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Governor Scott Signs $5 Million Claims Bill for Child Sexually Abused by Foster Boy Living in the Home
On Friday, March 23, 2018, Governor Rick Scott signed CS/HB 6509, a claims bill that directs the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to pay more than $5 million awarded by a Florida jury to C.M.H., a victim of sexual abuse by a child in foster care. This marks the largest known recovery in… View Article
Law Firm for Eight Abused Former Foster Care Children Settle With NYC, Child Care Agencies for $26 Million
Attorneys representing eight developmentally disabled foster children who were placed in what one judge called a "house of horrors" foster home settled with New York state adoption and child welfare agencies and their state-contracted providers in 2014 for $26 million.
Florida DCF Hit With $5 Million Verdict in Child-On-Child Sex Abuse
Florida child abuse attorney Howard Talenfeld earned a $5 million jury verdict in 2013 against the Florida Department of Children & Family Services on behalf a child repeatedly raped by a foster child and known child-on-child sexual predator who had been placed in the plaintiff's home.
Provider Settles Violent Child-On-Child Rape Claim for $4 Million
Child abuse attorney Howard Talenfeld successfully negotiated a $4 million settlement on behalf of a child repeatedly raped in a residential facility. Administrators at the center were ignorant of systemic abuse, repeated reports by and from state officials, and even the admission of the child aggressor.
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At Justice for Kids, We Fight for Kids
Justice for Kids, a division of Kelley Kronenberg, is a unique law practice dedicated to providing legal services to protect abused, disabled and injured children in foster care and other child welfare settings in personal injury and damages cases. We also represent children that are sexually abused and victims of sex trafficking.
Justice for Kids was founded by Howard Talenfeld, one of the nation's preeminent children's rights attorneys. For more than 25 years, Howard and his team have represented at-risk and foster care children and the developmentally disabled who are victims of physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect in damages cases and personal injury claims.
Justice for Kids Partner and Co-Business Unit Leader Stacie Schmerling is a veteran child abuse case worker and investigator who has 10 years of experience working in the child welfare systems in New Jersey and Florida, and has worked alongside Howard since 2008. Firm Partner and Co-Business Unit Leader Justin D. Grosz is a 25-year veteran trial lawyer and former Assistant State Attorney who focuses his practice on child safety, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and civil rights.
Our team of attorneys, which recently joined forces with Kelley Kronenberg, has secured millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for abused and injured children.
Our attorneys have avoided state sovereign immunity damages caps and limits through the creative application of federal law to seek novel and successful results for children and their families. We have prevailed in individual cases, class-action lawsuits, federal civil rights claims and negligence claims on behalf of children abused, disabled and injured while under the care of state agencies and their contracted care providers in all settings, including foster homes, group homes, emergency shelters, residential treatment centers, and at home with their parents.
The firm also provides life care planning guidance to those children permanently harmed who have been awarded damages from lawsuits or settlements with government agencies and their privately contracted care providers.
The attorneys at Justice for Kids have a long legacy of public service and pro bono involvement. In 2014, Howard Talenfeld, who is the founding president of Florida's Children First, co-chaired Citizens for Broward's Children, the political action committee that fought for and successfully obtained the re-authorization of Broward County Children's Services Council.
Our insight, experience and impassioned pursuit of damages claims helps ensure our clients' rights and futures are protected. At Justice for Kids, our singular mission is to protect the rights of Florida's most vulnerable children.
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Welcome to the Justice For Kids Blog
Thousands of foster children, former foster children, developmentally disabled and medically fragile children are part of the Florida child care system. If you're currently or formerly a child in – or an advocate for or parent of a child in the foster care system – the Justice for Kids blog is here to help. Every… View Article
News Press: Meet Anber, a teen who struggles with mental health. Did the system fail her?
Tragically, children in foster care are raped and physically assaulted at shelters like Youth Haven that are not equipped to address the individual therapeutic needs of children. The Fort Myers News Press has started a five-part series that offers an up-close look into the world of Anber, "who drifted in and out of mental health… View Article
Marietta Daily Journal: Cobb woman awarded $50 million in lawsuit against nonprofit
As reported by the Marietta Daily Journal, a sexual abuse trial against a private provider recently resulted in a $50 million verdict. According to the article, "A $50 million payment has been awarded to a Cobb County woman who was sexually assaulted by a male adult while she was a 15-year-old patient at a Kennesaw… View Article
Talenfeld Law Listed in 2020 "Best Law Firms"
Talenfeld Law has been recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers on its 2020 "Best Law Firms" list. The firm received a Metropolitan (Fort Lauderdale) Tier 3 ranking for Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs.
Talenfeld Law Partners Listed in 2020 South Florida Legal Guide
Congratulations to firm Partners Howard Talenfeld and Stacie Schmerling on their selection to South Florida Business & Wealth magazine's 2020 South Florida Legal Guide "Top Lawyers" List!
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