Golden Gate Civil Rights Lawyers

Mark Schweikert is an accomplished trial lawyer with thirteen years of experience prosecuting and defending civil cases in domestic and international arbitrations and in federal and state courts. He has successfully represented clients in a wide array of complex and high-stakes civil matters, ranging from catastrophic personal injuries – to sexual harassment, abuse, and exploitation traumas – to employment, insurance, and consumer disputes – to general business and class action litigation. Mark's professional mission is to help those who need it most by vindicating their rights, holding wrongdoers legally accountable, and winning meaningful relief for his clients. He...

Kenneth Trent is a civil trial lawyer who has served Broward and surrounding counties for over 15 years. He practices in areas such as foreclosure defense, and civil litigation.

Matthew McElligott is a partner at VCM Law Group and focuses his practice on Criminal and Civil Litigation. Matthew began his legal career at the Miami-Dade Public Defender’s Office where he gained experience defending the spectrum of criminal offenses from minor misdemeanors, criminal traffic violations, and DUI’s to serious offenses including drug trafficking, sexual battery, and homicide. Matthew also has extensive experience in litigating Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure law and forensic litigation issues including fingerprints, DNA, toxicology, accident reconstruction, and pathology (Medical Examiners).

After serving the residents of Miami-Dade County for over six years at the Public Defender’s Office, Matthew...