Michigan Child Abuse Defense Attorneys

Detroit criminal child abuse defense lawyers Lisa Kirsch Satawa and Mark Satawa provide skilled, thorough, and effective representation to persons facing criminal charges of abusing or neglecting their own children, or children who have been placed in their care. If you are under investigation for possible child abuse charges, or if you have already been charged with a criminal child abuse offense, contact our office without delay.

Parents, guardians, and professionals frequently find themselves under suspicion or criminal prosecution for child abuse if a child or infant shows unexplained signs of certain trauma injuries or medical disorders.

Unfortunately, it is easy to jump to conclusions of child abuse in such situations. In fact, certain medical professionals, childcare providers, social workers, schoolteachers, and others who work with children are required by law to notify the authorities when they are faced with any unexplained injury. Such suspicions can easily be mistaken.

When a child shows symptoms of shaken baby syndrome, unexplained fractures, or subdural hematoma—classic signs of child abuse—the inquiry should not stop there. These conditions are frequently misdiagnosed. Some children suffer from brittle bone disease, hemophilia, CVID, or other conditions with symptoms that are inconsistent with child abuse.

Cases involving Munchausen by Proxy can be especially confusing, because the symptoms of abuse might be exaggerated or even fabricated.

When the Michigan child abuse defense attorneys of Kirsch & Satawa represent defendants in criminal child abuse cases, we work closely with expert medical witnesses, social workers, and forensic psychologists. We use these experts to ensure that the defense case is fully developed; that superficial indicators of guilt are squarely challenged and tested by witnesses for the defense; and that the defense case is professionally and persuasively presented.

Michigan child abuse attorney Lisa Kirsch Satawa Page is an experienced trial attorney with a strong interest in children's welfare issues. She was selected by the Michigan Department of Human Services to train their caseworkers in the investigation of suspected child abuse cases, and she is a member of the State Bar of Michigan's Children's Law Section.

At the same time, however, she is an active member of the National Child Abuse Defense Resource Center, and is fully committed to the effective defense of persons accused of child abuse or criminal neglect. For additional information about our services in this challenging area of the criminal law, contact us by telephone or e-mail.

The Michigan child abuse attorneys of Kirsch & Satawa represent and defend persons facing criminal charges of child abuse, including cases involving shaken baby syndrome, munchausen by proxy, failure to thrive, and other circumstances throughout the state, including Detroit, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Flint, Southfield, Royal Oak, Troy, Pontiac, Madison Heights, Farmington Hills, Livonia, Dearborn, Canton, Taylor, Mount Clemens, Warren, Sterling Heights, Utica, Macomb, Grosse Pointe, St. Clair Shores, Howell, Brighton, and Wayne County, Oakland County, Macomb County, and Livingston County.