Hillary D. Freeman, Esq.

Hillary Freeman is the founder of Freeman Law Offices and a nationally recognized special education and disability-rights attorney. For nearly two decades, she has devoted her practice exclusively to children, adults, and families affected by disability, advocating for them in administrative proceedings and in state and federal courts to secure appropriate educational services, community supports, and civil rights protections.

Her commitment to this work is both professional and deeply personal. As the sister of an individual with autism, Ms. Freeman has witnessed firsthand the challenges families face in navigating educational systems, accessing services, and planning for the future. That experience drives her conviction that every individual with a disability is entitled to meaningful opportunity, dignity, inclusion, and the supports necessary to reach their full potential.

Freeman has represented thousands of families across New Jersey and Pennsylvania and has litigated landmark matters in Nevada. In Rogich v. Clark County School District, she represented a student with dyslexia denied the instructional methodology required by her IEP, and the court held that the district's failure to provide the required methodology constituted disability discrimination under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. In S.K. et al. v. Clark County School District, she represented a Jewish, autistic, nonverbal student in a matter arising from an antisemitic attack, which settled favorably on behalf of the family. She currently serves as counsel in class action litigation seeking systemic reforms for students with disabilities.

Beyond individual representation, Ms. Freeman counsels families on public benefits, Special Needs Trusts, SSI and Medicaid eligibility, and long-term planning for adulthood. She frequently advises family law attorneys to ensure that divorce settlements and support arrangements protect individuals with disabilities without jeopardizing eligibility for critical benefits.

A sought-after speaker, Ms. Freeman presents regularly to attorneys, educators, advocates, and policymakers on special education law, disability rights, autism, dyslexia, guardianship, and transition planning, and in 2025 she was invited to present at the international Towards Unity for Health Conference. She has addressed the needs of students with autism at the United Nations and has presented on disability rights under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), advising government officials in the United States, Ghana, and Liberia on implementing the Convention's requirements. She also works with state senators to draft and revise legislation advancing the rights of individuals with disabilities.

Ms. Freeman is a former President and Vice President of the New Jersey Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and a current member of the School Law Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association. She was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 2005, the New Jersey Bar in 2006, and the Supreme Court of the United States in 2025. She earned her undergraduate degree from Ithaca College and received her J.D. from Widener University School of Law.

Send her an email at Hillary@freemanlawoffices.com.

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