Mitchell Garabedian, who is the attorney portrayed in the film Spotlight, has represented dozens and dozens of clients in lawsuits against the Catholic Church for sexual abuse. Garabedian was the lawyer that started the case against former priest, John J. Geoghan. He eventually would go on to represent 118 alleged victims of Geoghan, and he and his firm have obtained millions of dollars in other settlement cases for survivors against the Archdiocese of Boston.