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David Bythewood
Mineola, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 40 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals, Business and Education
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
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Cameron Thompson
New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 7 years of experience
61 Broadway Suite 2220
New York, NY 10006
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Construction, Personal Injury and Products Liability
New York Law School
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Joseph Pace
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 13 years of experience
Civil Rights, Appeals, Business and Consumer
Yale Law School
Mr. Pace has briefed and argued cases in federal appellate courts around the country and in several state supreme courts. His clients have included sitting U.S. Senators, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the ACLU of NJ, as well as several startups.
He has extensive experience litigating a wide array of matters, including: civil rights, First Amendment, consumer rights, FOIL and FOIA, class actions, defamation, arbitration, business disputes, and torts.
Prior to founding J. Pace Law, Mr. Pace was senior legal counsel at Reprieve US, where he directed the group's First Amendment and national security litigation. He held the...
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Josef Nussbaum
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment and Workers' Comp
McGill University, Faculty of Law, McGill University, Faculty of Law and The Free University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Law
Josef Nussbaum has been an associate with Joseph & Kirschenbaum LLP since 2011. He represents employees in employment litigation in federal and state court and before administrative agencies.
Josef handles wage and hour class and collective actions, retaliation and wrongful discharge claims, as well as employment discrimination and harassment claims.
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Rochelle Berliner
Forest Hills, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals, Criminal and Domestic Violence
New York Law School
CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY FOR QUEENS, NY
With more than 26 years experience in the criminal justice system in New York City, Rochelle Berliner fights for her clients charged with criminal offenses throughout the five boroughs of New York City. She also represents clients in Nassau County, Suffolk County, and Westchester County.
As a former prosecutor, Rochelle Berliner served for more than 14 years in the New York County District Attorney's Office in Manhattan. While at the DA's office, Rochelle Berliner handled many high profile prosecutions from the initial investigation through trial.
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Joshua Benjamin Pepper
NEW YORK, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 23 years of experience
Civil Rights and Employment
New York University School of Law
The Law Office of Joshua Pepper is a boutique litigation firm specializing in enforcing the civil rights of individuals. Joshua Pepper is a former Deputy Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health, Associate Counsel to the State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, and Assistant Attorney General.
Mr. Pepper began his career with the prestigious law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. After seven years there, he became an Assistant Attorney General, where he represented state agencies in numerous high-profile policy cases, as well as numerous civil-rights and discrimination cases. From there...
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Rebecca Joan Houlding
10.0 (2 Peer Reviews)
New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Civil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
University of Minnesota Law School
Rebecca Houlding is an experienced Attorney advocating for victims of Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation in Employment and Education situations. She represents clients in Federal and State Courts, as well as in Mediation and Arbitration. With over 20 years of experience, Ms. Houlding has a track record of success. She is dedicated to pursuing justice for her clients.
Ms. Houlding received a B.A. Cum Laude, from Carleton College in 1992. She obtained her J.D. in 1995 from the University of Minnesota Law School. Ms. Houlding has trained as a Mediator at the Harvard Negotiation Institute.
Ms. Houlding is from New Haven, Connecticut. Her...
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Robert M. Schechter
White Plains, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCivil Rights, Appeals, Business and Criminal
Albany Law School
Robert M. Schechter focuses much of his practice in the areas of gun rights, civil and criminal litigation, contract law, appeals, as well as helping startups. He enjoys the courtroom and has always wanted to be a litigator. A significant portion of his practice is spent helping clients navigate the various licensing authorities that New York has involved in deciding to grant or deny CCW (gun) Licenses. He takes an individualized approach to each and every appeal and Article 78 proceeding. Additionally this has further opened his eyes to clear disparate treatment many members of our country face. This unique...
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Angel Antonio Castro III
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals and Education
Hofstra University
Mr. Castro is a dedicated attorney with a strong team of professionals around him. Angel's law firm, A. A. Castro C.L.A.N. PLLC, has attorneys available to represent clients all over New York State with Offices in Manhattan and Syracuse, New York. Hablamos Espanol!
Mr. Castro's focus is on Education Law (Special Ed., General Ed. and Higher Ed.) including issues surrounding educational placement, related services, accommodations, discrimination, discipline/suspension/expulsion, personal injuries, and criminal cases related to education institutions.
Angel has also launched a new practice group solely focused on issues related to higher education (University, College, Professional Schools) including grade appeals, overturning dismissals from...
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Jonathan Weinberger
New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
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Jitesh Dudani
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
University of California, Berkeley School of Law
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Ira S. Newman
Great Neck, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 49 years of experience
Civil Rights, Education, Employment and Landlord Tenant
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
Consumers, Business, Labor & Employment, Education, Civil Rights, Real Estate, Landlord & Tenant, Banks, Insurance, Licensing, Administrative, Litigation…”
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•We will handle your legal matter with experience
•We will respond to your problems in a timely manner
•We will represent your interests effectively and forcefully
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Cory Michael Garcia
White Plains, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal, DWI and Education
New York Law School
Mr. Garcia is a former NYC Prosecutor, battle tested trial attorney and meticulous litigator with over 19 years of a wide range of litigation experience representing the Government, Unions, Corporations, and Individuals. Call today for a free consultation (914) 719-7090
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Evan Spencer
NEW YORK, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Entertainment & Sports, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Elisabeth Haub School of Law - Pace University and University of San Diego School of Law
NYC Attorney with 25 years experience in civil litigation including entertainment law, civil rights, class actions, sexual harassment/discrimination, personal injury and medical malpractice, including Covid-19 wrongful death.
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Barbara Jane Hart
New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights
Fordham University School of Law
Barbara Hart is a principal at Grant & Eisenhofer and serves on the firm’s Executive Committee. Ms. Hart has nearly three decades of experience as a leader in plaintiffs’ litigation. She has represented institutional investors, including many public pension funds, in securities and antitrust litigation and served as lead counsel in 4 of the top 100 securities class action settlements. Ms. Hart has also achieved substantive antitrust and False Claims Act/Qui Tam settlements on behalf of her clients.
In addition, Ms. Hart has represented other matters include representation of approximately 45 adult survivors of sexual abuse who brought claims against the...
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Michael Peter Kushner
Brooklyn, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal and White Collar Crime
Vermont Law School and Niagara University
Michael P. Kushner devotes his practice to criminal defense, appeals and civil rights litigation. As a criminal defense attorney, Mr. Kushner has successfully represented defendants in all types of proceedings, ranging from high-profile federal drug trials to simple prosecutions in the New York City Criminal Court. As an appellate attorney, Mr. Kushner has represented clients with issues ranging from inappropriate sentencing, ineffective assistance of counsel and discreet civil rights issues before the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. As a civil rights attorney Mr. Kushner advocates for those individuals whom the police have violated either by excessive force,...
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Alyce Beth Wittenstein
Forest Hills, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
City University of New York - Queens College
Alyce Wittenstein began working at the firm in 1985 as a managing paralegal, learning all the practices and procedures of the firm from Mr. Wittenstein and the staff. From 1995-1998, she attended CUNY Law School where she made a mark as a teaching assistant for Civil Rights leader Haywood Burns. She founded a Human Rights Delegation to Haiti and studied Constitutional Law with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Working at the Equal Opportunity Employment Commision (EEOC), she learned a great deal about Employment Discrimination matters. She brought her knowledge of the Personal Injury practice and...
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Duncan Archie Peterson
New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights
Brooklyn Law School
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Brittany A. Stevens
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
University of San Francisco School of Law
Brittany A. Stevens has considerable experience representing employees in a wide range of employment discrimination matters. She manages a variety of cases involving sexual harassment, retaliation, and discrimination based on race, national origin, gender, pregnancy, age, disability, religion, caregiver status, and sexual orientation. She has handled numerous cases from inception through settlement.
Ms. Stevens zealously advocates for women's rights and is committed to helping women in the workplace. Ms. Stevens is a passionate litigator who believes strongly in civil rights and fairness throughout the work environment.
Ms. Stevens has obtained significant awards and settlements for her clients. Remarkably, Ms. Stevens received a...
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Alex Umansky
Brooklyn, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
New York Law School
Alex Umansky is a dedicated New York workplace discrimination attorney at Law Office of Yuriy Moshes, P.C. He works at the forefront of the fight for employee rights, and is committed to continuing his stellar track record of obtaining substantial and just verdicts for his clients. Among his career successes have been multiple six-figure verdicts and judgments, including one for $400,000 and a seven-figure verdict of $1,692,000 in a construction accident case, which was one of the top verdicts in New York that year.
Mr. Umansky’s commitment to fighting on behalf of those that have been wronged is reflected in his...
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Laura Reznick
Syosset, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Employment
New York University School of Law
I am a senior associate with the Bell Law Group, PLLC. I graduated cum laude from NYU School of Law in 2013 and am admitted to practice law in New York and California, as well as in the Court of Federal Claims. I represent federal and private sector employees and employers in wage and hour, discrimination, sexual harassment, and other employment disputes. I also counsel employers who want to avoid litigation on compliance with state and federal employment laws.
Prior to joining Bell Law Group in 2019, I completed a fellowship with a large labor union in New York City, clerked...
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David H. Rosenberg
Mineola, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights
Hofstra Law School
David Harry Rosenberg is an Avvo rated top employment lawyer in the Long Island/New York City area. In 2016, he was selected for inclusion in the Who's Who: Top Attorneys of North America publication. Also in 2016, the American Society of Legal Advocates selected Mr. Rosenberg as a Top 40 under 40 Labor & Employment attorney. Mr. Rosenberg was recently published in the New York Times as a Rising Star for New York Metro's Top Lawyers. He was given an Excellence in Practice award from New York's Super Lawyers and was selected as one of...
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Michael Lumer
New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals and Criminal
Brooklyn Law School
For more than twenty-three years Michael Lumer has fought for victims of police and government misconduct. Michael graduated in 1995 from Brooklyn Law School, where he was a Richardson Scholar, a recipient of the Edward Sparer Public Interest Fellowship, and an editor on the Brooklyn Law Review. Michael, who maintains the legal blog "Fourth and Fourteenth," and has written on criminal procedure law and the historical relationship between race and the death penalty in New York, began his legal career as a criminal defense and civil rights attorney, representing people who had been assaulted, falsely arrested, wrongly prosecuted, or otherwise...
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Kevin Abessi
White Plains, NY Civil Rights Attorney
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCivil Rights, Business, Divorce and Family
Albany Law School
Licensed in New York and New Jersey, Kevin Abessi is a heavily credentialed attorney with a background that is tailored to handle the challenges of family and business. As a client-facing professional with deep academic and professional exposures to finance and investment, Kevin and Abessi Law are well-equipped to handle the sort of financial and business matters that are often at play with matters pertaining to divorce, spousal/child support, contract negotiation, estate planning, and so much more. Abessi Law understands that facilitating legal services is about more than just lawyering, which is why it endeavors to be just as well...
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William J. Sipser
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 37 years of experience
(516) 990-1874
535 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor
18th Floor
New York, NY 10017
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCivil Rights and Employment
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Bill Sipser has been a leading practitioner in the area of Labor Law and Employment Law Discrimination for almost thirty years. His practice is focused on representing clients in age discrimination, race discrimination, disability discrimination, and other matters involving employee rights. Bill has extensive litigation experience in state and federal courts, and before several governmental agencies involving representation of individuals and labor unions.
Bill has prosecuted significant cases, including appeals before the Appellate Division of the State of New York as well as the federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He argued a critical employment discrimination issue before the...
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Margaret Ratner Kunstler
New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 54 years of experience
Civil Rights and Entertainment & Sports
Columbia Law School
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Edgar M. Rivera
NEW YORK, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 10 years of experience
(646) 452-7211
1177 Avenue of the Americas
5th Floor
NEW YORK, NY 10036
Civil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
Fordham University School of Law
Edgar M. Rivera is an aggressive and zealous advocate for employees who have been subjected to harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wage-and-hour violations. Edgar has represented hundreds of employees in individual, multi-plaintiff, collective- and class action litigation before state and federal courts in New York, New Jersey and Florida.
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Elliot D. Samuelson
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 63 years of experience
Civil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation, Education and Employment
Since 1961, Attorney Elliot D. Samuelson has represented clients in divorce and family law cases. With more than 50 years of experience in the field, he is a strong advocate capable of reaching fair settlements, as well as winning verdicts when litigation is in the best interests of his clients. More information is available by calling (516) 584-4685 or visiting www.samuelsonhause.net.
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James Michael Maloney
Port Washington, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 27 years of experience
Civil Rights, Appeals, Criminal and Maritime
New York University School of Law and Fordham University School of Law
I have been a solo practitioner since 1999, after having worked for two historic maritime law firms in New York City. My practice now consists almost exclusively of federal litigation, including maritime and constitutional law. I am perhaps best known for my own pro se constitutional challenge to New York's ban on the in-home possession of the martial-arts weapon known as the nunchaku ("nunchucks"), a case that has been in litigation since 2003 (and continues as of November 2015, when this passage was last edited). Over the years, I have represented numerous individuals in state and federal...
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Corinne E. Tierney
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 3 years of experience
Civil Rights and Employment
St. John's University School of Law
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Jacob Z. Weinstein
new york, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal, DWI and White Collar Crime
I an aggressive and driven trial lawyer focusing on criminal defense and civil rights. I love what I do and I am driven to maximize my efforts for my clients. Contact me for a dedicated and honest lawyer at 646-450-3484 or jzw@jzweinsteinlaw.com.
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Spencer David Shapiro
Garden City, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCivil Rights, Municipal and Personal Injury
St. John's University School of Law
Spencer D. Shapiro is a litigator at Horn Wright, LLP, with extensive experience handling civil rights, personal injury, and municipal law cases in the New York State Supreme Courts and Federal District Courts.
As a Deputy County Attorney for the Litigation and Appeals Bureau of the Nassau County Attorney’s office, Mr. Shapiro aggressively defended the County against claims of municipal liability through motion practice, depositions, and at trial, taking several cases to verdict. As a founding member of the Early Case Assessment and Litigation Support Section, Mr. Shapiro also oversaw the intake and triage of notices of claims received by the...
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Michael Cirigliano
New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal, DWI and White Collar Crime
New York Law School
Michael E. Cirigliano, began his legal career in 2011 at the Richmond County District Attorney’s Office. While working as a prosecutor, Mr. Cirigliano developed his trial skills and learned the intricacies of criminal law and criminal procedure. During his tenure at the District Attorney’s Office, Mr. Cirigliano handled thousands of Driving While Intoxicated prosecutions among other offenses. Mr. Cirigliano resigned from the DA’s Office in 2015 and formed the partnership of Rosas & Cirigliano.
As a founding partner of Rosas & Cirigliano, Mr. Cirigliano defends individuals charged with crimes ranging from driving while intoxicated and domestic violence to serious sex offenses...
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Brian Seth Orlow
Queens, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfCivil Rights, Nursing Home, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Brian Seth Orlow is a New York personal injury lawyer at The Orlow Firm. Brian has been practicing personal injury law in the state of New York since 1997. Brian has handled a wide range of injury cases including construction accidents, wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, lead poisoning, nursing home abuse, bedsores, sexual abuse, police misconduct, premises liability including slip and falls and third party workers compensation.
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Amy Robinson
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 10 years of experience
Civil Rights and Employment
City University of New York - Queens College
Amy Robinson is a skilled litigator with a broad range of experience representing individuals and groups whose rights have been violated. Ms. Robinson represents employees who have faced discrimination, sexual harassment, and wage-and-hour violations; prisoners and victims of police misconduct in civil rights matters brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983; and consumers in class action lawsuits. She has also successfully defended individuals accused of misdemeanors and felonies in criminal court. Ms. Robinson has considerable trial experience and has negotiated numerous favorable settlements for her clients.
Prior to joining GSA in 2018, Ms. Robinson worked for several years at Stoll, Glickman...
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Tara Fappiano
Tuckahoe, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation and Education
St. John's University School of Law
I spent over 20 years in the trenches as a trial attorney, but my passion is in the areas of special education and disability law. Wanting to help clients in a more sustainable way, I have transitioned into a new type of practice.
My goal is to empathize, collaborate, and advocate for clients to find them resolutions, in special education, discriminatory conflicts, and other areas. I am a trained mediator, and have extensive experience in negotiations. I offer services to anyone looking to mediate a dispute, or who may benefit from training in conflict resolution. I offer consulting services to school...
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Kenneth A. Goldberg
New York, NY Civil Rights Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation, Employment and Stockbroker Fraud
New York University
Having graduated with both an M.B.A. and a J.D. from New York University, Kenneth Goldberg understand the ways businesses work in relation to their employees. Goldberg has been practicing law since 1991, and is a member of a number of professional associations, including the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers' Association, and the American Bar Association. This extensive familiarity with labor laws and the cultures surrounding business makes Goldberg uniquely qualified to handle employment law cases.
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Jonathan R Miller
Brooklyn, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment, Foreclosure Defense and Trademarks
Cornell University
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Irene R. Lax
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Irene Lax is senior counsel at Grant & Eisenhofer, focusing her practice on civil rights litigation. Ms. Lax is a vigorous advocate for survivors of sexual assault and victims of discrimination, wrongful incarceration, and other forms of harassment. Ms. Lax also litigates Title IX sexual assault actions and matters related to federal detention reform. Her representations include:
Aguirre-Jarquin v. Hemmert et al. (M.D. Fla.), an action alleging Section 1983 and related claims against defendants relating to the investigation leading to plaintiff’s death row sentence and 14 years of wrongful incarceration for two murders that he did not commit.
Sterling et al. v....
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Brian Karalunas
New York, NY Civil Rights Attorney
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Stanford Law School