Practice Areas

• Shaken Baby Syndrome
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Cerebral Palsy
• Wrongful Death
• Burns
• Car Accident
• Child Abuse
• Child Injuries
• School Injuries
• Daycare injuries
• Dog Bites
• Bike Accident
• Foster Care Abuse

Case Results

Child Abuse

Child with head injury and vision loss - Confidential settlement

Sexual Assault - Confidential Settlement

Awarded: Confidential

Sexual Assault - Confidential Settlement

Awarded: Confidential

Sexual Assault - Confidential Settlement

Awarded: Confidential

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Child Safety News

Senator Linda Newell - SB10-171 - Senate Health and Human Services
Posted on 3/13/2010 More

Texas reports a 31% increase in child abuse and neglect deaths.
Posted on 3/7/2010 More

In Ohio, child welfare organizations increase child abuse education.
Posted on 2/1/2010 More

The NFL and Roger Goodell now admit there may be a correlation between multiple concussions and permanent brain damage.
Posted on 12/22/2009 More

The book entitled No one would believe it: Experiences of a child abuse investigator written by Evelyn Kelly Norman is available.
Posted on 11/4/2009 More

In Wisconsin, The Child Welfare Disclosure Act requires some information be made public in child abuse cases.
Posted on 10/21/2009 More

Qualified pediatricians will take the first child abuse board examination on November 16, 2009.
Posted on 9/28/2009 More

Operation Twisted Traveler nets three more American men in a child sex abuse operation in Cambodia. The men are charged with sexual exploitation of Cambodian children.
Posted on 9/24/2009 More

In Oklahoma, Dr. Robert Block, child abuse medical expert, leads the way in bringing “correct science to the judicial system”.
Posted on 8/19/2009 More

Child Abuse board certification is the next step for physicians in this growing sub-specialty of pediatric medicine.
Posted on 7/20/2009 More

In Wisconsin, The Child Welfare Disclosure Act requires some information be made public in child abuse cases.

The Child Welfare Disclosure Act (SB299 and AB428) requires disclosure of child death and child maltreatment information, with or without criminal investigation activity. The information that child welfare services must release include the child’s age, race, gender, special needs, date of incident, suspected cause of death or injury, brief history of contact with child welfare and law enforcement authorities, and actions taken by agencies, changes in policies/practices.  

The timeline for disclosure of details includes initial information will be released within two working days; followed by a full summary report within 90 days.  

Information that may remain undisclosed includes the child’s name, perpetrator’s name and names of workers involved in the case.  

Key legislative contacts are listed as:

Rep: Tamara Grigsby (D-Milwaukee) – phone: (888) 534-0018 

Rep: Steve Kestell (R-Elkhart Lake) – phone: (888) 529-0027

Sen. Bob Jauch (D-Poplar) – phone: (800) 469-6562

Sen. Neal Kedzie (R-Elkhorn) – phone: (800) 578-1457

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