Helen Ghio, Esq. began her law career in real estate litigation and transactions and moved on to handling complex, large scale multi-state commercial real estate transactions. Since 2002 when her son was born with multiple mild disabilities due to a viral brain injury, she has been advocating for him and has continuously mentored and advocated for numerous families of children with disabilities. Helen officially transitioned into special education law in 2015 working alongside Cara Lucier, who has represented Helen’s son in special education matters for over ten years.  Helen has been dedicated to the Autism Tree Project Foundation since its inception in 2003, previously served on several nonprofit boards of directors, and currently is involved with various other nonprofit organizations. Helen is based in San Diego, California.