Kiesel Boucher Larson

Kiesel Boucher Larson (KBL) is a consumer litigation firm. In 2007, Kiesel Boucher Larson was selected as being among the top .5% of lawyers in America.

The firm was established in 1999 as Kiesel & Larson merged with the Law Offices of Raymond P. Boucher, creating one of the most formidable law firms in the State of California.

Kiesel Boucher Larson represented hundreds of sexually abused victims in the historic Southern California Clergy Molestation cases, which settled for over $1 billion, in October, 2007. The importance of the settlement also paved way for the release of thousands of pages of sealed historical records, which the Catholic Church had been suppressing since the crimes against all of the molested victims took place.

Paul R. Kiesel is frequently contributing his legal expertise as a legal commentator appearing on ABC 20/20, Cable News Network (CNN), Court TV, MSNBC, German Television Network, National TCI Cable News Talk, local Los Angeles news including, KCAL Channel 9, KCOP Channel 11, radio including KCRW Los Angeles Public Radio, 89.9 FM, KFI Talk Radio AM 640, New York Public Radio WNYC, New York WABC AM 77 Talk Radio, print media including The Los Angeles Times, The Los Angeles Daily Journal, USA Today, The National Law Journal, The Philadelphia Daily News, The San Jose Mercury News and The Philadelphia Enquirer.

Raymond P. Boucher, who successfully settled over $1 billion worth of claims against the Catholic Church for its role in the clergy sex abuse cases, was named "Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2008."

External Links

[http://losangeles.injuryboard.com Paul Kiesel's Blog]

[http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-demarco1jan01,0,2981440.story Los Angeles Times article on Clergy Sexual Abuse Cases, 01/01/08]

[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0707/16/lkl.01.html Mr. Boucher on Larry King Live discussing the Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese Settlement of Sexual Abuse Cases]

[http://youtube.com/watch?v=z8MHcXyz7Og Ted Horn Memorial Award Winner]