Michael Lesher Information

The bill of indictment against the current leadership contains serious charges, certainlybut the remedies it seeks . . . will lead to nothing worse than some painful communal confessions and much-needed reforms. Sexual Abuse, Shonda and Concealment in Orthodox Jewish Communities (McFarland & Co., 2014). The truth about the family courts gives the lie to some cherished American assumptions. Americans believe they are safe from arbitrary abuse of governmental poweryet child protective services, law guardians, and family court judges can cast aside the norms of due process . . . From Madness to Mutiny: Why Mothers Are Running from the Family Courtsand What Can Be Done about It (University Press of New England, 2005). Michael Lesher is a writer, journalist and attorney who provides unique legal services to survivors of abuse and to mothers and children navigating the dangerous terrain of the family court system. He has performed legal work for pro se clients, and for other attorneys, in federal courts and in states all over the country, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey and New York. Many of these cases involve mothers who have lost custody of their children because of their efforts to protect the children from alleged sexual abuse. Michael Lesher has also handled federal civil rights cases concerning freedom of speech and equal protection under the law. Michael Lesher, together with sociologist Amy Neustein, Ph.D. , wrote From Madness to Mutiny . The book, released in May 2005 as the lead title of the University Press of New England , is having a profound effect on the family court system. Professor Maureen Therese Hannah , Siena College, describes it as: Dr. Joy Silberg , in the Family Violence & Sexual Assault Bulletin, 21(2), 2005, calls it: ... essential reading for any health or mental health professional or legal advocate for children. This motion gives this Court an opportunity to undo a grievous wrongone which no other tribunal has had the capacity to rectify. ...