PUBLIC ENTITY DEFENSE
The firm has an established public entity defense practice, providing counties, municipalities,
public agencies, and their employees with advice and representation in a wide variety of
cases. Our public entity clients benefit from the wealth of expertise we have developed over
the last twenty years handling the unique and often difficult issues faced by public entity
defendants. Some of our representative cases include:
The firm has an established public entity defense practice, providing counties, municipalities,
public agencies, and their employees with advice and representation in a wide variety of
cases. Our public entity clients benefit from the wealth of expertise we have developed over
the last twenty years handling the unique and often difficult issues faced by public entity
defendants. Some of our representative cases include:
- Civil rights actions under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 and state civil rights statutes brought
against law enforcement agencies and officers, often involving allegations of excessive
force, discrimination, denial of medical or psychiatric care, the improper classification
and housing of prisoners, improper searches and seizures, and privacy violations.
- Civil rights and negligence actions against social service agencies and their
employees, often challenging the decisions and opinions rendered during child abuse
investigations, foster placement, and public assistance proceedings.
- Employment claims alleging discrimination in the workplace and other violations of state
and federal labor laws, including the Fair Employment Housing Act, Title VII, and the
Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Privacy claims that arise under the state or federal laws protecting personal medical
information.
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