Sinsheimer Children’s Rights Program. Prior to joining MFJ, Ms. McCormack-Herbert worked for over twelve years at Partnership for Children’s Rights handling litigation and appeals seeking appropriate special education placements and services for students with disabilities. Her work at Partnership for Children’s Rights also included hearings and appeals in children’s disability benefits cases. Ms. McCormack-Herbert has presented multiple trainings on special education law, has authored and collaborated on amicus briefs advocating for the rights of students with disabilities, and has secured published favorable special education appeals decisions from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. McCormack-Herbert is a 2005 graduate of New York University School of Law and was a 2005 Skadden Fellow.