Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i7QEpYc00523; Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:51:34 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:51:34 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <s12dbfbe.043@mailsrv21.gsu.edu> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2988] RE: advice for battered woman X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Mailer: Novell GroupWise Internet Agent 6.5.1 Status: O Content-Length: 2189 Lines: 57 Good question! All I know is what I have posted. I do know that she is running into the major obstacle that whenever she approaches anyone to take on the case (including the DA office), the attitude is of protecting the lawyer and not of protecting her. I wonder if people run into similar problems when the abuser is a police officer and the one who is being abused needs to call the police for help. Daphne >>> sylvan@cccchs.org 08/25/04 02:23PM >>> I'm not quite sure what you are asking for here. Ideas for how to file a complaint and get representation to make that happen? Moral support that says that getting him to lose his license is a good idea? I don't know anything about the process, and suggest if possible to contact the District Attorney's office and ask for advice. Or perhaps another reliable attorney. And as for moral support -- go after this guy. Also, don't forget to make sure the woman gets the help she needs, counseling as well as medical treatment. ------- Sylvan Rainwater mailto:sylvan@cccchs.org Program Manager Family Literacy Clackamas Co. Children's Commission / Head Start Oregon City, OR USA -----Original Message----- From: nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-womenlit@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Daphne Greenberg Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 11:10 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2985] advice for battered woman I am wondering if any of you can help a fellow listserv subscriber who emailed me for help. This is what she writes: I have been severely battered and I am having problems convicting the LAWYER who battered me. I am a 60 year old severely battered requiring over 5 hours of neuro surgery. This lawyer has a criminal record COCAINE, DV of a former wife and four other convictions. I have filed a complaint with the bar but they deny a problem and asked me if I was aware he would lose his license if I prosecuted him! What can I do? I am hoping that this might elicit some helpful ideas, not only for this particular woman, but for all of us who either may be in a similar situation, or asked by a student one day how to go about convicting a lawyer, police officer, doctor, psychiatrist, etc. Daphne
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