About Phyllis A
Phyllis A Jones trained in law after an undergraduate degree in political science. She earned her B.A. from American University in 1993 and completed her J.D. at Massachusetts School of Law in 1996, where she studied public policy alongside her legal coursework. Those academic choices set a foundation for a career that has balanced litigation, administrative work and advocacy.
Her early legal work came during the mid-1990s. In 1995 she served as a legal clerk at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, gaining hands-on experience with civil rights and employment issues. She moved into private practice by 1999, joining Smith Levenson Cullen & Aylward as an associate. A year later she worked as a temporary employment law associate for Getronics, handling matters that involved workplace rules and compliance.
Jones returned to private-firm practice in later years and held a senior associate role in 2019 at the Law Offices of Steven M. Dwyer. In 2021 her name appears on two professional listings: she served as a lawyer at Special Needs Law Group of Massachusetts, PC and as president and lawyer of Phyllis Jones Advocacy and Law Group, PC. Her career path shows a mix of firm-based work and independent practice.
Beyond the firm roles, Jones has participated in local disability policy. In 2016 she chaired the Town of North Andover Commission on Ability Assistance, a municipal body concerned with disability issues. That position placed her in a civic role where legal knowledge and community engagement intersected.
Jones has pursued continuing education tied to disability and access law. Her certificates include training on creating Individualized Education Programs for students with Cortical Visual Impairment from the Perkins School for the Blind. Other credentials record study of ADA Title I employment requirements, the Fair Housing Act and Section 504, and overviews of disability rights laws through the New England ADA Learning Center. Those programs align with the practice areas reflected in her professional roles.
She is admitted to practice in Massachusetts and has federal admissions that include the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the First Circuit. Her work combines administrative knowledge from her early commission clerkship with litigation and advocacy roles at later firms. She handles matters related to special education, disability discrimination, and related civil rights issues. She currently practices in special education and disability rights law.
