Our Founders

Our founders are Attorney Robert K. Rainer and his wife, Noelle Rainer. Mr. Rainer has a B.A. from Brandeis University and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. Mrs. Rainer has a B.S. from the University of New Hampshire and two Masters degrees from Antioch New England. Mrs. Rainer will receive her Doctorate in Psychology upon completion of her residency.

Mr. Rainer has been practicing law for 18 years and a large percentage of his practice is dedicated to representing victims of torts of urban injustice. Mrs. Rainer upon completion of her doctoral work will continue to dedicate a portion of her psychology practice to the treatment of disorders and psychological injuries suffered by abuse victims.

Combining their expertise of helping victims of abuse in their respective professional careers with a true desire to help people that have suffered abuse, but do not know where to turn for help spawned the creation of the AbuseVictimHotline.

"So many people have no idea that they have a legal right to redress the abuse in their lives," according to Mr. Rainer. Mrs. Rainer agrees, "the first step to ridding oneself from the shackles of abuse is to reach out and ask for help."

Mr. & Mrs. Rainer's individual experiences with abuse have been both devastating and empowering. They believe that by sharing their personal experiences and their expertise with hotline callers and emailers, they and their staff of volunteers can assist victims in taking that first step towards obtaining the help that they need and deserve.

In particular, Mr. & Mrs. Rainer are sensitive to the fact that men, like women and children, can be victims of emotional and physical abuse.