Wiscarson Law

My family has been part of the special education world for 15 years and I can say, without a doubt, Diane is the most incredible asset to our community. She is a fierce advocate for children and their families, and an absolute expert in SPED law. Because of Diane and her knowledge, support, and expertise, our daughter has finally landed in the most wonderful school district, in the most perfect placement. Diane genuinely cares about our daughter and her other clients - she has a true heart of gold. We are beyond grateful for Diane and her team and HIGHLY recommend her to anyone navigating difficult SPED situations.

Diane has represented my special needs kiddos for the past 10 years… starting when my older child was abused by school staff, restrained and secluded to an extreme, and they didn’t even know when he eloped from the school grounds, more than once, at age 6! She has done everything in her power (and she definitely has super powers!) to ensure my kids have the services and supports they need. She helped us through horrible times like extreme bullying (ending in head injuries and concussions), significant ongoing racism (by staff and students), and discrimination by staff. She makes sure the IEPs are followed, the appropriate accommodations are in place… etc. She has never led us astray. I fully recommend her and her practice!

Wanted to charge $250 for a 45 minute consultation just to get some information about our case. Not about to spend that amount of money just to give information to see if we even have a case. Ill contact alllllll the other lawyers with free consultations first. Doesn't seem like she wants to actually help anyone with disabilities.

I am so thankful for Diane and her team. I am thankful for her knowledge of educational law, her kindness and for her willingness to advocate for my son and later for my daughter. She was instrumental in my son getting an appropriate IEP with appropriate goals. She was also instrumental in ensuring that my daughter was able to attend Transition Services to age 21. Upon meeting Diane, she let me know she was an advocate not for the parent, but for the child and what was best for my child. I found this to be the case. She always had the best interest of my son and my daughter in mind. It is clear that she cares deeply about her work and her clients. Once I hired Diane, I felt comfortable and confident attending IEP meetings. Diane is the person you want in your corner. My children have completed their education. However, if I ever needed an educational lawyer again, Diane and her team would be the law firm I would choose. I not only would recommend her, but I have recommended her to other parents that needed someone in their court.

We paid for a consultation after being referred by another lawyer. As I went over the timeline of events that took place, Diane cut me off and rudely asked “well what do you want from all of this?” and went on to give me advice on something we had already done but I didn’t get to explain since she felt it necessary to cut me off mid-explanation. She dismissed our experience and said all parents have been in my shoes. Part of our concern was that our child was physically restrained by an educator and she responded “it’s not illegal to do that so I’m your feelings were hurt but there’s not much to do with that” and suggested we call an IFSP meeting which we already had. She was uninterested from the get go because I mistook the zoom for a phone call and was 5 minutes late. Rude. Crass. Unprofessional and appears to belong behind a barstool instead of a desk. Save your money and go elsewhere. I am giving 2 stars because the advocate Wendy seemed to be genuinely interested but Diane’s unprofessionalism is disgusting. I’d also like to note because of my tardiness, the meeting time was less than 30 minutes. I was told the consultation was for an hour.