Practice Areas > Victims of Crime

Perhaps there is nothing more devastating that to be the victim of crime and face its aftermath. For both the victim and their loved ones, life will never be the same. Being the victim of a crime is truly a life-altering event.

It is all to the good that there are more and more organizations devoting their resources toward helping victims of crime. Their programs are admirable - some offer counseling, some offer practical help in finding jobs, food, transportation, and the like. Others help family members deal with the indirect impact the crime has had on their lives. Most of these groups are non-profit; many of them have religious affiliations.

However, too few victims of crime are provided with monetary compensation for the injuries they have sustained - despite the fact that crime victims often times suffer severe financial consequences after the crime has occurred. The lawyers at Laffey, Bucci & Kent want to change that.

The Attorneys at LBK Want to Help Crime Victims Fight in a Civil Battleground to Find Justice

Civil personal injury law may, in many instances, provide victims of crime a civil battleground where they can find justice for the wrongs done to them. There is no law that prohibits a crime victim from pursuing a civil case just because the State is prosecuting a criminal matter.

Two prime media examples of this civil fight by the crime victim occurred when the family of Bonnie Lee Blakely sued Robert Blake for her wrongful death, even though Blake was found innocent of her murder in the criminal case, and when the family of Ron Goldman won a civil wrongful death suit against O.J. Simpson for the death of their son and brother, even though Simpson was found innocent of Mr. Goldman's killing.

Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, and Other Civil Actions for the Crime Victim

Aside from wrongful death cases, crime victims also have the opportunity to seek justice from landlords, property managers, and property owners for crimes that occur on their site, such as rapes, muggings, robberies, and the like that occur in parking lots, hotel rooms, shopping malls, etc. Premises liability law is clear that monetary damages are available to this crime victim in civil court.

There are other areas of personal injury law which may also provide justice to the crime victim. The attorneys at Laffey, Bucci & Kent have extensive experience representing plaintiffs in a variety of personal injury cases. They have relationships with prosecutors in the area that make LBK unique to representing victims of crime.

Of particular note is the criminal expertise of named partner Brian Kent, who worked as an Assistant District Attorney for many years in Montgomery County, prosecuting sex crimes cases. Mr. Kent brings with him not only his expertise in criminal law, but an awareness of the harms suffered by crime victims and their families, and a true passion for helping them find justice today, in the civil courtroom.

LBK Offers Free Initial Legal Consultations with an Experienced Personal Injury Lawyer

If you or a loved one has been the victim of crime in either Pennsylvania, Delaware, or New Jersey, then please feel free to contact the experienced attorneys at Laffey, Bucci & Kent - where your first meeting with an attorney will be at no cost to you.