13 May

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Rights of Sexual Abuse Victims of Elementary School Teacher Patrick Daley

[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] How Do Their Legal Rights Compare To The Victims of MSU’s Larry Nassar? As the Greater Lansing community was attempting to overcome the shock and grief caused by the decades of sexual abuse perpetrated by MSU doctor, Larry Nassar, we learned that there was another sexual abuse crisis at another school in our community. A former fifth-grade teacher at Holt Washington Woods Middle School, Patrick Daley, was charged in 2018 with 24 counts of 2nd-degree criminal sexual misconduct for sexual abuse he perpetrated on his students in his class. In October 2019, Mr. Daley was ultimately convicted of 18 counts...

04 May

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Campus Sexual Assault – The Importance of Holding Educational Institutions Accountable

Posted by Steve and Tom Sinas

in Injuries, Sexual Assault

[vc_row triangle_shape="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] In late 2016, we started hearing the first public rumblings of campus sexual assault allegations at Michigan State University at the hands of now incarcerated, former sports doctor, Larry Nassar. In 2018, the country stopped what they were doing to listen to the victim impact statements from Sister Survivors and their unified call to hold educational institutions accountable for sexual misconduct and abuse. We watched in amazement as that disgraced former doctor received a sentence of 40-175 years in prison. We discovered in 2018 that MSU had issued two different versions of a Title IX report concerning a 2014 Title XI...

21 October

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Putting Clergy Sexual Abuse in the Past

Posted by Steve and Tom Sinas

in Injuries, Sexual Assault

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Clergy sexual abuse has been headline news across the United States for years. However, media coverage has recently expanded following the release of a report from a Pennsylvania Grand Jury in 2018, concluding that 300 priests sexually abused more than 1,000 child victims over the span of seven decades. Since that time, the global movement to hold religious organizations responsible for abuse has remained in the media spotlight. On September 27, 2019, the Diocese of Lansing released a list of Michigan priests accused of sexual abuse. The release of priests’ names in Lansing is consistent with the growing nationwide trend...

24 October

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Sister Survivor, Amanda Thomashow, Receives Prestigious Justice Award at Annual Ceremony

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On September 29, 2018, the Foundation for Improvement of Justice honored sexual assault “Sister Survivor,” Amanda Thomashow, with its prestigious Paul H. Chapman award. The Foundation for Improvement of Justice is a not-for-profit institution whose mission is improving local, state, and federal systems of justice in the United States. Lansing attorney, Jim Graves, who represented Ms. Thomashow and other survivors in the largest sports sexual assault case in history, also attended the award ceremony at the Four Season Hotel Atlanta. “Amanda persevered through incredible odds. She survived and thrived post victim-blaming and non-belief by a powerful Big Ten University. She helped others...

25 September

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Sexual Assault Survivor, Amanda Thomashow, to Receive Paul H. Chapman Award

Posted by Steve and Tom Sinas

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Sinas Dramis partner and Michigan sexual assault attorney, Jim Graves, has represented numerous Sister Survivors of the disgraced MSU sports doctor, Larry Nassar, since 2016. He recently had the privilege of nominating his client, Amanda Thomashow, for the Foundation for Improvement of Justice, Inc. award. Mr. Graves, along with the rest of the Sinas Dramis attorneys and staff, wish to congratulate Ms. Thomashow as the recipient of this year’s Paul H. Chapman Award. She will be honored and receive the award on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at the Four Seasons Hotel, Atlanta. Ms. Thomashow is recognized in particular for the bravery...

20 September

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$800,000 Settlement for Sexual Assault at an Apartment Complex in Chicago’s Cook County

Posted by Steve and Tom Sinas

in Injuries, Results, Sexual Assault

A person's home is supposed to be a safe place. Unfortunately, sexual assault at an apartment complex is all too common due to inadequate security and landlord negligence. The following outlines a recent successful settlement for one Chicago resident obtained by Sinas Dramis partner and attorney, Jim Graves. Recently Jim Graves and co-counsel Jennifer Irmen of Irmen Law Group, LLC successfully settled a complicated apartment complex sexual assault case in Chicago’s Cook County Circuit Court. An $800,000 settlement on behalf of his client was obtained in early August as the jury trial in the case commenced. The case arose from a sexual assault...

17 May

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MSU Reaches $500 Million Settlement with Survivors of Larry Nassar

Posted by Steve and Tom Sinas

in Results, Sexual Assault

Late Tuesday evening, May 15, 2018, Michigan State University reached a settlement with the 332 sexual abuse survivors of Larry Nassar. While the substantial MSU settlement amount cannot begin to repair the damage caused by the former physician, it is a step in the right direction of serving justice and bringing closure to the Army of Survivors. Led by Sinas Dramis partner, Jim Graves, the Sinas Dramis sexual assault attorneys, have represented multiple survivors since late 2016. This team has dedicated itself to seeking justice for the women who have spoken out so bravely against Nassar’s actions and MSU’s mishandling of the...

11 April

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Moving Forward – Larry Nassar Case Updates

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While the unfortunate tragedy at Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics, and Twistars USA involving hundreds of sexually abused gymnasts continues to make headlines, several recent Larry Nassar case updates attempt to bring justice to survivors and also protect future athletes. Senate Passes Bills to Protect Survivors Last month, the Michigan Senate overwhelmingly passed a package of bills in response to survivors of the largest case of sports-related sexual abuse in history. These proposed bills will protect survivors of sexual abuse, extend the statute of limitations for prosecuting criminal sexual abuse, and bringing civil damages lawsuits on behalf of survivors. Furthermore, the bills...

22 January

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Sinas Dramis Stands Proudly With Nassar Sexual Assault Survivors

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Jim Graves is currently representing sexual assault survivors of Larry Nassar, who violated hundreds of women and girls while employed as a physician at Michigan State University and while working as a team doctor for USA Gymnastics and Twistars USA. To date, more than 150 women and young girls have said they were sexually abused by Nassar while he was employed at MSU. Nassar was an MSU team doctor for nearly two decades and was the team physician for USA Gymnastics for almost three decades. Over the years, Nassar treated hundreds of gymnasts, including Lansing's own Jordyn Wieber, an Olympic medalist, who...

22 February

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Attorney Jim Graves Represents Plaintiffs In Nassar-MSU Sexual Assault Scandal

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Jim Graves of the Sinas Dramis Law Firm is representing several female plaintiffs in the ongoing sexual assault scandal against Larry Nassar and Michigan State University. All the plaintiffs claim they were sexually abused by Nassar while he was a team physician at MSU. Nassar, of Holt, worked as a team doctor at MSU for nearly 20 years and with USA Gymnastics for almost 30 years. Since last fall, more than 100 women and girls have come forward, alleging that Nassar sexually abused them while he was employed at MSU. Plaintiff Jane AAA Doe alleges in a complaint filed March 20 in...

Rights of Sexual Abuse Victims of Elementary School Teacher Patrick Daley

Campus Sexual Assault – The Importance of Holding Educational Institutions Accountable

Putting Clergy Sexual Abuse in the Past

Sister Survivor, Amanda Thomashow, Receives Prestigious Justice Award at Annual Ceremony

Sexual Assault Survivor, Amanda Thomashow, to Receive Paul H. Chapman Award

$800,000 Settlement for Sexual Assault at an Apartment Complex in Chicago’s Cook County

MSU Reaches $500 Million Settlement with Survivors of Larry Nassar

Moving Forward – Larry Nassar Case Updates

Sinas Dramis Stands Proudly With Nassar Sexual Assault Survivors

Attorney Jim Graves Represents Plaintiffs In Nassar-MSU Sexual Assault Scandal

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