Special education law ; civil rights for people with disabilities; attorney representation
Kerry has devoted her legal practice to the representation of individuals with disabilities. With a primary focus in special education, she has assisted students with a wide variety of diagnoses in ensuring that their needs are met in Ohio’s public schools. She has represented individuals in eligibility and IEP meetings, administrative reviews and resolution sessions, and in front of state and government agencies for IDEA and Section 504 complaints, due process hearings, state level reviews, and in federal court. Kerry welcomes and enjoys speaking to parent groups and teaching continuing legal education classes on these matters. As an adjunct professor she co-taught disability law at Case Western Reserve University. Kerry has also represented parent groups in bringing successful complaints regarding systemic issues to the Ohio Department of Education. She has co-counseled with juvenile and domestic relations attorneys regarding unique issues involved in servicing children with special needs.
Kerry has been repeatedly recognized by her peers for excellence in Education Law through Ohio Super Lawyers and as a US News and World Report’s Top Law Firm.
Case
Western
Reserve
University
School
of
Law,
Cleveland,
Ohio
J.D.,
2000
University
of
Mount
Union
B.A.
in
Political
Science,
1996,
Honors:
cum
laude
Ohio, 2000
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Ohio State Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Board of Directors, Dancing Wheels Company
Board of Directors, Northern Ohio Branch of the International Dyslexia Association - First Vice-President, representative to IDA National Branch Council
Northeast Ohio Branch of the International Dyslexia Association