Elizabeth H.
Blass
Elizabeth Blass is an Associate in the firm’s Education Law practice group. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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Fax: 610-828-4887
Ms. Blass began her career as a high school special education teacher in the School District of Philadelphia, where she taught students with learning and emotional disabilities, drafted and implemented Individualized Education Plans, and designed school-wide trainings on best practices in special education.
Prior to joining Wisler Pearlstine, Ms. Blass worked as a Deputy City Solicitor in the City of Philadelphia Law Department. In that capacity, Ms. Blass represented the Department of Human Services, Philadelphia’s social work agency, in hundreds of hearings and trials related to dependency issues such as child abuse, neglect, and truancy.
Ms. Blass received her law degree in 2016 from Boston College Law School, where she was a three-year Public Service Scholarship recipient and a celebrated member of the National Moot Court team. She earned her master’s degree in Secondary and Special Education from Chestnut Hill College in 2013, and her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 2010.
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Education
Boston College Law School (J.D., 2016)
Chestnut Hill College (M.Ed. Secondary and Special Education)
Northwestern University (B.S. Journalism and English Literature, 2010)
Honors and Awards
Named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® Rising Stars List in the area of Schools & Education (2024)
Public Service Scholar, Boston College Law School (3-year scholarship recipient)
Member of the National Moot Court Team, Boston College Law School
Peter A. Donovan Award for Outstanding Third-Year Oralist, Boston College Law School
Russell G. Murphy Award for Outstanding Second-Year Oralist, Boston College Law School
Speeches and Publications
“PDE: Friend or Foe? Adventures in Handling Special Education PDE Complaints” Co-Presenter. Pennsylvania School Board Solicitors’ Association (PSBSA) School Law Workshop. October 16, 2023.
Previous Employment
Deputy City Solicitor, City of Philadelphia Law Department
Law Clerk for the Honorable Denis P. Cohen, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Elizabeth H.
Blass
Elizabeth Blass is an Associate in the firm’s Education Law practice group. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Let's Talk
Fax: 610-828-4887
Ms. Blass began her career as a high school special education teacher in the School District of Philadelphia, where she taught students with learning and emotional disabilities, drafted and implemented Individualized Education Plans, and designed school-wide trainings on best practices in special education.
Prior to joining Wisler Pearlstine, Ms. Blass worked as a Deputy City Solicitor in the City of Philadelphia Law Department. In that capacity, Ms. Blass represented the Department of Human Services, Philadelphia’s social work agency, in hundreds of hearings and trials related to dependency issues such as child abuse, neglect, and truancy.
Ms. Blass received her law degree in 2016 from Boston College Law School, where she was a three-year Public Service Scholarship recipient and a celebrated member of the National Moot Court team. She earned her master’s degree in Secondary and Special Education from Chestnut Hill College in 2013, and her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 2010.
Blue Bell
460 Norristown Road, Suite 110
Blue Bell, PA 19422-2323
Phone: 610.825.8400
Fax: 610-828-4887
Newtown
301 N. Sycamore Street, PO Box 1186
Newtown, PA 18940-3808
Phone: 215.579.5995
Fax: 215-579-7909
