Police Shootings Attorneys In Northern California

Police shootings are a major problem affecting everyone, especially African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, and the mentally ill. Unwarranted police shootings have caused needless death and suffering for many years.

The exceptional police shooting attorneys at Haddad & Sherwin LLP have been winning cases of unjustified police shootings for years. Our experience, creativity, and aggressive representation have allowed us to obtain justice for many families in Northern California who have lost loved ones to police shootings. Our victories usually include compensation for families plus legal reforms such as new police department policies and training to prevent similar tragedies in the future.

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Our society gives law enforcement officers awesome powers to restrict liberty, use force, and even take life in certain circumstances. We honor those law enforcement officers who serve our community with fairness and professionalism. We will also continue to hold accountable those officers who abuse their power to shoot, kill, or injure others unlawfully.

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$12.75 Million for Distraught Inmate’s Slow-Motion Suicide

In the largest settlement ever against Wellpath, a national for-profit correctional care company, Haddad & Sherwin LLP won a $12.75 million settlement for Katherine Johnson,... Read More

$12 Million for Combat Veteran’s Wrongful Death in Police Shooting

On February 4th, 2020, Shasta County Sheriff’s Sergeant Jose Gonzalez shot and killed Thomas Barbosa, a 41-year-old combat veteran with severe PTSD. Barbosa was experiencing... Read More

$11.5 Million for Inmate Rendered Quadriplegic

In a groundbreaking case against Stanislaus County and its private, for-profit jail medical provider, Haddad & Sherwin LLP obtained an $11.5 million settlement for a... Read More

$11 Million Settlement for the Mario Gonzalez Case

OAKLAND, CA (December 15, 2023) — Civil rights law firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP announced today that it has won an $11 million settlement for... Read More

$7.3 Million Settlement for Police Choke Hold Killing

This local case involved Pittsburg police officers’ use of a carotid hold and choke hold, and other highly injurious force, on video, while Beto Martinez... Read More

$7 Million for Sacramento Freeway Shooting

Justice has prevailed in another case of an unjustified police shooting. Civil rights firm Haddad & Sherwin LLP have won a settlement of $7 million... Read More

$6.7 Million Settlement for Innocent Mother, Permanently Injured By Police Home Invasion

Won a $6.7 million settlement for a mother who was catastrophically injured by Santa Clara police officers who barged into her home without a warrant... Read More

$5.7 Million for Family of Man Shot by Vallejo Police Officer

The City of Vallejo agreed to pay $5.7 million to avoid trial against the children and parents of Ronell Foster, who was shot and killed... Read More

$5 Million Plus Police and CPS Reforms for Child Abuse Death of 3-year-old Girl

Three-year-old Kayleigh Slusher died from preventable child abuse and neglect at the hands of her mother and mother's boyfriend, who are serving life sentences for... Read More

$2.7 Million Settlement in Environmental Justice Case

Represented dozens of mostly African-American homeowners who were sickened by industrial pollution from a toxic waste site in their neighborhood.  This long-fought case was brought... Read More

$2.5 Million Settlement for Police Shooting of Boy Hallucinating on LSD

Santa Cruz County and the City of Capitola paid $2.5 million to settle this case before trial where they caused a 15 year old boy,... Read More
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Contact a Police Shooting Attorney in Oakland

If your loved one has been subjected to a needless and unlawful police shooting in the state of California, don’t wait. If you may have a case involving wrongful death or catastrophic physical injuries, reach out to acclaimed police shooting attorneys Haddad & Sherwin LLP today for a totally free and confidential consultation by filling out the form below. We handle cases throughout Northern and Central California, from the Bay Area to Monterey to Fresno to Sacramento to Lake Tahoe to Redding to Yreka to Crescent City to Eureka to Santa Rosa, San Francisco, San Jose, Alameda County, and more. View all areas served.

In order to maximize our time and resources for our current wrongful death and catastrophic injury clients, unfortunately, we cannot respond to inquiries about matters we do not handle. We handle only wrongful death and catastrophic permanent injury cases arising from law enforcement or jail misconduct. Thank you for your interest in our work.

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