Alison Morris is an Adjunct Professor at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and practiced as a Senior Attorney at the Cuddy Law Firm, where she focused on special education advocacy and litigation. She represented families and children with special education needs at Committee on Special Education and 504 Plan meetings, and represented families in due process hearings where families challenged the decisions made by school districts, many from underserved populations. Ms. Morris also assisted families in navigating the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), including helping families with OPWDD applications and appeals. She is also a frequent lecturer on topics of interest to both professionals and families on special education law and has provided CLEs for Pace Law, the New York State Bar Association, and Lawline. Professor Morris has written articles for numerous publications, including the New York State Bar Association’s Elder Law and Special Needs Law Journal, the Westchester County Bar Journal, and has an upcoming chapter in the New York State Bar Association’s Disability Law and Practice Series, Practical Steps to Developing an IEP (Individualized Education Program). Ms. Morris is also the Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Disability Rights and a Co-Chair of the Westchester Women’s Bar Association’s Education Committee.  

Ms. Morris graduated summa cum laude from Haub Law in 2014, and magna cum laude from Wheaton College in 2011. While at Haub Law, she worked on cases for children with special needs in the Disability Rights Clinic, interned for the Department of Justice in the Disability Rights Section, and externed for the Honorable Kenneth M. Karas in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York as part of the Federal Judicial Honors Program. She was also an editor of the Pace International Law Review and was awarded the Extraordinary Pro Bono Justice Award. 

Ms. Morris is the proud older sibling of an individual with special needs.