litigation against Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic Committee; sexual assault survivors at the University of Southern California; and clergy abuse survivors connected with the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report and nationwide.
Intimate relationships are supposed to be intertwined with love and trust—not violation. When you tell the story of what happened to you, listeners are supposed to be supportive—not skeptical. When you seek justice against a criminal, you should believe that the system is easing your path—not creating a new struggle.
may ultimately make their cases stronger. My clients are on their third layer of trauma: They’ve endured the initial crime, the painful process of reliving that trauma while describing it in detail to law enforcement and attorneys and now this delay of justice. Heaped atop that is the removal of social support networks, access to in-person therapy and camaraderie in general..
Lawyers always have a lot of balls in the air; everything is moving fast. Now when I get to the courtroom, I can hold the opposing side’s feet to the fire more than ever before.