Our Attorneys > Of Counsel > Elisa Hyman
Elisa Hyman has recently joined Friedman & Moses LLP as Of Counsel, where she has launched an education law and civil rights practice. With more than fifteen years' experience, Ms. Hyman has represented scores of individual parents and students to assist them in obtaining special education services, reimbursement and accommodations. She also provides advice and representation to students in general education in the private and public schools.
Prior to launching her private legal practice, Ms. Hyman spent 8 years at Advocates for Children of New York (AFC), first as the organization's Deputy Director and then as the Executive Director. Since 1998, Ms. Hyman has been lead counsel on numerous high profile class action suits brought by parents and students who were not receiving adequate educational services. She also spearheaded a number of public policy initiatives focused on improving regular and special education in the City.
Before joining AFC in 1998, Ms. Hyman was Assistant General Counsel at Safe Horizon, where she focused on domestic violence and crime victim policy and served as the Queens Child Advocacy Center planning director. Between 1991-1996, Ms. Hyman spent five years as a litigation associate at the law firm of White & Case. She has her law degree and a Master's degree in Economics from Duke University.
Ms. Hyman is admitted in the First Department and Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.