HARRISBURG – The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet Wednesday to hear testimony regarding the Statute of Limitations with respect to claims of sexual abuse, according to Chairwoman Sen. Lisa Baker (R-20th).
You can watch the proceedings live or see the recorded versions by going to www.senatorbaker.com and clicking on the Judiciary Committee link at the top of the page.
The following is the scheduled list of panelists, along with links to the testimony received to date:
Wednesday, October 2 – 10:00 am to 3:00 pm with a one-hour break for lunch at approximately 12:15
Hearing Room 1 – North Office Building
Panel 1:
Marci Hamilton, Esq.
CEO and Academic Director, CHILD USA
Robert A. Fox Leadership Program Professor of Practice, University of Pennsylvania
Panel 2:
Stephen L. Mikochik, Esq. | Additional Testimony
Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law, Temple Law School
Visiting Professor of Jurisprudence, Ave Maria Law School
Panel 3:
Mark E. Chopko, Esq.
Chair, Nonprofit & Religious Organizations, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
Brian D. Wenger
Former Outside Legal Counsel for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Elizabeth A. Benjamin, Esq.
Partner, Beard Legal Group
Panel 4:
Honorable Lawrence F. Stengel, Ret.
Chair, Oversight Committee, Archdiocese of Philadelphia Independent Reconciliation & Reparations Program
Camille S. Biros, Esq. and Kenneth R. Feinberg, Esq.
Co-Administrator, Church Compensation Programs in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, & California
Panel 5
Suzanne V. Estrella, Esq.
Legal Director, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
Michele Minor Wolf, M.A.
Executive Director, Victims’ Intervention Program of Wayne and Pike Counties
Panel 6
Sean McCormack
Chief Deputy District Attorney, Dauphin County District Attorney’s Office
Greg Rowe
Director of Legislation and Policy
Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association
Panel 7
Samuel R. Marshall | Attachment 1 | Attachment 2
President & CEO, Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania
Panel 8
Jennifer R. Storm
Victim Advocate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Michael McDonald
SNAP Leader Philadelphia
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
Mary McHale
SNAP Leader Reading, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
Board Member for PA United to Protect Children
LaQuisha S. Anthony
Founder, V.O.I.C.E
Training Specialist, WOAR
Survivor & Advocate
Panel 9
Jennifer R. Storm
Victim Advocate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Jennifer Goetz
Survivor & Advocate
Taylor Ecker
Survivor & Advocate
Sarah Brooks
Survivor & Advocate
Panel 10
Jennifer R. Storm
Victim Advocate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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