Christian Brother Abuse Blog

Christian Brothers Declare Bankruptcy

The Congregation of Christian Brothers have filed for bankruptcy on behalf of two corporations that it used to acquire wealth in the United States. In the last ten years we have represented more survivors of sexual abuse by the Christian Brothers in the United States than any other law firm, and the claims of our clients are what caused the Christian Brothers to file for bankruptcy.

We anticipate that we will be actively involved with the bankruptcy process. You can read Seattle sexual abuse attorney Mike Pfau’s perspective on the bankruptcy in a number of the articles that are being written about it, including “Catholic Christian Brothers order files for bankruptcy” by Reuters, “Catholic order files for bankruptcy after settling more than 50 sex abuse claims” by the Daily Mail, and “Beset by sex-abuse lawsuits, Christian Brothers Catholic order files for bankruptcy,” by the Seattle Times.

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DISCLOSURE ABOUT THIS WEBSITE – ATTORNEY ADVERTISING MATERIAL

The information on this website is being provided to you by Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, located at 403 Columbia St. Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98104, (800) 349-7282, to inform the public, including any and all potential creditors, about the bankruptcy proceeding In re: The Christian Brothers’ Institute, et al., United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York, Chapter 11, Case No. 11-22820 (RDD) (Jointly Administered). Michael T. Pfau and Jason P. Amala of Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC have experience representing survivors of childhood sexual abuse in similar types of bankruptcy proceedings against other religious orders, and have represented or co-represented hundreds of abuse survivors across the country, including more than 50 survivors of abuse by Christian Brothers. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. The attorneys of Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, including Michael T. Pfau and Jason P. Amala, are licensed to practice law in the State of Washington. They also associate with local attorneys in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Montana, California, Oregon, Idaho, and Louisiana in order to represent abuse survivors in those states. Attorneys Michael T. Pfau and Jason P. Amala already represent multiple abuse survivors who are creditors in the Christian Brothers bankruptcy proceeding, and they have been admitted by the United States Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York for the purpose of representing those clients in the bankruptcy proceeding.