Attorney advertising
This website is attorney advertising under the rules governing attorney conduct in New York.
It is published by Rheingold Giuffra Ruffo Plotkin & Hellman LLP, 551 5th Ave, 29th
Floor, New York, NY 10017.
Not legal advice
Everything on this site is general information. Abuse claims turn on specific facts (your
age at the time, which institution was responsible, what records exist, and where the events
took place) and general information cannot tell you what applies to your situation. Nothing
here should be relied on as advice about your own case.
No attorney-client relationship
Reading this site, or contacting us through it, does not by itself make us your attorneys.
An attorney-client relationship is created only by a written agreement signed by both sides.
Please do not send confidential or time-sensitive information until such an agreement is
in place.
Prior results
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Any case described on this
site is included to show the kind of matter this practice handles. Every case is decided on its
own facts, and no outcome in any other case predicts what would happen in yours.
Deadlines
Time limits for bringing a civil claim in New York depend on your age at the time, who was
responsible, and the particular facts. This site deliberately does not state a single deadline,
because there is no single deadline that applies to everyone. Do not treat anything here as
confirmation that a claim is or is not still available to you, ask.
Third-party links
This site links to outside organisations, including hotlines and crisis services. Those are
independent and we are not responsible for their content or their practices. They are listed
because they are useful, not because we have any relationship with them.
Jurisdiction
The attorneys named on this site are admitted to practise in New York. Nothing here is an
offer to practise law in any jurisdiction where they are not admitted.