Author Archives for Justice for Kids
January 8, 2017 2:19 pm
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In what has been called a “heartbreaking” case, a 11-month-old toddler from Boynton Beach near West Palm Beach, Florida, died on Christmas Eve – and days before his first birthday – from what authorities call blunt force trauma. Now the family, the community, the Florida Department of Children and Families,... View Article
December 1, 2016 5:35 pm
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Barri A. Reisch, Esq., has joined Talenfeld Law, the Fort Lauderdale-based law firm that is Florida’s only firm dedicated exclusively to protecting abused, disabled and injured children. Reisch joins the firm as an associate and will focus her practice on foster care and disabled persons damages, civil rights, personal injury,... View Article
November 28, 2016 1:22 pm
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Children’s rights attorney Howard Talenfeld, who exclusively represents children abused, disabled and injured in foster care and other child welfare settings in personal injury and damages cases, recently had a letter published by the Florida Bar. In his letter, Talenfeld, who also is the founder and president of Florida’s Children... View Article
October 14, 2016 11:42 am
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Child advocates and attorneys who fight to protect from abuse teens and youths in the Florida juvenile justice system are watching closely the case of a teen who died at a drug treatment center in Pembroke Pines. The youth’s case also has raised the interest of police and state juvenile... View Article
September 30, 2016 12:04 pm
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A Miami man who suffers from autism was ruled incompetent to stand trial on child pornography charges. It’s a unique case that has drawn the interest of child advocates and attorneys who protect the rights of Florida’s at-risk youth. In the case, Tony Rodriguez, who according to news reports has... View Article
September 18, 2016 12:24 pm
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In a case where it appears state child protective officials had a chance – and failed – to save the life of an at-risk child under their watch, attorneys who fight for the rights of at-risk children are watching as the matter unfolds in state court. According to news reports,... View Article
September 14, 2016 2:20 pm
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As a children’s rights law firm representing Florida foster children and others at risk of child abuse, child sex abuse, and other harm, Talenfeld Law is aware of the perils society’s youngest and most vulnerable citizens face. But developmentally disabled adults are not immune from physical harm. In Pembroke Pines,... View Article
September 12, 2016 2:01 pm
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Talenfeld Law, the premier law firm exclusively representing at-risk children and developmentally disabled adults in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach and throughout Florida, will be a major sponsor for the Legal Aid Service of Broward County (LAS) and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) annual fundraising... View Article
September 9, 2016 1:39 pm
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Howard M. Talenfeld, the preeminent children’s rights attorney whose firm exclusively represents at-risk children and developmentally disabled adults who are the victims of physical abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, and other harm by state agencies and private contractors, was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers... View Article
September 4, 2016 12:29 am
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In its article, “The machinations used to deny care to one disabled foster kid,” the Miami Herald outlined how the Agency for Persons with Disabilities worked to decline paying for services for a 16-year-old under the state’s care. The child’s guardians requested the agency pay for the child to be enrolled... View Article