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RAYMOND BOUCHER: EMPATHETIC ADVOCATE, COURTROOM TITAN AND LAWDRAGON LEGEND

“Every year, more than 300,000 farm workers are poisoned by the food you eat. Welcome to Death Valley.” For more than 35 years, a poster bearing that haunting statistic has hung on Raymond Boucher’s office wall. Boucher was given the poster after one of his...
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Frank Ezykowski, former Birmingham High School teacher, accused of sexual abuse of students

Lawsuit seeks to hold the school and district accountable for allowing the former teacher from abusing his authority VAN NUYS, Calif. – Former Birmingham High School teacher Frank Ezykowski has been accused of sexually assaulting students throughout the 1970s and 1980s. One student...
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Why Are Most Sexual Assault Cases Not Reported?

Our attorneys focus on holding institutions responsible for allowing abuse to occur. We typically do not handle matters involving abuse by a personal acquaintance, family member, or other individual outside of an organization. During the 2021-2022 legislative session, the California Assembly and Senate...
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Sexual Abuse Cover Up

Our attorneys focus on holding institutions responsible for allowing abuse to occur. We typically do not handle matters involving abuse by a personal acquaintance, family member, or other individual outside of an organization. In the early 2000s, hundreds of survivors brought lawsuits against...
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Signs of Sexual Abuse in Toddlers 

Our attorneys focus on holding institutions responsible for allowing abuse to occur. We typically do not handle matters involving abuse by a personal acquaintance, family member, or other individual outside of an organization. As the parent or guardian of a toddler, there is...
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Signs of Sexual Abuse in Teenagers

Our attorneys focus on holding institutions responsible for allowing abuse to occur. We typically do not handle matters involving abuse by a personal acquaintance, family member, or other individual outside of an organization. Parents of teenagers already have enough to be worried about...
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Signs of Sexual Abuse in Adults 

Our attorneys focus on holding institutions responsible for allowing abuse to occur. We typically do not handle matters involving abuse by a personal acquaintance, family member, or other individual outside of an organization. Sexual abuse is traumatic at any age. Survivors of childhood...
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Signs of Sexual Predator Grooming

Our attorneys focus on holding institutions responsible for allowing abuse to occur. We typically do not handle matters involving abuse by a personal acquaintance, family member, or other individual outside of an organization. You may be wondering, What is sexual grooming? Put simply,...
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How SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) Can Support Survivors and Their Families

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is one option for childhood sexual abuse survivors to get help. Children who were abused by an authority figure often do not fully understand the gravity of the abuse until adulthood. By acknowledging this...
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What Constitutes Sexual Harassment at Work in California?

The short answer for what constitutes sexual harassment at work in California is any unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal, physical, or visual conduct of a sexual nature when: You may feel defeated and alone after you experience sexual...
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