Julie Stromberg is a staff attorney with the Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC), 501C-3 non-profit, public interest advocacy organization that champions the civil rights of people with disabilities through education, advocacy, and litigation. DRLC provides disability rights advocacy by providing free legal assistance to people with disabilities experiencing discrimination in violation of their civil rights and works to remove barriers to full participation by people with disabilities in schools. In her early career, Ms. Stromberg was a litigation attorney focused on environmental and business litigation. Ms. Stromberg expanded her area of practice to include education law with an emphasis on special education law after her experience with a child with special needs. She currently serves as the lead staff attorney for the DRLC's Special Education Division. Her experience as the mother of a young child with special needs ignited a profound passion for special education advocacy and the desire to advocate on behalf of children and their families.