https://rssmasher.tech/feeds/379/myfeed_7415.xml At Abuse Guardians, we are conscious of the pain, worry, and perplexity that sexual assault, abuse, and sex trafficking victims go through. Because of this, we are dedicated to providing survivors with advocacy and assistance. Aaron Blank, a lawyer in Maryland, is committed to helping victims of sexual assault who have been violated in a range of places, such as schools, hospitals, psychiatric facilities, massage parlors, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, gymnastics, Boy Scouts, public figures, Uber and Lyft, hotels and motels, resorts, cruise ships, airlines, and more. Aaron offers survivors legal services across Maryland, including Silver Spring, Baltimore, College Park, District Heights, and other places. en-us noAaron Blank Baltimore, MD Sexual Assault Lawyer - Abuse Guardian - 2023Aaron Blank Baltimore, MD Sexual Assault Lawyer At Abuse Guardians, we are conscious of the pain, worry, and perplexity that sexual assault, abuse, and sex trafficking victims go through. Because of this, we are dedicated to providing survivors with advocacy and assistance. Aaron Blank, a lawyer in Maryland, is committed to helping victims of sexual assault who have been violated in a range of places, such as schools, hospitals, psychiatric facilities, massage parlors, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, gymnastics, Boy Scouts, public figures, Uber and Lyft, hotels and motels, resorts, cruise ships, airlines, and more. Aaron offers survivors legal services across Maryland, including Silver Spring, Baltimore, College Park, District Heights, and other places.Aaron Blank Baltimore, MD Sexual Assault Lawyer - Abuse GuardianAaron Blankinfo@abuseguardian.comAaron Blank 2022-03-17T22:15:12Z

This video helps the viewer understand that rape survivors will often describe what happened to them in different ways based on the stage of PTSD they are in. A "changing story" is often a sign of trauma, not a "False report."

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2022-08-04T20:00:08Z http://www.faceboo […] ]]>

On the first Thursday of every month, The Safe Space provides information and resources to survivors of sexual assault. The original episode aired on Facebook LIVE: http://www.facebook.com/LoneStarLegalAid.

For this episode of The Safe Space, Staff Attorney Brandi Lowery of our Individual Safety Unit was joined by Hannah Cramer (Staff Attorney, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid) and Andrew Harden (Teacher, Richardson ISD) to discuss the resources available for parents of sexual abuse survivors.

DISCLAIMER: This presentation is intended to serve as legal information and does not replace legal advice.

► Subscribe and hit the bell to see new videos: https://www.youtube.com/lstarlegal

► Check out our website: https://www.lonestarlegal.org

About Lone Star Legal Aid

Lone Star Legal Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy for low-income and underserved populations. We protect and advance the civil legal rights of the millions of Texans living in poverty.

We focus our resources on:
- Maintaining, enhancing, and protecting income and economic stability;
- Preserving housing;
- Improving outcomes for children;
- Establishing and sustaining family safety and stability, health and well-being; and
- Assisting populations with special vulnerabilities, like those with disabilities, or who are elderly, homeless, or have limited English language skills.

We serve 72 counties in Texas and 4 in Arkansas, an area that covers one-third of the state, including almost 60,000 square miles from Texarkana, down the Louisiana-Texas Gulf Coast state-line, to Matagorda Bay, and into Central Texas, an area with over 2 million Texans eligible for free legal services.

We have 14 offices, and cover many practice areas, including consumer, landlord tenant, foreclosure, public benefits, environmental justice, disaster recovery, tax relief, fair housing, family law, domestic violence, sexual assault, crime victim rights, veterans benefits, and more.

Lone Star Legal Aid does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.

Contact Lone Star Legal Aid for more information on legal assistance:
📞 1 (800) 733 8394
🌐 http://www.lonestarlegal.org

#law #legalaid #legalservices

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2018-11-25T17:30:00Z

In the age of #metoo and #believewomen, if someone does come to you and share a story of trauma (whatever that trauma might be), what are some ways that you can respond? Here are 5 helpful things to say that can be incredibly validating for survivors to hear, and are simple and easy to know and remember!

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DISCLAIMER:
I am not a therapist but am simply speaking from my experiences as a survivor and someone who has lived with depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Please seek professional help if you are concerned for your mental or physical wellness or safety.

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2018-09-25T21:36:16Z

Trauma victims present a number of characteristics that result from their trauma. This includes PTSD with all its plethora of symptoms, as well as the effects of gaslighting and trauma bonding. Understanding these characteristics is critical to understanding how victims view the world and interact with others, including their lawyers. It is also important because victims of trauma will present cognitive, logistical, and communication challenges. However, as attorney Maria-Vittoria Carminati notes in this important program, ignoring, not understanding, or mishandling these issues can result in lawyers failing in their duty of competence.

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For more courses by Giugi Carminati: https://www.lawline.com/faculty/giugi...

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2024-02-23T17:00:51Z
In t […] ]]>

In the United States, about 25% of women were sexually abused as children. Child sexually abuse may cause physical syptoms of trauma such as anxiety, triggers, and difficultly sleeping. It may even lead to feelings such as fear or shame.

In this video, Betsy Kanarowski explains resources for child sexual abuse survivors. Betsy is the director of clinical services at Saprea. With the right tools, healing is possible for CSA survivors. Saprea's clinical experts have designed tools and practices to guide survivors of CSA on their healing journey. Saprea offers resources in person and online to help all those who have been affected by child sexual abuse.

Saprea exists to liberate individuals from child sexual abuse and its lasting effects. Online resources provide education on how trauma affects the body and brain, symptoms common to CSA survivors and healing practices and strategies. These resources can be found at saprea.org. Healing can be challenging, but the results are worth the effort. Saprea is here step by step as survivors of child sexual abuse reclaim hope and bring healing into their lives.

Learn more at our website: https://saprea.org

Join our communities on social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saprea.org
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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/saprea_org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sapreaorg
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saprea_org

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2019-03-05T15:30:00Z
Maybe stranger danger isn't the term or platfo […] ]]>

Tanya reveals her secret for the first time on the TEDx stage. It took courage to confront the truth and come out about the ongoing sexual abuse she suffered as a child from a close family member.

Maybe stranger danger isn't the term or platform to teach our kids about the dangers to their safety. TEDx is about ideas worth spreading. TEDx is a program of local events designed to bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Just like a TED event, the TEDx event is focused on bringing in live speakers to spark deep conversations and connections in a smaller group.
Speaker This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2024-06-26T13:00:55Z

A lot of the advice given to survivors of childhood sexual abuse focuses on treating symptoms. But this retreat tackles trauma at the root, so that the estimated 1 in 5 Americans who have suffered abuse can find lasting healing and break generational cycles of trauma.

For more stories, ideas, and advice from changemakers tackling our biggest challenges, subscribe to Stand Together ► https://www.youtube.com/standtogethercc

-

Childhood sexual abuse is a profound yet under-acknowledged issue in the United States, affecting an estimated one in every five children before their 18th birthday. This distressing statistic reflects a reality where 20% of Americans* could be dealing with lasting trauma from such abuse, fundamentally altering their lives, and in turn, the lives of those around them. Survivors often grapple with deep shame and diminished self-worth that manifest in their lives in devastating ways, such as addiction, broken relationships, isolation, and violence. Unfortunately, the common answer for those struggling is to address these visible symptoms, rather than the root causes of their trauma.

Saprea, a nonprofit organization based in Utah, offers a unique approach to healing for survivors. Saprea's intervention, the Saprea Retreat, is a week-long program tailored specifically for adult women who were sexually abused as children. This retreat creates a healing environment in which peers with shared lived experience come together as a community to face and heal from their pasts: because abuse happens in isolation, but healing happens in community.

The retreats are designed not only to confront the trauma directly but also to build a community that envelopes survivors in support. By focusing on creating new, healthier neural pathways through various therapeutic techniques, Saprea empowers participants to reshape their responses to trauma triggers. This deeply effective approach underscores the necessity of addressing trauma within a supportive community, highlighting that healing, much like trauma, happens in the context of relationships. Saprea's model not only aids survivors in immediate recovery but also in building skills and connections that support long-term wellbeing — in turn breaking the cycles of abuse that are so inherent in communities across the country.

*Source: CDC https://www.cdc.gov/child-abuse-neglect/about/about-child-sexual-abuse.html

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Watch more videos about the people working to heal American communities ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF-0tjFMo6OKjm0KOMcnZ2BgSE1u0OY3H

And visit Stand Together’s website to learn more ► https://standtogether.org/

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2018-03-16T17:17:00Z

Brief presentation for a roundtable discussion led by Tavia Grant of The Globe and Mail, part of the #AfterMeToo campaign to transform how the entertainment industry deals with sexual assault and harassment. More at https://jimhopper.com/sexual-assault-and-the-brain/

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2022-11-12T17:29:11Z

Two-part brief animated video by trauma and memory expert Dr. Jim Hopper. Based on the science of how memories are encoded, stored, and retrieved (or not), he explains common causes of going for years without recalling sexual abuse (or other trauma) and then "recovering" memory pieces that were stored in the brain all along. Of course, there are other psychological and brain-based causes of such amnesia and delayed recall, but this video explains how it happens for many people.

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2018-10-05T22:03:58Z
For more stories from the UW Medicine Newsr […] ]]>

Emily Dworkin, senior fellow in psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine, specializes in the mental health of sexual assault survivors and ways of coping.

For more stories from the UW Medicine Newsroom, please visit https://newsroom.uw.edu/.

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2023-06-15T14:07:36Z

NOTE FROM TED: This talk contains graphic details of child sexual abuse and violence, which may be distressing to some viewers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf

Despite an outward appearance of success, Veronica Crystal Young shares her courageous story of Childhood Sexual abuse, and how she struggled to find the courage to use her voice, speak and live her truth, and pursue her passion and dreams every decade of her life. She speaks about how, to be honest about those stories we created the ABOUT US, to Transform your life and overcome the fear triggered by a painful past. To ultimately Express who you truly are, no apology no excuses. Every day, increasingly more Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) survivors are beginning to understand—they no longer have to hide in the shadows; cling to blame, guilt, and shame; see themselves as current victims, or hide their light. There is far more to them than they were led to believe. Such trauma no longer gets to define them. Veronica Crystal Young is a Resilience and Change Expert and Leadership Coach. She’s on a mission to ensure every person who has experienced a traumatic or Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) knows their power; The power to choose their own life and stop having the pain of the past infiltrate and run their choices. She enjoys success in both the Corporate and Creative arenas. She is a filmmaker, Nature videographer, Producer, Professional Singer, and Award Winning actress. She is also a Senior Finance Manager at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and President at KnowURPower365. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2024-11-11T04:09:27Z
More than 1 in 6 men are sexual abuse survivors. But research tells us that the the number is actually much greater.

In this video, trauma therapist Michael G. Quirke talks about coping […] ]]>

Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse: Coping Strategies

More than 1 in 6 men are sexual abuse survivors. But research tells us that the the number is actually much greater.

In this video, trauma therapist Michael G. Quirke talks about coping strategies that help you grow your resilience and recover.

Visit www.michaelgquirke.com to learn more about trauma treatment and recovery.

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2022-03-17T22:15:12Z

This video helps the viewer understand that rape survivors will often describe what happened to them in different ways based on the stage of PTSD they are in. A "changing story" is often a sign of trauma, not a "False report."

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2022-08-04T20:00:08Z http://www.faceboo […] ]]>

On the first Thursday of every month, The Safe Space provides information and resources to survivors of sexual assault. The original episode aired on Facebook LIVE: http://www.facebook.com/LoneStarLegalAid.

For this episode of The Safe Space, Staff Attorney Brandi Lowery of our Individual Safety Unit was joined by Hannah Cramer (Staff Attorney, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid) and Andrew Harden (Teacher, Richardson ISD) to discuss the resources available for parents of sexual abuse survivors.

DISCLAIMER: This presentation is intended to serve as legal information and does not replace legal advice.

► Subscribe and hit the bell to see new videos: https://www.youtube.com/lstarlegal

► Check out our website: https://www.lonestarlegal.org

About Lone Star Legal Aid

Lone Star Legal Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit law firm focused on advocacy for low-income and underserved populations. We protect and advance the civil legal rights of the millions of Texans living in poverty.

We focus our resources on:
- Maintaining, enhancing, and protecting income and economic stability;
- Preserving housing;
- Improving outcomes for children;
- Establishing and sustaining family safety and stability, health and well-being; and
- Assisting populations with special vulnerabilities, like those with disabilities, or who are elderly, homeless, or have limited English language skills.

We serve 72 counties in Texas and 4 in Arkansas, an area that covers one-third of the state, including almost 60,000 square miles from Texarkana, down the Louisiana-Texas Gulf Coast state-line, to Matagorda Bay, and into Central Texas, an area with over 2 million Texans eligible for free legal services.

We have 14 offices, and cover many practice areas, including consumer, landlord tenant, foreclosure, public benefits, environmental justice, disaster recovery, tax relief, fair housing, family law, domestic violence, sexual assault, crime victim rights, veterans benefits, and more.

Lone Star Legal Aid does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.

Contact Lone Star Legal Aid for more information on legal assistance:
📞 1 (800) 733 8394
🌐 http://www.lonestarlegal.org

#law #legalaid #legalservices

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2018-11-25T17:30:00Z

In the age of #metoo and #believewomen, if someone does come to you and share a story of trauma (whatever that trauma might be), what are some ways that you can respond? Here are 5 helpful things to say that can be incredibly validating for survivors to hear, and are simple and easy to know and remember!

SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL: https://www.patreon.com/jobeckwith
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PLAYLISTS!
Anxiety & Depression: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWCGiKDUjg-qriGoyQ9rHxTfG6OgcAwM8
Self Blame & Self Love: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWCGiKDUjg-p4WbKETA15SaXtCjlPq2Ba
Spirituality: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWCGiKDUjg-rRSHDypzZAnM3VIFiXQQzP
Relationships After Trauma: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWCGiKDUjg-pX-WxFWNjEUXZFxjyw2tJV
For Supporters of Survivors: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWCGiKDUjg-oCPCLZehyl_3zkWdjoQ0zt
For Trauma Survivors: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWCGiKDUjg-pNvAKXK9omRU6gL4ozcSj4
Interviews: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWCGiKDUjg-oquBbVYMm3CPJg5mIawt_D
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Trauma Talk exists to let you know that you are not alone - and you are not weird. This channel is a community for exploration and discussion of life in the aftermath of trauma, be it sexual assault, domestic violence, emotional/mental/spiritual abuse, natural disasters, combat, or any other type of trauma. You are welcome here - and you're never alone.

DISCLAIMER:
I am not a therapist but am simply speaking from my experiences as a survivor and someone who has lived with depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Please seek professional help if you are concerned for your mental or physical wellness or safety.

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2018-09-25T21:36:16Z

Trauma victims present a number of characteristics that result from their trauma. This includes PTSD with all its plethora of symptoms, as well as the effects of gaslighting and trauma bonding. Understanding these characteristics is critical to understanding how victims view the world and interact with others, including their lawyers. It is also important because victims of trauma will present cognitive, logistical, and communication challenges. However, as attorney Maria-Vittoria Carminati notes in this important program, ignoring, not understanding, or mishandling these issues can result in lawyers failing in their duty of competence.

Want to join Lawline? Sign up here https://www.lawline.com/subscription

New courses added weekly!

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Representing Adult Victims of Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence: Duty of Competence:
https://www.lawline.com/course/representing-adult-victims-of-sexual-assault-domestic-violence-duty-of-competence

For more courses by Giugi Carminati: https://www.lawline.com/faculty/giugi...

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2024-02-23T17:00:51Z
In t […] ]]>

In the United States, about 25% of women were sexually abused as children. Child sexually abuse may cause physical syptoms of trauma such as anxiety, triggers, and difficultly sleeping. It may even lead to feelings such as fear or shame.

In this video, Betsy Kanarowski explains resources for child sexual abuse survivors. Betsy is the director of clinical services at Saprea. With the right tools, healing is possible for CSA survivors. Saprea's clinical experts have designed tools and practices to guide survivors of CSA on their healing journey. Saprea offers resources in person and online to help all those who have been affected by child sexual abuse.

Saprea exists to liberate individuals from child sexual abuse and its lasting effects. Online resources provide education on how trauma affects the body and brain, symptoms common to CSA survivors and healing practices and strategies. These resources can be found at saprea.org. Healing can be challenging, but the results are worth the effort. Saprea is here step by step as survivors of child sexual abuse reclaim hope and bring healing into their lives.

Learn more at our website: https://saprea.org

Join our communities on social media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saprea.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saprea_org
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/saprea_org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sapreaorg
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saprea_org

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2019-03-05T15:30:00Z
Maybe stranger danger isn't the term or platfo […] ]]>

Tanya reveals her secret for the first time on the TEDx stage. It took courage to confront the truth and come out about the ongoing sexual abuse she suffered as a child from a close family member.

Maybe stranger danger isn't the term or platform to teach our kids about the dangers to their safety. TEDx is about ideas worth spreading. TEDx is a program of local events designed to bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Just like a TED event, the TEDx event is focused on bringing in live speakers to spark deep conversations and connections in a smaller group.
Speaker This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2024-06-26T13:00:55Z

A lot of the advice given to survivors of childhood sexual abuse focuses on treating symptoms. But this retreat tackles trauma at the root, so that the estimated 1 in 5 Americans who have suffered abuse can find lasting healing and break generational cycles of trauma.

For more stories, ideas, and advice from changemakers tackling our biggest challenges, subscribe to Stand Together ► https://www.youtube.com/standtogethercc

-

Childhood sexual abuse is a profound yet under-acknowledged issue in the United States, affecting an estimated one in every five children before their 18th birthday. This distressing statistic reflects a reality where 20% of Americans* could be dealing with lasting trauma from such abuse, fundamentally altering their lives, and in turn, the lives of those around them. Survivors often grapple with deep shame and diminished self-worth that manifest in their lives in devastating ways, such as addiction, broken relationships, isolation, and violence. Unfortunately, the common answer for those struggling is to address these visible symptoms, rather than the root causes of their trauma.

Saprea, a nonprofit organization based in Utah, offers a unique approach to healing for survivors. Saprea's intervention, the Saprea Retreat, is a week-long program tailored specifically for adult women who were sexually abused as children. This retreat creates a healing environment in which peers with shared lived experience come together as a community to face and heal from their pasts: because abuse happens in isolation, but healing happens in community.

The retreats are designed not only to confront the trauma directly but also to build a community that envelopes survivors in support. By focusing on creating new, healthier neural pathways through various therapeutic techniques, Saprea empowers participants to reshape their responses to trauma triggers. This deeply effective approach underscores the necessity of addressing trauma within a supportive community, highlighting that healing, much like trauma, happens in the context of relationships. Saprea's model not only aids survivors in immediate recovery but also in building skills and connections that support long-term wellbeing — in turn breaking the cycles of abuse that are so inherent in communities across the country.

*Source: CDC https://www.cdc.gov/child-abuse-neglect/about/about-child-sexual-abuse.html

-

Watch more videos about the people working to heal American communities ► https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF-0tjFMo6OKjm0KOMcnZ2BgSE1u0OY3H

And visit Stand Together’s website to learn more ► https://standtogether.org/

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2018-03-16T17:17:00Z

Brief presentation for a roundtable discussion led by Tavia Grant of The Globe and Mail, part of the #AfterMeToo campaign to transform how the entertainment industry deals with sexual assault and harassment. More at https://jimhopper.com/sexual-assault-and-the-brain/

]]> info@abuseguardian.com (Aaron Blank) 2023-06-20T18:50:08+00:00
At Abuse Guardians, we understand the pain, fear, and confusion survivors of sexual abuse, assault, and sex trafficking experience. That's why we are dedicated to providing survivors with support […] ]]>

Aaron Blank Baltimore, MD Sexual Assault Lawyer

At Abuse Guardians, we understand the pain, fear, and confusion survivors of sexual abuse, assault, and sex trafficking experience. That's why we are dedicated to providing survivors with support and legal services.

Our attorney, Aaron Blank of Maryland, is committed to defending survivors who have suffered sexual abuse in a variety of places, such as religious organizations, hospitals, psychiatric centers, colleges, universities, massage parlors, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, gymnastics, Boy Scouts, celebrities, politicians, Uber and Lyft, hotels and motels, vacation resorts, cruise ships, airlines and so much more.

Aaron offers legal services to survivors throughout Maryland, including Silver Spring, Baltimore, College Park, District Heights, and more.

Victims Of Sexual Abuse And Harassment Deserve Justice

As a victim of sexual assault, the legal process can be overwhelming. Victims must not only contend with the physical and emotional trauma of the assault but also the tedium of navigating court proceedings and the complexity of the law. When it comes to pursuing justice, victims need a strong advocate to fight for their rights and ensure they get the justice they deserve.

Enter Aaron Blank, a sexual assault attorney representing Abuse Guardians in Maryland. Blank brings extensive experience to the table, having served as an abuse lawyer for years.

Blank is uniquely positioned to help victims of sexual assault seek justice. He understands the nuances of the legal system and is well-versed in the latest developments in Maryland’s sexual assault laws. He knows the ins and outs of the court system, and he is adept at negotiating plea bargains and settlement agreements. Blank also has a deep understanding of the emotional and psychological trauma associated with sexual assault, and he works hard to ensure that his clients get the justice they deserve.

Blank is also a tireless advocate for victims’ rights. He works tirelessly to ensure that all victims are treated with respect and dignity and that their rights are protected. He is committed to fighting for the rights of victims and ensuring that they get the justice they deserve.


Visit us online:
Email: info@abuseguardians.com
Web: https://abuseguardian.com/sexual-assault-lawyer/maryland/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6gmQBL0HQc
https://sites.google.com/view/maryland-sexual-assault-lawyer/

Our Address:
Blank Kim Injury Law
8455 Colesville Rd #920,
Silver Spring, MD 20910


Phone: (866)577-2786

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