Seikaly & Zeman PC has been representing victims of student abuse for over 20 years. We have front-line, successful experience in sexual harassment and abuse in schools.  We have represented numerous victims and their families and have obtained millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for our clients.  We are equally proud, however, to have played a part in making schools safer for children.

We want you to know that, although public schools and their personnel are protected by many state and federal laws, there is something you can do when your child has been victimized.  Parents and family members of those who have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of teachers and other school administrators are often confused by student protection laws and do not know what to do.  While these laws are indeed complex, we believe that they do not have to deter victims from pursuing their rights.

We have many years of experience litigating these cases, and we hope that by sharing this experience, our clients and potential clients will be able to cut through the fog and better understand their rights.  If you have questions, we will do our best to explain existing student protection laws in plain English and provide guidance about when, how, and where victims of sexual abuse and their families can seek justice in the courts.

Court actions can be broadly divided into two types, criminal and civil. As the name suggests, criminal law involves prosecution of crimes in defense of those accused of committing them.  Civil litigation is, quite simply, everything that involves lawsuits and court actions other than criminal cases. Seikaly, Stewart & Bennett handles a wide variety of civil litigation lawsuits, including, but not limited to: Fraud and Misrepresentation, Breach of Contract, Probate Litigation, Accounting Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Employment Law, Covenants Not to Compete, Student Protection and Abuse, and more.

None of these pages is intended to be legal advice, and, unlike many lawyers’ websites, these pages are not written for other lawyers. These pages are written for you, the client, to help you understand when a lawyer’s services can be of value to you and what questions you will want to ask.

The Michigan civil litigation attorneys at Seikaly & Zeman PC hope that we can help you understand the important questions involved in civil litigation lawsuits. This knowledgeable will help you become an informed client who can be an active partner with your attorney to achieve the best results in your civil litigation lawsuit.