Midcoast Advocacy - Special Education Advocates
About The Advocate
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Buckley J. Hugo a/k/a the "IEP Man" is the father of an autistic teenager, for whom Mr. Hugo has negotiated highly regarded special education services since his son was first diagnosed at age 4. Prior to founding Midcoast Advocacy, Mr. Hugo worked for 20 years in the music industry negotiating agreements with renown songwriters and entertainment attorneys. He applies this experience, along with years of working with school districts obtaining the services to which individuals are entitled.
Mr. Hugo is a member of the Autism Society of Maine, the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), The Disability Rights Center of Maine, and serves on the Maine Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities (MACECD). He has also participated in a number of Wrightslaw Special Education and Advocacy Conferences. Mr. Hugo lectures on matters related to special education advocacy throughout the state, having given recent presentations to the Gear Parent Network and the Maine Down Syndrome Network.