Justice for Kids Division Fights Systemic Failures in Child Protection Systems
Justice for Kids, a specialized legal practice within Kelley Kronenberg, represents vulnerable children harmed by systemic failures in child welfare systems through innovative litigation strategies and advocacy for legislative reforms.
Justice for Kids, a division of national law firm Kelley Kronenberg, has established a specialized practice focused exclusively on representing children who have suffered harm within systems designed to protect them. Co-founded by Justin Grosz alongside Howard Talenfeld and Stacie Schmerling, the practice brings together some of the nation's most experienced children's rights and personal injury attorneys to address systemic failures in child welfare.
The practice handles a wide range of cases including physical and sexual abuse in foster care, negligence and oversight failures, child exploitation and trafficking, negligent care and supervision, civil rights violations, and adoption negligence. Their clients are typically children harmed in various settings including foster homes, group homes, shelters, residential treatment facilities, schools, and daycare centers.
One of the most significant issues identified by the practice is systemic failure within child protection systems. According to Grosz, children suffer catastrophically when systems fail them through bad actors, lack of action, poor policy, failure to enforce policy, laziness, negligence, apathy, or violations of their civil rights. The mission involves holding responsible parties accountable while providing vulnerable children with a real chance at the future they deserve.
The practice has leveraged advancing technology to enhance their litigation approach. Recently, they utilized developments in animation, working with medical experts to create 3D anatomical depictions of injuries suffered by clients. This innovative approach moves beyond traditional records and photographs to provide interactive animations that help jurors visualize and understand the nature, location, aging, and significance of injuries. This technology has proven effective in demonstrating the severity of trauma in ways that words and static images cannot achieve.
By joining forces with Kelley Kronenberg at https://www.kelleykronenberg.com, Justice for Kids has strengthened its capacity to pursue justice, secure substantial awards for damages, and drive legislative and judicial changes that can safeguard thousands of children from harm. The partnership enables comprehensive legal support for children who have suffered catastrophic harm and loss from abuse and neglect, ensuring they have the strongest possible advocates fighting for their rights and well-being.
The practice represents children through various legal channels including guardians, next friends, court-appointed attorneys, guardians ad litem, adoptive parents, parents, and grandparents. Their work extends beyond individual cases to broader advocacy for systemic reforms that address the root causes of failures in child protection systems, making their approach both reactive to immediate harms and proactive in preventing future tragedies.