Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Rape Defense Attorney Lawrenceville

Question: Statute of Limitations when a minor is raped by her physician in Georgia 1986, till now. As an adult, what can she do? He admitted to it, criminal charges were dropped, and she did not receive any private compensation.

Answer: The statute of limitations on criminal rape charge is seven years, but the statute of limitations does not begin to run until the minor child turns 18. So, if she is 26 or older, the matter is closed. I suspect the matter is closed once you write that the criminal charges were dropped. If you are trying to recover money in civil court for a rape that is five or six years old, you have an uphill battle.

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I hung a shingle in February 2000, because I saw that individuals charged with criminal offenses were being underserved by the attorneys practicing criminal law. Since February 2000, I have represented more than two thousand criminal clients. I only practice criminal law, but I do everything from violations of probation to Supreme Court appeals. There are few attorneys under the age of sixty that have my level of experience. I have tried more than two hundred major felony jury trials. I have tried more than fifty misdemeanor jury trials. In Philadelphia as a prosecutor, I tried more than two thousand bench trials. I have conducted more than three thousand preliminary hearings and bond hearings. Yet, I still have the energy at forty-five to serve my current clients. There is nothing that will occur in a courtroom that I have not experienced before. When you are looking for an attorney, experience is everything.