By: Julianna Walo, Esquire When adoptive parents welcome a child into their home, they trust adoption agencies to provide complete and accurate information about their child’s background. Unfortunately, this trust can be broken through adoption agency negligence–a serious legal issue that can have devastating consequences for families and may warrant an... View Article
It sounds like it could be the plot of a fictional criminal justice TV show, but sadly for one Florida teen, her struggle to prove she was sexually abused is all too real. She had not planned to share her story on this particular day, but after someone at... View Article
Justice for Kids®, a division of Kelley Kronenberg, is pleased to announce that Business Unit Leader and Partner Stacie J. Schmerling has been selected to Florida Trend’s Legal Elite NOTABLE – Women Leaders in Law for 2024. Florida Trend’s editorial review team vetted and selected individual women leaders in law who... View Article
By: Julianna Walo, Esquire As an attorney in Kelley Kronenberg’s Justice for Kids Division, I’ve seen firsthand how critical early recognition of child abuse can be. The statistics are stark and sobering: 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men were sexually abused before the age of 18 (Centers... View Article