Sexual Assault Attorneys Serving Camden 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.

Camden County sits in Camden County, so a state court matter goes to the Superior Court of New Jersey, Camden County (Fourth Vicinage), at the Camden County Hall of Justice. Federal claims are heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Camden County is the Camden waterfront's institutional employers alongside established suburban townships. Whatever the matter, it is filed and heard in Camden, though an initial case review does not happen at the courthouse. Court appearances come later, and not every matter reaches one.

Sometimes. If an organization knew or should have known about the risk and failed to act, it may share responsibility for what happened. That applies to the hospitals, universities and other institutional employers around the Camden waterfront the same as to any other organization in Camden County. These cases turn on what was reported, to whom, and what was done about it, so it helps to write down the sequence of events early, while it is still clear.

That is one of the things we check for you. The deadline 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. Crossing the river does not simplify it, and it costs nothing to have us look at the deadlines in your situation.

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 Camden County Hall of Justice. You decide how much to share and how quickly to move.