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Assisting Victims of Domestic Violence
Louisville Bar Briefs
5/1/2009
Sheldon L. Haden & Jamie K. Neal
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A woman reads a text message on her boyfriend's phone and confronts him about it while they are driving. In response, the boyfriend tries to shove the woman out of the car, but is unable to because she is wearing her seat belt. So the boyfriend shoves the woman's head against the passenger window and begins punching her while still driving the car. He says, "I'm going to beat the #%!? out of you when we get home. You wait and see."
This is a story that grabbed national headlines because it involved two young celebrities. However, stories like this play out every day in our community.
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Reprinted with permission from the May 2009 edition of Bar Briefs, a monthly publication of the Louisville Bar Association. For more information, contact: 502-583-5314 or svaldez@loubar.org.
Sheldon L. Haden and Jamie K. Neal are attorneys at Stites & Harbison and co-chairs of the firm's partnership with the Center for Women and Families, which provides legal representation for victims of domestic violence.