Milwaukee Attorney Helping Sexual Abuse Survivors

Sexual Abuse Claims Against the Milwaukee Archdiocese are Time Restricted

On January 4, 2011, the Milwaukee Archdiocese (MAD) filed for bankruptcy. Most bankruptcies are filed because businesses and individuals are no longer able to pay their creditors. This bankruptcy filing is a blatant attempt by MAD to use the bankruptcy laws to stop efforts to discover how the Catholic Church enabled and covered up sexual abuse for decades.

Unfortunately, this bankruptcy will have impact the ability of sexual abuse survivors to seek justice against their abusers. Whenever a person or business files for bankruptcy, there is what is known as a "Claim Bar Date." If you are a survivor of child sexual abuse by a current or former priest or employee of MAD, you will need to bring a claim by this date, or it will be barred. The Milwaukee Archdiocese is working under the assumption that by filing for bankruptcy, many victims of sexual abuse claims will be unable to make legal claims for the abuse they have suffered.

If you are the survivor of child sexual abuse by a priest or other employee of MAD, you need to act quickly to give yourself the best chance of getting justice, and compensation, against your abusers. Get in touch with a lawyer immediately. Kosnoff PLLC has helped more than 1000 child sexual abuse survivors recover compensation against their abusers and the institutions that enabled or protected abusers. Our attorneys have achieved successful results against several Catholic dioceses, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Boy Scouts of America and other institutions that harbored abusers or concealed abuse.

Frankly, Federal Bankruptcy Court is not the typical place for victims and survivors of sexual abuse to seek justice. These claims are typically handled in civil courts. It is therefore even more important that you work with a lawyer who has the experience to take action in all sorts of sexual abuse claims, even in claims such as this, where the perpetrators are using bankruptcy laws to protect themselves. Our law firm has successfully taken action against other archdioceses across the United States who have filed bankruptcy.

When you contact our law firm, we will help you take action immediately. Obviously, there is no guarantee that you will be able to recover financial compensation against MAD. This is, however, the only way to give yourself this important chance.

Call us for a free, no-obligation consultation at 1-888-667-0683 or 1-877-275-4416. You may also call our Milwaukee office at 414-347-7800.