Attorneys & Staff
Lara A. Cleary
Northbrook, Illinois
Partner
phone (847) 564-8662
fax (847) 564-8419
email
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LARA A. CLEARY, a partner in the law firm of Whitted, Cleary + Takiff, LLC, formerly practiced with Foran & Schultz. Ms. Cleary received her law degree from DePaul University School of Law and her B.S. in education summa cum laude from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Before becoming an attorney, she was a special education teacher for the Chicago Public Schools.
Ms. Cleary's practice is concentrated in the areas of child welfare, mental health and other disability law, special education, confidentiality of information, and representation of individuals, parents of children with disabilities, hospitals, schools and mental health professions.
Ms. Cleary is a popular speaker on the topic of special education law and is an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, where she teaches a mental health law course for first-year residents. She has served on non-profit boards and was a past appointee of the of the Illinois State Bar Association's Education Law Section Council.
Areas of Practice:
- Child Welfare
- Mental Health
- Confidentiality of Information
- Special Education
- Disability Law
Education:
- DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois J.D.
- University of Missouri at Columbia, Columbia, Missouri B.S.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Major: Education
Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Adjunct Professor, Mental Health Law, University of Illinois College of Medicine
Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Illinois State Bar Association Education Law Section Council, 2003 - 2005 Appointee
- Chicago Bar Association
Past Employment Positions:
- Chicago Public Schools, Special Education Teacher