Background and Experience
Elizabeth Hyatt Robinson is a 1989 graduate of Converse College, with
a Bachelor’s Degree in Comprehensive Special Education. During her
tenure at Converse, Elizabeth was president of the Council for
Exceptional Children and served as state Governor for the Student
Chapters of the CEC. She also was a national finalist for the Harry S.
Truman Scholarship, where her paper was on Public Law 99-457,
“Cribs to College.” It was during this process that she realized that
law school and advocating for children and adults with disabilities was
in her future.
Elizabeth graduated from the University of South Carolina School of
Law in 1992. While in law school, she clerked for a firm that
specialized in education law. Also during law school, Elizabeth served
as the Managing Editor for the Journal of Law and Education, a
national law review of education topics. After graduation, Elizabeth
entered the public sector and clerked for both federal and state
judges. She also served as a staff attorney for the South Carolina
Supreme Court.
Elizabeth spent several years using her teaching degree as an
attorney instructor for the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.
She trained new police officers in constitutional and criminal law and
taught them how to prepare their cases for court. She has also
served for many years as the staff attorney for local law enforcement,
providing training and prosecuting cases.
Elizabeth and her husband, Glenn, a public school teacher himself,
have three children. The two children who are school-aged have been
diagnosed as both ADHD and gifted. Dealing with these two separate,
yet congruent diagnoses, has also given Elizabeth a parent’s insight
into how the public education system defines and treats students with
different issues.
Elizabeth's perspective is a unique one. Her background in special
education gives her a behind the scenes idea of what might be going
on with your child. Her years of training and courtroom experience, as
well as being well involved with the governmental and due process
rights of individuals, will be very beneficial in her ability to serve you
and your child.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires public
schools to provide a free and appropriate public education to children
with disabilities. Elizabeth will seek to help you find your way around
this legislation and the regulations that surround it.
Contact Elizabeth:
elizabeth@ehrobinsonlaw.com
305 S. Catawba Street
Post Office Box 2252
Lancaster, SC 29721
(803) 286-4646
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Tipping the scales of
justice for your child's
special needs.
justice for your child's
special needs.
Elizabeth Hyatt Robinson