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Attorney Thomas M. Moore Selected for 2016 Super Lawyers
The Senators (Ret.) Firm, LLP is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Thomas M. Moore has once again been honored by California Super Lawyers. 2016 marks the ninth time that Attorney Moore has been recognized in this prestigious legal directory. For years, Super Lawyers has been a widely-recognized hallmark of trusted, quality legal counsel…
Senators Firm Abused Client Awarded Over $3M in Trial Against LA Unified
After more than three weeks of trial, a Los Angeles County Superior Court jury today awarded just over $3M to a young sex abuse victim represented by The Senators Firm. The trial involved two children who were abused by former Telfair Elementary School teacher and convicted pedophile, Paul Chapel, who allegedly engaged in the…
San Jose School District Pays $15 Million to Molestation Victims
The Evergreen School District of San Jose has agreed to a $15 million settlement in a lawsuit brought against them alleging negligence. The suit, filed by victims of Craig Chandler, asserts that the district knew about Chandler’s prior sexual harassment issues when they hired him in 2003 as a second grade teacher. As SF…
LAUSD Served New Lawsuit Over Middle School Sexual Assault Incident
In the same month it settled a lawsuit concerning student molestation at Telfair Elementary School, Los Angeles Unified School District has been hit with another lawsuit alleging that its employees failed to properly respond to a sexual assault at Samuel Gompers Middle School. The legal guardian of 13-year-old female student filed the suit with…
Los Angeles Schools Reach $4.42M Settlement for 2012 Molestation Case
Los Angeles Unified School District has agreed to pay $4.42M to three alleged victims of a former third-grade teacher who was convicted of molestation in 2012. The settlement stems from the assertion that LAUSD should have recognized that the teacher, Paul Chapel, has a history of sex crimes and was not suitable for employment…
Los Angeles After-School Program Coach Charged with Molestation of Nine Girls
Late last week, an after-school program coach was charged with numerous felony counts of committing lewd acts on a child. Ronnie Lee Roman, 42, is accused of in appropriately touching female students in Los Angeles as far back as 2001. Last Friday’s charges come following a report from a Cahuenga Elementary School student who…
OCDA Turns to Public to Identify Additional Victims in Molestation Case
The Orange County District Attorney’s Office is now appealing to the public for help in identifying additional victims of Shauna Marie Sims. Sims is the former special education teacher at Parks Junior High School in Fullerton and has been charged five felony counts related to molestation and abuse accusations involving two students. Officials now…
The Senators (Ret.) Firm, LLC Now Investigating Civil Liability in Franklin High School Abuse Case
On April 20, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County officially received charges against Jaime Jimenez, a former Franklin Senior High School football coach suspected of sexually abusing students. The criminal complaint details 23 felony counts of lewd acts upon a child, sodomy of a person under 16, and oral copulation of a person…