About Ashley
Ashley VanCleef constructed a profession at the intersection of lecture rooms and courtrooms. She drew on classroom knowledge and legal background to form a practice that sits squarely inside education law. Her path is methodical rather than unintentional.
She holds a B.S. in Special Education from the University of Central Oklahoma (1998) and earned a J.D. in Education Law from the University of Baltimore (2011). Those credentials inform how she approaches school disputes and administrative proceedings. They additionally give an explanation for why she has stayed in education-associated work since leaving law program.
VanCleef began her submit-law program practice interior the public faculty system. In 2012 she worked for Montgomery County Public Schools as a lawyer, handling matters that arise in public education settings. That work uncovered her to individual student issues and district-degree insurance policies. In 2016 she moved into private practice as an attorney at the Law Office of Brian K. Gruber, P.C., the place she broadened her knowledge representing clients on education-associated legal issues.
In 2019 she opened Law For Parents, LLC and became its principal lawyer. The firm call reflects the clientele she serves: households, students and caregivers who are concerned in faculty disputes. At Law For Parents she manages initial case intake, prepares administrative filings and advocates for events in proceedings and settlement negotiations in Maryland.
VanCleef keeps lively membership within the State Bar of Maryland. She is also a member of the National Association of the Deaf and the International Dyslexia Association, each since 2018. Her local expert ties consist of the Frederick County Bar Association, where she has held club since 2016. Those affiliations keep her connected to changes in special education practice and the evolving requirements used by schools and courts.
Her education in special schooling and school law, mixed with knowledge interior a school district and in private practice, gives her a realistic perspective on how educational selections are made and reviewed. She works on procedural and substantive problems that affect college students, including individualized education software matters, disciplinary hearings and accessibility concerns.
She practices in Maryland and leads Law For Parents, LLC in representing families and college students in education law matters.
