already legal, deadline-driven, disciplinary, or headed toward a formal dispute, start with LISS.
Educational advocacy is non-legal. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Attorney representation begins only through a written agreement.