Sexual Assault Attorneys Serving Wayne, PA

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.

Wayne straddles Radnor Township in Delaware County, Tredyffrin Township in Chester County, and Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County, so venue turns on the specific address. It is worth confirming that before anything is filed. Federal claims are heard in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Yes. Because Wayne does not sit under a single county court, the address where the events happened, or where the parties are, determines which courthouse applies. Two matters a short distance apart can belong in different counties.

That depends on the address. Wayne straddles Radnor Township in Delaware County, Tredyffrin Township in Chester County, and Upper Merion Township in Montgomery County, so venue turns on where the events happened. As for the employer, if an organization knew or should have known about the risk and failed to act, it may share responsibility. Those claims turn on what was reported, to whom, and what was done about it.

Ask us and we will check. 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. That answer does not change with which of Wayne's three townships you are in, and it costs nothing to find out.

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. Wayne is a compact Main Line commercial center where people run into each other, and none of that changes what we can say about you, which is nothing.