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Attorney for the Victim and Victim as Plaintiff

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Attorney for the Victim as Defendant

Survivors of domestic violence may find themselves as defendants, with their abusers accusing them of violence. Of course, reactive violence cannot be condoned, but we are aware that there are circumstances where victims act or react violently. Sometimes it is essential to the victim's self-defense. Toby Kleinman, Esq. is a New Jersey attorney and a partner in the law firm of Adler & Kleinman. She has litigated domestic violence, child custody and abuse cases and has been a consultant in legal cases dealing with domestic violence and child abuse in over 45 states. Contact: [email protected] Daniel Pollack, M.S.S.A. (M.S.W.), Esq., is Professor in the School of Social Work at Yeshiva University. Case subject matter includes child abuse and neglect, and abuse and wrongful death of children in foster care, residential care, and day care. He was recently appointed to “Game Over: Commission to Protect Youth Athletes,” an independent Blue Ribbon Commission to examine the institutional responses to sexual abuse by former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar. Contact: [email protected]