In the Media

The Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian is recognized by local, national, and international media as being a leading law firm in the United States that has been successful in representing victims of sexual abuse of all ages, including children as well as adults who were sexually abused when they were children.  Below is a sampling of the media coverage we have received.

• "Victims of alleged sexual abuse by priests turn to Mitchell Garabedian," The Boston Globe, February 14, 2002
• "Church Sex Suit Settlement Reported," CBS News, March 12, 2002
• "Diocese, Plaintiffs Settle Suit," The Boston Globe, March 12, 2002
• "Victims Ponder Accord, Anguish," The Boston Globe, March 13, 2002
• "Sins of the Fathers," ABC Nightline, March 14, 2002
• "More Sex Abuse Victims Hire Lawyers," CBS News, April 15, 2002
• "Crisis in the Catholic Church," CBS Face The Nation, April 28, 2002
• "Archdiocese Abandons Deal In Geoghan Case," The Boston Globe, May 5, 2002
• "Church Weighs Borrowing to Settle Claim," The Boston Globe, May 5, 2002
• "Judge Orders Questioning Of Law," The Boston Globe, May 7, 2002
• "Cardinal Law says pedophile matter was left to aides," The New York Times, May 9 2002
• "Abuse victims flock to lawyers," USA Today, July 30, 2002
• "Chancellor Details Money Crunch," The Boston Globe, August 6, 2002
• "La Archidiócesis de Boston Pagará 10 Millones de Dólares a 86 Víctimas de un Cura Pederasta," Reuters, El Mundo, Madrid, Spain, September 4, 2002
• "Geoghan Victims Agree to $10m Settlement," The Boston Globe, September 19, 2002
• "Sex-Scandal Cardinal Set For Senior Vatican Job," The Times, London, December 16, 2002
• "Boston Archdiocese Asks for Dismissal of All Suits," The New York Times, December 24, 2002
• "789 Children Abused by Priests Since 1940, Massachusetts Says," The New York Times, July 24, 2003
• "Boston church offers $US55m abuse settlement," Australian Broadcasting Corp. News, August 9, 2003
• "Paedophile Priest Killed In Jail," BBC News, August 24, 2003
• "Our Fathers," Alliance Atlantis, Showtime Entertainment, 2004  View trailer
• "How America's Catholic Church Crucified Itself," The Sunday Times, Times Online, March 13, 2005
• "Returning Spotlight to Sins in Boston," The New York Times, May 20, 2005
• "Archdiocese Is Hamstrung In Reform, Report Says," The New York Times, April 8, 2006
• "Victims in Boston Criticize Pope’s Comments," The New York Times, April 15, 2006
• "Attorney Reacts To Abuse Deal," CBS News, July 16, 2007
• "Sins of a Priest: The John Geoghan Story," A&E, 2008
• "Salesians Settle Sex-Abuse Claim with 3 Men," Journal News, August 9, 2009
• "Conn. diocese has strong reason to keep records sealed," The Boston Globe, September 3, 2009
• "Pope's Apology Rings Hollow To Some U.S. Victims," NPR, February 18, 2010 Listen to the radio broadcast
• "Former New York coach indicted on charges he raped boy during '76 Boston visit," The Boston Globe, March 25, 2010
• "NYC youth coach indicted in Mass. sex abuse case," Associated Press, October 13, 2010
• New York Daily News, various articles
• Associated Press, various articles

In 2002, Mitchell Garabedian was named Lawyer of the Year by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.   He has received mention in books such as The Boston Globe’s investigative staff's book Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church, Jimmy Breslin’s The Church That Forgot Christ, and Timothy D. Lytton’s Holding Bishops Accountable.  Mitchell Garabedian has been interviewed by the print, electronic, and video media nationally and internationally hundreds of times throughout his career.  Mitchell Garabedian was also portrayed by actor Ted Danson in the movie Our Fathers, which highlighted Mitchell Garabedian’s historic struggle with Father John J. Geoghan and Cardinal Bernard Law, as well as their employers, the Archdiocese of Boston and the Catholic Church.

In his book, The Church that Forgot Christ, Jimmy Breslin described Mitchell Garabedian as a fighter.  Mitchell Garabedian continues to zealously advocate for the victims and survivors of sexual abuse by teachers, coaches, priests, scout leaders, neighbors, relatives, or other adults who abused their trust or authority.

Contact us

To find out how we can help you recover money and stop your abuser from abusing others, call the Law Offices of Mitchell Garabedian at (617) 523-6250 or contact us online.  We represent victims and survivors in Massachusetts.  Outside of Massachusetts with local counsel we represent victims and survivors across the United States, as well as in other countries.