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Can Speaking Up Actually Force 
Institutions to Change?

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Lawyer Jeffrey A. Preszler discusses the impact of civil cases on institutional accountability for childhood sexual abuse. He acknowledges that coming forward is a deeply personal choice and explains how legal action can lead to meaningful change.

Jeff shares how these cases force institutions to confront their failures, improve oversight, and implement measures to protect others from harm. Jeff explains how pursuing justice can influence decision-makers and promote systemic change, while validating the individual journey of each survivor.

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Jeffrey A. Preszler is a lawyer based in Toronto. He started out working on serious motorvehicle cases. He devoted himself to focusing on abuse cases several years back when an injury client had been abused and been turned down by other lawyers to pursue a claim. They are civil lawyers lawyers helping those exploited by a person in a position of trust or authority or by someone upon whom they were dependent in the institutional context