Homeschool Legal Advantage (HLA) is an outreach of the Christian Law Association (CLA). The CLA has faithfully served churches and families since 1969, and has successfully defended over 8,000 educational freedom-related cases.

In recent years, the CLA has actively assisted an ever increasing number of homeschooling families. In 2009, the CLA assembled a dedicated team of homeschool parents, homeschool graduates and attorneys to form Homeschool Legal Advantage – a division specifically charged with protecting the rights of homeschoolers, and providing practical advice regarding home education and compliance with homeschool laws.

Today, the HLA team includes a large group of full-time attorneys and an additional 200+ affiliated attorneys throughout the United States.

William Slater, a ministry spokesperson, reports that since beginning this ministry earlier in year the response ‘has been overwhelming. We’re tracking to have over 10,000 member families by the spring of 2010.”

Slater notes that a number of outlets have played roles in the new division’s increasing popularity. “We’ve been involved in homeschool conventions, [we] have an Internet presence [website and Facebook fan page], and then just word of mouth — one homeschooler to another,” he says. “We have, of course, folks who have been familiar with the 40-plus-year ministry of the Christian Law Association and have come on board as friends that way as well.”

Lawyers associated with Homeschool Legal Advantage plan to argue cases on a suggested donation basis instead of charging membership fees.

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