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Pete
Wright, Esq.
Bio
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Programs l Contact
Info
 Pete
Wright is
an attorney who represents children with special educational needs.
In second grade, Pete was diagnosed with learning disabilities including
dyslexia, dysgraphia and ADHD. He was fortunate - his learning problems
were identified early. His parents obtained intensive Orton-Gillingham
remediation for him by Diana Hanbury King.
Pete's determination to help children grew out of his own educational
experiences.
While attending Randolph Macon College, Pete worked in a Juvenile Training
School as a houseparent. After graduation with a degree in Psychology,
he worked in another Juvenile Training School as a counselor and later
became a Juvenile Probation Officer in the Juvenile Court system. In
1972, he was honored as Virginia's "Juvenile Probation Officer
of the Year." During that time, Pete was also attending evening
college in a graduate psychology program at Virginia Commonwealth University.
In 1977, Pete graduated from T. C. Williams Law School at the University
of Richmond.
On October 6, 1993, Pete gave oral
argument before the United States Supreme Court in Florence
County School District Four v. Shannon Carter, 510 U.S. 7 (1993).
Thirty-four days later, the Court issued a unanimous decision for Shannon
Carter. (Learn more about Florence
County v. Shannon Carter)
Pete is the
co-author of Wrightslaw:
Special Education Law (1999), Wrightslaw:
No Child Left Behind (2003), Wrightslaw:
IDEA 2004, (2005), Wrightslaw:
From Emotions to Advocacy, 2nd edition (2005) and Wrightslaw:
All About IEPs.
He appeared as the parent's attorney in in the award-winning DVD video,
Surviving Due
Process: When Parents and the School Board Disagree - Stephen Jeffers
v. School Board (2004).
Pete and Pam Wright are advisors at the William and Mary Law School's Special Education Law Clinic (PELE). They are the founders of Wrightslaw,
the #1 ranked website about education
law, special
education law, and special
education advocacy. (Alexa rankings)
For newspapers clippings including those where the NY Times referred to Pete as a Champion for Children, click here.
Upcoming
& Recent Programs
Pam and Pete Wright provide special education law and advocacy training
for parents, advocates, attorneys, educators, and others who want to
ensure that children with disabilities receive quality special education
programs. Upcoming
programs l Recent
Programs
Contact
Information
Peter W. D. Wright, Esq.
Wrightslaw.com
P. O. Box 1008
Deltaville, VA 23043
Website: Wrightslaw
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