Former Our Lady of Calvary Altar Boy to Bring Lawsuit Against Philadelphia Archdiocese
What
At a news conference on Monday Attorney, Jeff Anderson will lead a news conference at the Downtown Marriott to announce the fourth civil lawsuit against the Philadelphia archdiocese filed since the Grand Jury Report on clergy abuse in January.
In addition, Anderson, who for over 25 years has filed hundreds of clergy abuse lawsuits and has three active lawsuits against the Vatican, will address the implications of the Grand Jury report and the need for criminal and civil courts to force church hierarchy to reveal it secrets and hold bishops accountable for orchestrating covered ups.
When
Monday, March 21, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Where
Downtown Marriott Hotel
1201 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
Who
Attorney Jeff Anderson, Attorney for the Plaintiff in John V. Doe versus Holy See, is an internationally known St. Paul, Minnesota-based trial lawyer widely recognized as a pioneer in sexual abuse litigation and has earned a reputation as a tireless champion of civil rights for children and the underprivileged. One of the first trial lawyers in America to publicly and aggressively initiate suits against religious organizations and hold them responsible by utilizing the American civil justice system, Anderson has represented thousands of survivors of sexual abuse by authority figures and clergy.
Attorney Dan Monahan has represented thousands of individuals including victims of crime in personal injury cases throughout Pennsylvania since graduating from Villanova Law School in 1978. He is a Board Certified Trial Advocate and admitted to practice law before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Federal District Court and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Advocacy.
Attorney and Professor Marci Hamilton, of counsel to Jeff Anderson & Associates, is one of the United States’ leading church/state legal scholars, as well as an expert on federalism and representation. Professor Hamilton holds the Paul R. Verkuil Chair in Public Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, and is the author of God vs. the Gavel: Religion and the Rule of Law (Cambridge University Press 2005), and Justice Denied: What America Must Do to Protect Its Children (Cambridge 2008) Professor Hamilton is a 1988 magna cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School and served as Editor-in-Chief of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. She clerked for Judge Edward R. Becker of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and Justice Sandra Day O’Connor of the United States Supreme Court.
Note
Copies of the civil complaint for this lawsuit will be available at approximately 11 A.M. on Monday under “Case Resources” at AndersonAdvocates.com
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