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Understanding Due Process Litigation
In association with the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Sabrina Shafer Esq., Phil Milsk, and Joseph P. Selbka recently collaborated to create the comprehensive guide for parents when it comes to special education due-process litigation. This extensive guide will walk you through the most pertinent information you need to support your child as you advocate for the most suitable education plans and tools.
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Meet The Authors
Phil Milsk
is the Owner of the Law Offices of Phil Milsk, in New Lenox, where he focuses his practice on governmental relations and education. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Education Law Section Council and its Standing Committee on Disability Law as well as the Illinois Task Force on Employment and Economic Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. Mr. Milsk received his J.D. from DePaul University College of Law and his B.A. from University of Illinois-Chicago.
Sabrina Shafer Esq.
is an attorney, in Chicago, and focuses her practice on special education. She is a Board Member of the Special Education Advocacy Firm (2003 – present). Ms. Shafer is also a CALI Award winner in the categories of Special Education, Advanced Litigation, and Legal Writing. She also spent eight years as a foster parent/host with Safe Families for Children. Ms. Shafer earned her B.A. from Lake Forest College and her J.D. magna cum laude from Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Joseph P. Selbka
is Income Partner at Pluymert, MacDonald, Hargrove & Lee, Ltd., in Hoffmann Estates, where he concentrates his practice on civil litigation (including school and municipal litigation), as well as employment litigation, real estate litigation, contested trusts and estates, and commercial litigation. He is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association, Chair of the DuPage County Bar Association’s School Law Committee, and a member of the Arlington Heights Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Selbka received his B.A. from the University of Illinois, his J.D. cum laude from the University of
Minnesota Law School, and his M.P.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he was a member of Pi Alpha Alpha Honors Society. He was an adjunct lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs from 2003 –2016, where he taught courses related to the legal context of public administration.
Minnesota Law School, and his M.P.A. from the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he was a member of Pi Alpha Alpha Honors Society. He was an adjunct lecturer at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs from 2003 –2016, where he taught courses related to the legal context of public administration.