Hazing Lawyers Serving Clients Throughout the United States
Hazing kills. We work to keep students safe from deadly hazing practices and to change Greek culture across the country.
Hazing is a vicious cycle. The young men in power are generally 19-21 years old and went through similar types of hazing themselves.
However, there is a general belief that they have to make it a little bit worse each year. Some don’t believe what they are doing is wrong or even considered “hazing.”
They are wrong. Hazing has deadly consequences.
Unfortunately, far too often it takes the loss of a young life for laws to change. Collin’s Law was signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine in 2021. The law is named after our client Collin L. Wiant, who died as a result of hazing at Ohio University in November 2018.
The Law increases penalties, widens the scope of those who can be punished for hazing, and expands the list of officials required to report hazing:
- Verbal Abuse
- Threats
- Social Isolation
- Humiliating Acts
- Forced or Coerced Alcohol or Other Drug Consumption
- Assault
- Branding or Burning
- Exposure to Extreme Temperatures Without Appropriate Protection
- Abductions
What Happens in a Hazing Lawsuit?
We’re here for you and your family.
When a loved one is injured or dies as a result of hazing, families are faced with difficult questions and emotions as well as immediate challenges. What happened? How did it happen?
We step in and immediately start working to get answers so that you and your family can focus on healing.
We work quickly to investigate and identify all responsible parties–from the active members, to the national organizations, to the colleges or universities who allowed the organization on their campus–so they can all be held accountable.
Our goal is to completely eradicate hazing across the country so that we do not see any more senseless loss of young lives.
