Having worked on both criminal and civil trials, Andrew Barovick has helped victims of crimes achieve justice in court. Andrew Barovick has also litigated civil cases for over twenty years. Unlike in a criminal trial, where a judge determines the sentence after a finding of guilt, a civil trial allows the victim to help decide which path to take - to take a case to court, or to settle outside of it. Civil Justice does not concern itself with guilt or innocence, but rather, whether an offender is responsible and hence liable for or damages.

1. CIVIL JUSTICE EXPLAINED
Andrew Barovick

2. INTRODUCTION
 Having worked on both criminal and civil trials,
Andrew Barovick has helped victims of crimes
achieve justice in court. Andrew Barovick has
also litigated civil cases for over twenty years.
Unlike in a criminal trial, where a judge
determines the sentence after a finding of guilt,
a civil trial allows the victim to help decide which
path to take - to take a case to court, or to settle
outside of it. Civil Justice does not concern itself
with guilt or innocence, but rather, whether an
offender is responsible and hence liable for or
damages.

3. CIVIL JUSTICE EXPLAINED
 If a party is found to be liable for damages, they are made
to compensate the victim, or the victim’s family, for the
amount determined in the trial. Even if a defendant was
cleared of wrongdoing in a criminal case, it is still possible
to find them liable in a civil case for essentially the same
act they were charged with. The threshold is that it must
be more likely than not that the defendant was
responsible in order for them to have to pay damages.
There are statutes of limitations for civil cases, with the
length depending on the nature of the act, and the state
where the act took place. The victim must take action in a
timely manner, to ensure that the case isn't time-barred.