Christian Brother Abuse Blog

Christian Brothers and Illinois Schools

The Sun Times is covering our efforts to hold the Christian Brothers accountable for allowing children to be abused at Leo High School, St. Laurence High School, and Brother Rice High School. As noted in the article, each of those schools harbored known sexual abusers, including Edward Courtney, Brother Robert Brouillette, and Brother D.P. Ryan.

Read the perspectives of Chris Hurley and Mark McKenna on the bankruptcy and what it means for survivors of sexual abuse in Illinois, including the August 1, 2012, deadline for sexual abuse survivors.

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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.