Sexual Assault Attorneys Serving Burlington County, NJ

No. A civil claim is separate from the criminal process. You can bring one whether or not you reported the assault, whether or not charges were filed, and whether or not a criminal case resulted in a conviction.

Yes. What you tell us is protected by attorney-client confidentiality from the first conversation, whether or not you decide to hire us. We will not contact your employer, your family, or anyone else without your permission.

Often there are options. Courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey can permit a survivor to proceed under initials or a pseudonym in some circumstances, and settlements can carry confidentiality terms. We will explain what is and is not possible in your specific situation before anything is filed.

It depends on your age when the assault happened, who is responsible, and which state's law applies, and Pennsylvania has changed these rules more than once in recent years. Some claims people assume are long closed are not. It costs nothing to have us check the deadlines that apply to you.

Sometimes. If an organization knew or should have known about the risk and failed to act, it may share responsibility for what happened. These cases turn on what was reported, to whom, and what was done about it, which is why writing down the sequence of events early matters.

The initial case review is free, confidential, and carries no obligation. Fee arrangements differ by practice group and by the facts of your matter, so we explain exactly how fees would work for your case, in plain language and in writing, before you are asked to sign anything.

Yes. Many people call to understand their options and go no further, and that is a completely legitimate reason to call. There is no obligation to hire us and no pressure to decide anything on the phone.

Burlington County sits in Burlington County, so a state court matter goes to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Burlington County (Third Vicinage), at the county courthouse in Mount Holly. Federal claims are heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Burlington County is New Jersey's largest county by land area, spanning riverfront towns to Pinelands townships. Whatever the matter, it is filed and heard in Mount Holly, though an initial case review does not happen at the courthouse. Court appearances come later, and not every matter reaches one.

There can be. It depends on your age when the assault happened, who is responsible, and which state's law applies. Some claims people assume are long closed are not. It costs nothing to have us check the deadlines that apply to you, and there is no obligation once you know. You do not need to have all the answers, or a file of documents, before that conversation.

No. Burlington County is New Jersey's largest county by land area, spanning riverfront towns to Pinelands townships, and your first conversation with us is free, private, and carries no obligation wherever you are calling from. An initial case review does not happen at the courthouse. You decide how much to share and how quickly to move, and nothing happens without your say-so.

Often there are options. Courts in New Jersey can permit a survivor to proceed under initials or a pseudonym in some circumstances, and settlements can carry confidentiality terms. We will explain what is and is not possible in your specific situation before anything is filed at the county courthouse in Mount Holly. Whatever we cannot do, we will tell you plainly rather than let you find out later.