You don't have to carry this alone.
If you were sexually abused as a child or an adult, California law may allow you to hold the person responsible — and often the institution that enabled it — accountable through a civil claim. Law Offices of Catalina Muñoz represents survivors with discretion, patience, and empathy.
Institutions Have a Legal Duty to Protect the People in Their Care
When an organization knew or should have known about a risk and failed to act, it can share responsibility alongside the individual who caused harm.
Teachers, coaches, administrators, or staff
who abused a position of trust and authority.
Clergy or staff abuse, and institutional failures
to screen, supervise, or report concerns.
Coaches, camp staff, or program leaders
in scouting, athletics, and after-school programs.
Abuse by caregivers or staff in state-licensed
or state-supervised placements.
California Gives Survivors More Time Than Most States
Recent changes to California law recognize that survivors often need years, sometimes decades, before they're able to come forward — and the law has been rewritten to address that reality.
Is it Too Late for Me to File a Claim?
Possibly not. California's deadlines for sexual abuse claims are longer than for most other injury cases, and they depend on your age, when the abuse occurred, and when you connected the harm you've experienced to the abuse. The only way to know is to ask — there's no cost to find out.
Can I Stay Anonymous?
Our office has deep expertise in filing these types of suits in a manner that allows your identity to remain confidential. We'll explain what's possible in your specific case before anything is filed.
What if the Person Who Abused Me Has No Money?
Civil claims can often be brought against the institution that employed, supervised, or provided access to the abuser — a school, religious organization, or care facility — if it knew or should have known about the risk and failed to act.
Tell us what happened. We will review your situation and call you back — usually the same day
Call Us Now for Your Free Consultation: (650) 910-4188.
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