{"id":176,"date":"2025-10-12T19:58:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T23:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haddlegal.com\/?page_id=176"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:28:15","slug":"sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/haddlegal.com\/es\/sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Agresi\u00f3n sexual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440d9229\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section has-row-bg-color vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\"  style=\"padding-top: 50px; padding-bottom: 50px; --row-bg-color: #180A33;\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer using-image\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-image using-bg-color\"  style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/haddlegal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/DSC00336-copy.jpeg); background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-color: #180A33; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(24,10,51,255) 0%, rgba(0,0,0,0.321) 100%);\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -25px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col neg-marg\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786071013489\" >\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #fcda04;\">CONFIDENTIAL \u00b7 FREE CONSULTATION \u00b7 ALL FIVE BOROUGHS <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 150px;color: #FFFFFF;line-height: .5;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >NEW YORK<br \/>\nSEXUAL ABUSE &amp;<br \/>\nASSAULT LAWYER<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p style=\"color: #ffffff; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;\">If someone hurt you, you may be able to hold them \u2014 and the institution that enabled them \u2014 accountable in civil court. 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Until it does, survivors can file civil claims for abuse in the five boroughs regardless of how long ago it happened.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440e0531\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section has-row-bg-color\"  style=\"padding-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px; --row-bg-color: #FFFFFF;\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-bg-color\"  style=\"background-color: #FFFFFF; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786071772573\" >\n\t<h2 class=\"hl-h2\">A civil case is separate from a criminal case<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Most survivors we speak with assume that because there was no arrest, no charges, or no conviction, there is nothing left to do. 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It uses a lower standard of proof, you control it, and it can name not only the person who harmed you but the school, employer, hospital, religious institution, agency, or landlord whose negligence made the harm possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_6adc1440e0c2f\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"30px\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_left_desktop_5px border_color_180A33 border_style_solid \"  data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#CCAFEA5E\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #CCAFEA5E;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #EF5A20;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786071943095\" >NO POLICE REPORT NEEDED<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786071842562\" >\n\t<p>You do not need to have reported the assault to bring a civil claim, and you do not need a conviction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_left_desktop_5px border_color_180A33 border_style_solid \"  data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#CCAFEA5E\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #CCAFEA5E;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #EF5A20;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786071934697\" >PRIVACY PROTECTIONS<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786071917116\" >\n\t<p>Courts can permit survivors to proceed anonymously as a Jane or John Doe in appropriate cases. We ask for that where it fits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-4 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_left_desktop_5px border_color_180A33 border_style_solid \"  data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#CCAFEA5E\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #CCAFEA5E;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #EF5A20;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786071998614\" >YOU SET THE PACE<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786072007542\" >\n\t<p>A first conversation commits you to nothing. Many people call to understand their options and decide later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440e2069\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section has-row-bg-color\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; --row-bg-color: #150B31;\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-bg-color\"  style=\"background-color: #150B31; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #FCDA04;text-align: left;font-family:Unica One;font-weight:400;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786072449940\" >NEW YORK CITY ONLY<\/p><h2 style=\"color: #FFFFFF;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >The Gender-Motivated Violence Act lookback window<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">New York City&#8217;s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act \u2014 the GMVA \u2014 gives survivors a civil cause of action against both the individual who committed the violence and the institutions that enabled it. It was passed to fill the gap left when the Supreme Court struck down the civil remedy in the federal Violence Against Women Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In 2019, New York&#8217;s Appellate Division held in\u00a0<em>Breest v. Haggis<\/em>\u00a0that sexual assault is inherently motivated by gender. That ruling put a wide range of sexual abuse squarely within the GMVA&#8217;s reach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">A 2026 amendment (Intro. 1297-A) reopened the filing window after courts dismissed institutional claims on retroactivity grounds. During this window, survivors of abuse that occurred in the five boroughs may be able to:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_6adc1440e2995\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_5px border_color_EF5A20 border_style_solid \"  data-using-bg=\"true\" data-shadow=\"medium_depth\" data-border-radius=\"20px\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#34196E\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"#150B31\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; 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background-color: #34196E;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #FFFFFF;text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Refile a dismissed case<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786072600261\" >\n\t<p data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"915\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">If your claim was thrown out under the older GMVA framework, the amendment may let you bring it back.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"fws_6adc1440e35ff\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_5px border_color_EF5A20 border_style_solid \"  data-using-bg=\"true\" data-shadow=\"medium_depth\" data-border-radius=\"20px\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#34196E\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"#150B31\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #34196E;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #FFFFFF;text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786072730547\" >Amend a pending lawsuit<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786072747948\" >\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Suits filed between March 2023 and March 2025 may be amended to assert claims under the corrected statute.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding el_spacing_0px inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_5px border_color_EF5A20 border_style_solid \"  data-using-bg=\"true\" data-shadow=\"medium_depth\" data-border-radius=\"20px\" data-padding-pos=\"bottom\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#34196E\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"#150B31\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #34196E;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #FFFFFF;text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Name the institution, not just the abuser<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786072780812\" >\n\t<p data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"915\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The amendment clarifies that entities \u2014 including city agencies \u2014 can be held liable for enabling abuse.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786073022264\" >\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Building a case takes time.<\/strong>\u00a0Records have to be pulled, witnesses located, and institutional history reconstructed \u2014 often for events long in the past. Survivors who wait until the window is nearly closed may leave their attorney too little runway. If you think the GMVA might apply to you, the conversation is worth having now, even if you are not ready to decide anything.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440e473c\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section has-row-bg-color vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 40px; --row-bg-color: #FFFFFF;\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-bg-color\"  style=\"background-color: #FFFFFF; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #000000;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >How long do you have to file in New York?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p class=\"hl-h2\">There is no single answer \u2014 the deadline turns on your age at the time, where it happened, who is responsible, and which statute applies. These are the main paths.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f8f6fb; padding: 20px 0 30px 0; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #180a33;\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; border-top: 1px solid #ded9e8;\">\n<p><!-- CPLR 213-c --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 190px 1fr; column-gap: 45px; padding: 28px 0 27px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ded9e8;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6px; color: #3f2477; text-transform: uppercase;\">CPLR 213-c<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #180a33;\">20 years for adult survivors<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.55; color: #4c456a;\">New York extended the civil filing period for certain sex offenses against adults to 20<br \/>\nyears in 2019. The extension applies going forward and does not by itself revive claims<br \/>\nthat had already expired.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CHILD VICTIMS ACT --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 190px 1fr; column-gap: 45px; padding: 28px 0 27px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ded9e8;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6px; color: #3f2477; text-transform: uppercase;\">CHILD VICTIMS ACT<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #180a33;\">Until age 55 for childhood abuse<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.55; color: #4c456a;\">Survivors abused as minors can generally bring civil claims until their 55th birthday.<br \/>\nThe CVA&#8217;s separate one-year revival window has closed, but the age-55 rule remains in<br \/>\nforce.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- NYC GMVA --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 190px 1fr; column-gap: 45px; padding: 28px 0 27px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ded9e8;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6px; color: #3f2477; text-transform: uppercase;\">NYC GMVA<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #180a33;\">Lookback window open now<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.55; color: #4c456a;\">For abuse in the five boroughs, the reopened window runs to approximately July 29,<br \/>\n2027. Once it closes, the GMVA period is seven years from the act, extendable to nine in<br \/>\nsome circumstances.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- ADULT SURVIVORS ACT --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 190px 1fr; column-gap: 45px; padding: 28px 0 27px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ded9e8;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6px; color: #3f2477; text-transform: uppercase;\">ADULT SURVIVORS ACT<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #180a33;\">Closed \u2014 but you may still have options<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.55; color: #4c456a;\">The ASA revival window ran from November 2022 to November 2023 and has ended. If<br \/>\nyou missed it, the GMVA may still reach your claim if the abuse occurred in New York<br \/>\nCity.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- MUNICIPAL CLAIMS --><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 190px 1fr; column-gap: 45px; padding: 28px 0 27px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ded9e8;\">\n<div style=\"font-family: 'Courier New', monospace; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.6px; color: #ef5a20; text-transform: uppercase;\">MUNICIPAL CLAIMS<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #180a33;\">Much shorter deadlines<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.55; color: #4c456a;\">Claims involving the City, a public school, the MTA, a public hospital, or another<br \/>\ngovernment body can carry notice requirements measured in<br \/>\n<strong style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #180a33;\">days, not years.<\/strong> If a public entity may be involved, do not wait.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Disclaimer --><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 27px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.5; color: #625b79; font-style: italic;\">Deadlines are fact-specific and change. This page is general information, not legal advice<br \/>\nabout your situation. The only way to know your actual deadline is to have someone look at<br \/>\nyour facts.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440e537d\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section\"  style=\"padding-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786073636287\" >Cases we handle<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786073653122\" >\n\t<p>Abuse rarely happens in isolation. In many cases an organization had warnings it ignored, a supervision policy it never enforced, or a complaint it buried. We look at both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fws_6adc1440e5bc7\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row  vc_custom_1785118161469\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<ul>\n<li>Sexual assault and rape by an individual<\/li>\n<li>Abuse by clergy or within a religious organization<\/li>\n<li>Abuse in schools, camps, and youth programs<\/li>\n<li>Abuse by coaches, tutors, and youth staff<\/li>\n<li>Assault by a doctor, therapist, or other medical provider<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<ul>\n<li>Abuse in foster care, group homes, and detention<\/li>\n<li>Assault by a rideshare or delivery driver<\/li>\n<li>Assault enabled by negligent property security<\/li>\n<li>Abuse by a landlord, super, or building employee<\/li>\n<li>Sex trafficking and hotel liability claims<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440e6b83\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section has-row-bg-color\"  style=\"padding-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px; --row-bg-color: #180A33;\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-bg-color\"  style=\"background-color: #180A33; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #FFFFFF;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786073779096\" >When an institution is also responsible<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786073882233\" >\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">An individual abuser is often judgment-proof \u2014 no assets, no insurance, sometimes no longer locatable. The organization that put them in a position of trust usually is not. Institutional liability is where most meaningful recoveries in these cases actually come from, and it is the part that requires real investigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We look for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\n<li style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Prior complaints, internal reports, or personnel files that were never acted on<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Background checks that were skipped, incomplete, or ignored<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Supervision and two-adult policies that existed on paper only<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Quiet transfers of a known abuser to a new location or role<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Mandated reporters who failed to report<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Security failures \u2014 broken locks, absent cameras, unstaffed entrances \u2014 in premises liability cases<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440e75ef\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section\"  style=\"padding-top: 30px; padding-bottom: 30px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #180A33;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786152270191\" >What a civil claim can recover<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  vc_custom_1786152325989\" >\n\t<p>Compensation does not undo what happened. It can pay for the care you need, replace what the harm cost you, and put an accountable institution on the record.<\/p>\n<div class=\"hl-grid2\">\n<ul>\n<li>Therapy, counseling, and psychiatric care \u2014 past and ongoing<\/li>\n<li>Medical treatment related to the assault<\/li>\n<li>Lost income and diminished earning capacity<\/li>\n<li>Emotional distress, PTSD, anxiety, and depression<\/li>\n<li>Loss of enjoyment of life<\/li>\n<li>Relocation, security, and safety-related costs<\/li>\n<li>Punitive damages where conduct was especially egregious<\/li>\n<li>Non-monetary terms, including institutional policy changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>No outcome can be promised. Every case turns on its own facts, evidence, and the resources of the parties involved.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440e81ad\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\"  style=\"padding-top: 35px; padding-bottom: 35px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-bg-color\"  style=\"background-color: #CCAFEA1C; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440e86b7\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column border_left_desktop_0px border_top_desktop_5px border_right_desktop_0px border_bottom_desktop_0px border_color_34196E border_style_solid left_padding_desktop_15px top_padding_desktop_15px right_padding_desktop_15px bottom_padding_desktop_15px \"  data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"#A9A5AE24\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #FFFFFF;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #EF5A20;text-align: left;font-family:Unica One;font-weight:400;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786152777721\" >01<\/p><h3 style=\"font-size: 40px;line-height: .5;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >You tell us as much as you want<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>There is no script and no interrogation. You can stop at any point. What you say is confidential whether or not you hire us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column border_top_desktop_5px border_color_34196E border_style_solid left_padding_desktop_10px top_padding_desktop_25px right_padding_desktop_10px bottom_padding_desktop_10px \"  data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"#A9A5AE24\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #FFFFFF;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #EF5A20;text-align: left;font-family:Unica One;font-weight:400;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786152856791\" >02<\/p><h3 style=\"font-size: 40px;line-height: .5;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >We identify the deadline<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Which statute applies, whether a window is open, and whether a public entity triggers a short notice requirement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column border_top_desktop_5px border_color_34196E border_style_solid left_padding_desktop_10px top_padding_desktop_25px right_padding_desktop_10px bottom_padding_desktop_10px \"  data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"#A9A5AE24\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #FFFFFF;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Records, prior complaints, and institutional history \u2014 without contacting anyone you ask us not to contact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 40px;line-height: .5;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >We investigate quietly<\/h3><p style=\"color: #EF5A20;text-align: left;font-family:Unica One;font-weight:400;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786152930025\" >03<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"\" class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column border_top_desktop_5px border_color_180A33 border_style_solid left_padding_desktop_15px top_padding_desktop_15px right_padding_desktop_15px bottom_padding_desktop_15px \"  data-using-bg=\"true\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-hover-bg=\"#A9A5AE24\" data-hover-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #FFFFFF;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #EF5A20;text-align: left;font-family:Unica One;font-weight:400;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786153016258\" >04<\/p><h3 style=\"font-size: 40px;line-height: .5;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >You decide whether to file<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>We give you an honest read on strengths, weaknesses, and what litigation would ask of you. The choice stays yours.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440ea508\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section has-row-bg-color vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\"  style=\"padding-top: 35px; padding-bottom: 35px; --row-bg-color: #180A33;\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-bg-color\"  style=\"background-color: #180A33; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #EF5A20;text-align: center;font-family:Unica One;font-weight:400;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading vc_custom_1786153395147\" >CONTINGENCY FEE<\/p><h2 style=\"color: #FFFFFF;text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >No fee unless we recover for you<\/h2><div id=\"fws_6adc1440eae04\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">No retainer. No hourly billing. No invoice arriving while you are trying to get through the week. We are paid only out of a recovery, and if there is none, you owe us no fee.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440ebc83\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Questions survivors ask us<\/h2><div class=\"toggles \" data-br=\"none\" data-starting=\"default\" data-style=\"default\"><div class=\"toggle extra-color-2\" data-inner-wrap=\"true\"><h3 class=\"toggle-title\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ec577\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ec577\" class=\"nectar-inherit-h3 toggle-heading\"><i role=\"presentation\" class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>The abuse happened decades ago. Is it too late?<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ec577\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ec577\"><div class=\"inner-toggle-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Possibly not. If the abuse occurred within New York City, the GMVA&#8217;s reopened lookback window currently allows claims regardless of how long ago the conduct occurred, through approximately July 29, 2027. If you were a minor at the time, the Child Victims Act generally allows claims until your 55th birthday. Which route applies depends on your facts, which is exactly what a first conversation is for.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"toggle extra-color-2\" data-inner-wrap=\"true\"><h3 class=\"toggle-title\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ec74d\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ec74d\" class=\"nectar-inherit-h3 toggle-heading\"><i role=\"presentation\" class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>Can I file a lawsuit if I never reported it to the police?<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ec74d\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ec74d\"><div class=\"inner-toggle-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Yes. A civil claim does not require a police report, an arrest, criminal charges, or a conviction. Many survivors have valid civil claims after never involving law enforcement at all. Corroborating evidence still helps, and it can come from many sources \u2014 therapy records, contemporaneous messages, people you told at the time, or other survivors who came forward about the same person.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"toggle extra-color-2\" data-inner-wrap=\"true\"><h3 class=\"toggle-title\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ec8fa\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ec8fa\" class=\"nectar-inherit-h3 toggle-heading\"><i role=\"presentation\" class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>Will my name become public?<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ec8fa\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ec8fa\"><div class=\"inner-toggle-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Not necessarily. Courts frequently allow survivors of sexual abuse to proceed anonymously as Jane Doe or John Doe, and we request that protection where it is appropriate. Whether it is granted depends on the court and the circumstances, but it is a standard part of how we approach these cases. We will tell you honestly what to expect before anything is filed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"toggle extra-color-2\" data-inner-wrap=\"true\"><h3 class=\"toggle-title\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ecaa1\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ecaa1\" class=\"nectar-inherit-h3 toggle-heading\"><i role=\"presentation\" class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>Can I sue the organization, not just the person?<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ecaa1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ecaa1\"><div class=\"inner-toggle-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Often, yes. Schools, employers, religious organizations, hospitals, foster agencies, property owners, and government entities can be liable for negligent hiring, negligent supervision, failure to act on prior complaints, or inadequate security. The 2026 GMVA amendment specifically clarified that institutions and city agencies can be named. Institutional claims are usually where the meaningful recovery is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"toggle extra-color-2\" data-inner-wrap=\"true\"><h3 class=\"toggle-title\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ecc41\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ecc41\" class=\"nectar-inherit-h3 toggle-heading\"><i role=\"presentation\" class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>What if my case was already dismissed?<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ecc41\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ecc41\"><div class=\"inner-toggle-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Bring us the file. The 2026 GMVA amendment was passed specifically because courts had dismissed institutional claims on the ground that an earlier amendment was not retroactive. Survivors who filed between March 1, 2023 and March 1, 2025 may now be able to amend or refile during the current window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"toggle extra-color-2\" data-inner-wrap=\"true\"><h3 class=\"toggle-title\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ecdf7\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ecdf7\" class=\"nectar-inherit-h3 toggle-heading\"><i role=\"presentation\" class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>Will I have to testify or face the person who hurt me?<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ecdf7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ecdf7\"><div class=\"inner-toggle-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Many civil cases resolve before trial, and most of what happens along the way is handled by lawyers and paper. If a deposition becomes necessary, we prepare you thoroughly, and there are protective measures we can ask the court for. You will never be surprised by a step \u2014 we tell you what is coming and why.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"toggle extra-color-2\" data-inner-wrap=\"true\"><h3 class=\"toggle-title\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ecf87\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ecf87\" class=\"nectar-inherit-h3 toggle-heading\"><i role=\"presentation\" class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>How much does it cost to talk to a lawyer?<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ecf87\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ecf87\"><div class=\"inner-toggle-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Nothing. The consultation is free and confidential, and we work on contingency \u2014 we are paid only from a recovery. If we do not recover anything for you, you owe no attorney&#8217;s fee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"toggle extra-color-2\" data-inner-wrap=\"true\"><h3 class=\"toggle-title\"><a href=\"#\" id=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ed113\" role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ed113\" class=\"nectar-inherit-h3 toggle-heading\"><i role=\"presentation\" class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>Is this different from workplace sexual harassment?<\/a><\/h3><div id=\"toggle-panel-6adc1440ed113\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"toggle-button-6adc1440ed113\"><div class=\"inner-toggle-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Yes, though the two can overlap. Workplace sexual harassment claims arise under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws and are usually brought against an employer. Sexual abuse and assault claims are civil tort and GMVA claims that can be brought against anyone, in any setting. If your situation involves harassment at work, see our\u00a0New York sexual harassment lawyer page. If you are unsure which applies, call \u2014 we will point you the right way either way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440ed7a8\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-bg-color\"  style=\"background-color: #CCAFEA57; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #180A33;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Support, whether or not you ever call a lawyer<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>Legal help is one option among several, and it is not the first thing everyone needs. These organizations are free and confidential:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 1-800-656-4673, 24\/7, or online chat at rainn.org<\/li>\n<li><strong>Safe Horizon<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 New York City crisis counseling and advocacy, 1-866-689-4357<\/li>\n<li><strong>NYC Alliance Against Sexual Assault<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 survivor resources across the five boroughs<\/li>\n<li><strong>NYS Office of Victim Services<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 may reimburse counseling and medical costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6adc1440ee897\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-section has-row-bg-color vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\"  style=\"padding-top: 35px; padding-bottom: 35px; --row-bg-color: #180A33;\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop using-bg-color\"  style=\"background-color: #180A33; \"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone flex_gap_desktop_10px \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"color: #FFFFFF;text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >One conversation. 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