PRESS RELEASE [Los Angeles, California |January, 2026] – California has enacted a major expansion of survivors’ rights with the passage of Assembly Bill 250 (AB 250), a landmark law that reopens the courthouse doors for adult survivors of sexual assault whose civil claims were previously barred by expired statutes of limitation. Read More
Justice Law Collaborative is proud to have represented the family of Katie Meyer in their wrongful death case against Stanford University.
Last week’s resolution marks an important step toward meaningful change and honoring Katie’s legacy. As part of the resolution, Stanford committed to adopting the principles of Katie Meyer’s Law, creating a leadership award in Katie’s name, retiring her jersey, and launching new initiatives focused on student-athlete mental health and well-being.
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Legal action seeks accountability for practitioners whose bogus and unscientific methods caused severe trauma to children
PRESS RELEASE: [Santa Cruz, CA – January 23, 2026] – Justice Law Collaborative (JLC) announced today the filing of a complaint in California against two psychologists who hold themselves out as experts in “parental alienation” and intensive reunification therapy, alleging that their practices caused severe psychological harm to children involved in family court proceedings. Read More
PRESS RELEASE [Boston, MA | January 2026] – Justice Law Collaborative is honored to announce that it has been named the Lead Firm for the legal team supporting Take Back the Night, a global 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to ending sexual violence and supporting survivors worldwide. Read More
America’s Largest All-Women-Founded and Led Plaintiffs’ Firm Recognized for the Second Consecutive Year
BOSTON, Mass. (September 29, 2025) – For the second consecutive year, Justice Law Collaborative, LLC (JLC), the largest all-women-founded and led plaintiffs’ firm in the country, has been recognized by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a Best Women-Led Law Firm (2025). Firms included in this list are owned, operated, led, or helmed by women who have made significant contributions in the legal industry, for their clients, staff, and community, and who help women thrive across Massachusetts’ legal profession.
Justice Law Collaborative (JLC) proudly announces that co-founder and partner Kimberly (Kim) Dougherty was selected for inclusion in the 32nd edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, which honors attorneys whose dedication and skill set the standards for excellence in the legal profession.
All Female Led Plaintiffs’ Firm Honored With Second Empowering Women Award (2025)
BOSTON, MA. (July 28, 2025) – For the second consecutive year, Justice Law Collaborative, LLC (JLC) was named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Empowering Women list, citing the firm’s commitment to elevating and supporting women in the field of law.
Boarding School Founding Family Members Laura Gauld, Malcolm Gauld, Georgia Gauld Macmillan, Malcolm Macmillan, and Laurie Gauld Hurd named in Complaint
After receiving widespread reports of abuse, Maryland Delegate Vaughn Stewart and other legislators took action to spotlight the seedy, unregulated transport of young people to residential behavioral treatment programs. Representatives from the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), “troubled teen” industry (TTI) attorney Kim Dougherty of Justice Law Collaborative, celebrity and TTI survivor Paris Hilton, and others, provided testimony in support of the bill, which passed in both chambers of the Maryland legislature and was signed into law by Governor Wes Moore (May 2025). Governor Moore signed the bill, intended to prevent the trauma inflicted by the use of blindfolds, zip ties, and leather straps on young people being transported to residential behavioral treatment programs by for-profit youth transport services.
BOSTON, Mass. (June 20, 2025) – On the heels of a November 2024 lawsuit filed against “TRAILS CAROLINA, LLC “Trails” and FAMILY HELP & WELLNESS (FH&W), Justice Law Collaborative has filed a second lawsuit against the entity and its sub-facility, ASHEVILLE ACADEMY claiming that the self-promoted therapeutic wilderness-based residential treatment program for girls misled parents, charged exorbitant fees, and fostered a highly abusive environment.