Rape & Sexual Assault
Rapes & Sexual Assaults are crimes of violence and domination. Victims suffer severe and permanent psychological consequences.
He has three daughters of his own. He understands how incredibly difficult it is for rape and sexual assault victims to come forward in the first place, and the need for sensitivity and discretion in handling these matters. The victims are not publicly named in any ensuing legal claim, to protect their privacy.
Michael D. Eriksen personally handles all rape and sexual assault cases accepted by the Eriksen Law Firm in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has three daughters of his own. He understands how incredibly difficult it is for rape and sexual assault victims to come forward in the first place, and the need for sensitivity and discretion in handling these matters. The victims are not publicly named in any ensuing legal claim, to protect their privacy.
Often, such crimes are foreseeable from the standpoint of employers, operators of businesses, the hospitality industry, and cruise lines, who have legal duties to protect others. Sometimes, such entities actually facilitate such rapes and assaults by providing alcohol to the victims. Such failures to protect guests or employees from crime may create liability for compensation. The ultimate goal of any resulting legal claim should be to fairly compensate the victim and to deter others from facilitating future rapes and sexual assaults, or failing to protect its customers, guests, or employees.
Michael D. Eriksen, principal attorney of the Eriksen Law Firm has tried over 160 cases to juries (and has successfully settled hundreds more) many of which have involved rapes and sexual assaults, particularly against the domestic and foreign hospitality industry (including resorts and cruise lines).
Over the last thirty years, Michael D. Eriksen, principal attorney of the Eriksen Law Firm has tried over 160 cases to juries (and has successfully settled hundreds more) many of which have involved rapes and sexual assaults, particularly against the domestic and foreign hospitality industry (including resorts and cruise lines).
Having the knowledge and ability to win a rape or sexual assault case for the plaintiff means more than just a law degree and a knack for advertising and self-promotion.
Instead, it comes only from years of handling such cases and trials to conclusion, and learning from actual experience how to best go about the difficult task of demonstrating that the crime was foreseeable from the standpoint of the defendant.
Mr. Eriksen is one (1) of only three (3) active plaintiffs’ trial lawyers in the State of Florida (out of several thousand personal injury lawyers) who are Board Certified by the Florida Bar in both Civil Trial Law and Admiralty and Maritime Law; and he is highly respected by the defendants, insurance companies, and defense lawyers he regularly opposes.
A rational way to evaluate and select a plaintiff’s attorney is to identify, contact, and ask lawyers who have opposed him or her (rather than relying on an advertisement or website).
Mr. Eriksen is happy to provide, as contact references, names of defense lawyers who have opposed him in cases and trials involving rape and sexual assault.