You do not have to be sure before you ask
Most people who contact us start with a question rather than a case: does what happened to me count, and is it too late? Both have answers, and finding them out costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
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Other ways to reach us
Post reaches us at Suite 360, 1750 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006. Phone and email are considerably faster, and either is fine.
RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline is free, confidential and available 24 hours a day at 800-656-4673, with online chat if speaking is too hard. It has nothing to do with us and nothing to do with a legal claim. See our support page for more.
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What happens next
By phone or email, whichever you prefer. If now is a bad time, say so and we will arrange a better one.
Roughly when and where, who was responsible for you at the time, and whether a deadline is still open. You are not asked to describe the abuse in detail.
If a claim looks possible, we explain what filing would involve and what it would not. If it does not, we tell you that plainly. Either way there is no fee and no obligation.
Frequently asked
Someone from our team reviews what you sent and reaches out within one business day, by whichever method you prefer. The first conversation is about three things: roughly when and where it happened, who was responsible for you at the time, and whether a filing deadline is still open. You are not asked to describe the abuse in detail on a first call.
Use whatever name you are comfortable with to start. We do eventually need your legal name to check deadlines against real records and to file anything, but nothing is filed and no name is used publicly without your explicit decision. If anonymity matters to you, say so first, because it is far easier to protect from the outset than to recover afterward.
Yes. What you send is used to evaluate whether a claim may be possible and for nothing else. It is not sold, not shared with third parties for marketing, and not published. Communications with an attorney about possible representation are also generally privileged. See our privacy policy.
That is the most common reason people contact us, and it is exactly what a case review is for. You do not need to have decided anything. Many conversations end with 'no, that deadline has passed' or 'this is not the kind of claim we handle,' and those are useful answers to have.
No. There is no fee, no retainer, and no obligation. If a claim is possible and you decide to proceed, these cases are handled on contingency: you owe nothing unless there is a recovery.
