CohenMalad, LLP

After a very bad week spent at an inpatient mental health facility, I wrote a detailed account of my experience and took it to a lawyer (not Cohen Malad) who read it, sympathized, but essentially said it likely wasn’t worth my time or money, that the case would take years to pursue. I went away from that meeting discouraged, left my account in a file, and went on with life. A few years later, my wife showed me an article: the facility I’d been “treated” at was being sued. The article encouraged others who’d had similar experiences to reach out to Cohen Malad. I sent my account to them via email, really only hoping to offer a corroborating experience that might help the woman from the article, my goal simply being to help get the facility shut down so they wouldn’t continue harming others. To my surprise, Skyler from Cohen Malad reached out right away, told me they thought they had a case, and asked if I’d like to pursue it. I was wary about getting back into it - I was much better now, had found competent care and therapy - but Skyler and my wife encouraged me. A year or so later, I came away with a small settlement, and - much more important - the facility had been shuttered, in no small part due to the lawsuits Cohen Malad had filed against them on mine and others’ behalves. What’s more, I never had to step foot into a courtroom. Cohen Malad did all the work. All I had to do was gather all my materials, answer some questions, and wait. Yes, Cohen Malad got me money, but more than that, they got me justice. After years of trying to get someone to hear my story, they stepped up, listened, and made the facility and the courts listen too. My voice mattered. My experience was valid and it wouldn’t continue to happen to others. Thank you, Cohen Malad, for helping me believe in the power of small voices again.