Hartlieb & Horste, LLC

Hartlieb & Horste, LLC is a law firm in Highland Park, IL, focused on special education advocacy for students with disabilities. The firm represents parents and adult students across northern Illinois in matters including evaluations and eligibility, Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), Section 504 Plans, school placement, mediation, due process complaints, and state and federal court proceedings. The firm also assists college and university students with disabilities in obtaining educational accommodations. It holds a rating of 4.60 based on customer reviews.

The firm is led by attorneys Tracy Hartlieb and Cera Horste. Both were previously attorneys at JCFS Chicago's Legal Advocacy Center, where they represented parents of children with disabilities and adult students with disabilities. In the summer of 2020, they established Hartlieb & Horste, LLC to meet the growing need for special education advocacy stemming from COVID-related educational disruptions, including the shift to remote learning and delays in in-person assessments. Their practice draws on working knowledge of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Illinois special education statutes, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The office sits on Central Avenue, within a short walk of the Highland Park Post Office and the Moraine Township Office, and about a quarter mile from Sunset Woods Park and the Highland Park Water Tower.

The firm has earned a positive rating from the customers who have reviewed it.