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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/9194| Title: | How to deal with a Child Victims Act client with a weak case. |
| Authors: | Weiss, Helene M. Pollack, Daniel 000-0001-7323-6928 |
| Keywords: | child sexual abuse expectation management lawyers of survivors litigation sensitive personal information relationship mindset Child Victims Act |
| Issue Date: | 8-Sep-2023 |
| Publisher: | ALM |
| Citation: | Weiss, H. M., & Pollack, D. (2023, September 8). How to deal with a Child Victims Act client with a weak case. New York Law Journal. https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2023/09/08/how-to-deal-with-a-child-victims-act-client-with-a-weak-case/ . |
| Series/Report no.: | New York Law Journal;Sept. 8, 2023 |
| Abstract: | The decision to bring a lawsuit by survivors of child sexual abuse is an especially agonizing one. The last thing they want to hear from their prospective or retained attorney is that the legal case is just not a good one—or that it might take years to resolve. How do attorneys properly relay sensitive and important case information to their clients? And, how should attorneys manage expectations from the outset with an especially vulnerable client? |
| Description: | Expert opinion |
| URI: | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373769354_How_to_deal_with_a_Child_Victims_Act_client_with_a_weak_case https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/9194 |
| ISSN: | 1538-2311 |
| Appears in Collections: | Wurzweiler School of Social Work: Faculty publications |
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