Meet Verity

Verity Sandell has a depth of experience in educational matters in both private practice and non profit settings. She is passionate about ensuring that students have the services they need to succeed in school and empowering families to navigate school systems.

She has experience representing children and families in all stages of special education and school discipline cases, including at the school meeting level and in mediation and due process hearings.

While she loves working on all educational matters, she has particular interest in literacy issues and in representing children and families who have experienced foster care and adoption.

Before becoming an attorney, she was a teacher and worked in business management. 

She is a member of the Illinois Early Literacy Coalition and the Council of Parents Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA).

Bar Admissions: 
Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education: 
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (2012, J.D.)
Dominican University (2008, M.A., Teaching)
Pomona College (2004, B.A.)