In what has become a troubling and recurring event to Fort Lauderdale child abuse attorneys and others who fight for at-risk children statewide, Florida child welfare authorities appeared to have multiple opportunities to intervene and protect the life of a Florida child at risk of child abuse and little girl.... View Article
Howard M. Talenfeld, the preeminent Florida foster child abuse lawyer and children’s rights attorney, has been included in the 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list. Talenfeld was selected to the 2016 Civil Rights Super Lawyers category. Talenfeld has been listed in Florida Super Lawyers Magazine since 2006 and was named in the “Top 100:... View Article
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It’s becoming an all too common refrain in Florida. Gabriel Myers, Tamiya Audain, Antwone Hope and Now Ahzia Osceola slipped through the cracks of Broward’s Child welfare system and died. A child dies or suffers serious child abuse, sexual abuse or neglect at the hands of his parents, guardians or... View Article
As an attorney, Gloria W. Fletcher was the staunchest advocate for her clients. As a champion for the children, she was one of Florida’s great child advocates. Though a formidable, tenacious criminal defense attorney for her clients, including many law enforcement personnel, Gloria arguably had her greatest impact on the... View Article
Stacie Schmerling, a long-time child advocate and partner at Talenfeld Law, the state’s first law firm dedicated exclusively to fighting for abused, disabled and injured kids, received the Tracey McPharlin Pro Bono Counsel of the Year Award at the Florida’s Children First 2015 Broward Reception. Stacie Schmerling was appointed through the Tracy... View Article
Stacie J. Schmerling, a children’s rights lawyer and former veteran child welfare investigator and case worker, has been named partner with Talenfeld Law, Florida’s only law firm dedicated exclusively to protecting abused, disabled and injured kids. Stacie has worked with preeminent children’s rights lawyer Howard Talenfeld for six years and... View Article
Thousands of foster children, former foster children, developmentally disabled and medically fragile children are part of the Florida child care system. If you’re currently or formerly a child in – or an advocate for or parent of a child in the foster care system – the Justice for Kids blog... View Article
Howard Talenfeld, one of the nation’s preeminent children’s rights attorneys, has launched Talenfeld Law. The law firm will be the first in Florida to focus exclusively on protecting the rights of physically and sexually abused, medically fragile, foster and other at-risk children. Howard is known throughout the legal community and... View Article