Jun. 8, 2022
Expectations of litigating sexual abuse cases under the Child Victims Act – AB 218
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Mike Arias
Managing Partner
Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Team LLP
Phone: (310) 844-9696
Email: mike@asstlawyers.com
He is a past president of both the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) and Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), two of the largest trial lawyer associations in the nation. He was also named a CAOC Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2021.
Sahar Malek
Senior Associate and Trial Attorney
Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos LLP
Whittier College SOL; CA
A critical legal timeline is nearing an end for survivors of childhood sexual assault in California. The Child Victims Act – also known as AB 218 – is the legislature’s acknowledgement that children who were victims of sexual abuse carry trauma not immediately recognizable. Unfortunately, many survivors do not understand the depth of their trauma until they are well into adulthood and beyond the statute of limitations for sexual assault.
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