Protecting Victims of Sexual Abuse, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death

Since accepting his first case brought by a clergy abuse victim, John C. Manly has used all his formidable resources seek justice and accountability for victims of this devastating crime. That first case, which settled for a record-breaking $5.2 million, set the standard for a legal strategy that has continued to expose predators, shed light on cover-up, and hold leaders and abusers responsible for hurting innocent children.

Manly & Stewart currently represents more than 150 children who were abused by priests or other adults, utilizing one of the most knowledgeable and successful teams in the country. Members of the Manly & Stewart team include former priest and Benedictine Monk Patrick Wall, a world expert on Catholic doctrine, sexual abuse, and the ensuing cover-up; and Elsie Boudreau, MCSW, a Yup'ik Eskimo social worker and survivor who works exclusively with our Native American clients to address cultural issues and identities that were destroyed by abuse.

There is no other firm in the world that can rival Manly & Stewart's knowledge, expertise, know-how and action. With a record of success in cases ranging from California and Delaware to Arizona and Alaska, Manly & Stewart has become a sought-after national expert in prosecuting individuals and institutions who abuse children and/or cover up the crimes.

In the past few years alone, Manly & Stewart represented 25 of the 87 plaintiffs who won a $100 million settlement in Orange County, a portion of the victims in the record $660 million settlement against the Los Angeles Archdiocese, many of the victims in the $150 million settlement against the Diocese of San Diego, and more than 150 Alaska Native men and women in the $50 million settlement against the Jesuit order in Alaska - cases that are still pending against the Diocese of Fairbanks. They also represent victims in Delaware, Oregon and South Dakota and have become one of the leading firms representing and understanding the important and unique cultural issues facing Native
American victims of sexual abuse.

Manly & Stewart has also been able to use its expertise in clergy sexual abuse to help other victims who have been abused by family members, friends, persons of authority, or other adults.