by Diane Plappert | Apr 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
I represent over 500 survivors who were sexually abused as children in New York and are seeking a measure of justice under the New York Child Victims Act. Many survivors fall into the vulnerable category of potential victims in the pandemic and wonder whether they...
by | Apr 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
There is a group of victims in New York State that needs help as a result of the COVID-19 virus – but not in the way you may think. I’m talking about childhood sexual abuse survivors, many of whom, before the outbreak, were in the process of coming to grips with...
by | Mar 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Most state legislative bodies convene their sessions between early January to mid- February and wrap up their lawmaking 5 to 6 months later. During that time they pass hundreds of bills. Well, not in this new science-fiction-like world in which we find ourselves....
by | Mar 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
I understand that everyone is stressed out. For those who had been daydreaming about “working from home” while sitting in their offices two weeks ago, the shift to actually working full-time from home is, well, disconcerting. And I also understand that right...
by | Mar 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
If nothing else has been learned in the last twenty years from the child sex abuse scandals, it is that adults tend to prefer and protect their own interests and treat harm to children as collateral damage. Again and again we see powerful adults choose image, power,...
