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AO Advocates is our sister firm dedicated to serving those who have suffered as a result of child sex abuse; abuse by religious leaders, teachers, and others in a position of trust.
We are in the processing of subsuming AOAdvocates.com into our central website. We ask that for any questions about our work with survivors of child sex abuse you contact our legal team via our contact form.
AO Advocates is driven by the UK and international legal expertise of our lawyers Dr. Ann Olivarius and Dr. Jef McAllister, and a specialist legal team, who have won landmark cases securing protection and justice for survivors of child sex abuse.

We believe that representing survivors of sexual abuse is more than a legal mission; it’s a measurement of our humanity.
Relevant to AO Advocates
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Former client speaks to Woman’s Hour about starting support group for those in ‘high control groups’
Our client, who was abused as a child in her Jehovah’s Witnesses community, speaks to Woman’s Hour about her journey to starting a support group for those who want to leave “high control groups”.
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Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) Closing Statement
Associate Honza Cervenka, delivered a closing statement on behalf of Kol v’Oz and its Chief Executive Officer Manny Waks, a core participant in the Inquiry, addressing the issue of child sexual abuse in the global Jewish community.
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Dr Ann Olivarius, Founding Partner of AO Advocates, Awarded APIL Fellowship Accreditation
Dr Olivarius commented: “I am honoured and delighted to have become a Fellow of APIL, an organisation that does fine work advancing the rights of people who have been abused and injured. I am always trying to improve as an advocate for those who seek justice and believe this is one important step on that path”.