Child Abuse Attorneys - DHS Case Attorneys

Pennsylvania - New Jersey - New York - Nationwide

Some six million children are the victims of child abuse ranging from neglect to beatings to sexual assault each year in the United States, with an estimated 1,800 – nearly five per day – resulting in death.

In some of the cases, those responsible for youngsters’ welfare perpetrate crimes against them and in others public agencies fail to properly monitor caseloads or caregivers so that the children are protected.

Kline & Specter, P.C. with some 30 attorneys, several of whom are also doctors and others who have worked as city prosecutors, has handled a number of child abuse cases and has the ability to investigate and litigate potential incidents of child abuse.

If you have concerns about a possible case of severe child abuse, you may want to contact a child abuse lawyer to get a free evaluation of the case.

Among the cases litigated by Kline & Specter are several in which the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services was responsible for supervising children’s care and well-being. The scope of problems at DHS came into wide public view with a series of articles in 2006 by The Philadelphia Inquirer examining the deaths of more than 20 children.

Kline & Specter cases include those involving abuse to children as young as infants and others as old as 17 in which the suspected abusers were relatives or acquaintances of caregivers.
Nationally, a report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds – and many more cases are never reported. One national group estimates that between 60-85 percent of child fatalities due to maltreatment are not recorded as such on death certificates.

In some cases, especially when a government agency fails in its responsibility to safeguard children, what is needed is a law firm with the experience and resources to investigate possible abuses. Kline & Specter, with offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, is qualified to handle abuse cases in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and nationwide. Contact a child abuse attorney today.