A civil rights claim generally arises when the government or its officials violate a person's Constitutional or statutory rights. These rights can include freedom from wrongful seizure or excessive force by law enforcement officers, or the right to freedom of speech without government retaliation. They can also include freedom from discrimination in employment or public services and accommodations, based on protected criteria such as race, national origin, gender, religion, age, or sexual orientation.

Civil Rights Related Verdicts & Settlements

• $3.5 Million Wrongful Death, Police Shooting Recovery
• $1.5 Million Recovery for Parents and Daughter of Man Shot in Back by Police
• $1.2 Million Wrongful Death, Police Shooting, Jury Verdict
• $995,000 Settlement for Man Mistakenly Killed By Police
• $340,000 Judgment for African Twins Held at Gunpoint
• $360,000 Settlement for Schizoprenic Man Injured by Police; No Witnesses
• Confidential Settlement for African American Man Suffering Racial Harassment
• $450,000 Settlement for Man Beaten with Blackjack by Deputy
• Settlements from Sheriff Department
• $461,000 Verdict with Punitive Damages Against Sheriff Department
• $625,000 Settlement for Man Severely Beaten by Deputies
• Settlements for Numerous Victims of Police 'Less-Lethal' Force
• Jury Verdict Won for Accent-Based Employment Discrimination
• $500,000 Free Speech, Race Discrimination, Jury Verdict
• Achieved a Sweeping Overhaul of the Oakland Police Department's Crowd Control Policies
• Settlement Protecting the Free Speech Rights of Public School Teachers
• $540,000 Recovery for Wrongfully Terminated Prison Administrative Law Judge
• $340,000 Wrongful Death Police Misconduct Shooting
• San Francisco Police Department Misconduct Case