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Death in Custody Attorneys

Death in custody attorneys represent families when a loved one dies while being held by law enforcement or in a government detention facility. These cases often involve questions about how the death occurred, whether it could have been prevented, and who is responsible — and these attorneys fight to get families the answers and accountability they deserve.

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Bakari SellersAttorney

Bakari Sellers

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Strom Law Firm, L.L.C.

📍Columbia, SC
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Civil Rights · Death in Custody · Discrimination · Medical Neglect · Personal Injury · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Prison Reform · Wrongful Conviction · Wrongful Death

Bakari Sellers has spent his life at the intersection of law, politics, and civil rights, carrying forward a legacy of advocacy inherited from his father, civil rights icon Dr. Cleveland Sellers. As a lead attorney at St... Read More →

Jeff EdwardsAttorney

Jeff Edwards

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Edwards Law

📍Austin, TX
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Civil Rights · Death in Custody · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death

Jeff Edwards is a prominent civil rights attorney based in Austin, Texas, who has built a distinguished reputation over more than two decades of litigation against law enforcement agencies and government entities. He fou... Read More →

Steven R. RominesAttorney

Steven R. Romines

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Romines Weis & Young

📍Louisville, KY
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Civil Rights · Criminal Defense · Death in Custody · False Arrest · Fourth Amendment · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death

Steven R. Romines is a prominent Louisville, Kentucky-based civil rights and criminal defense attorney with decades of experience holding law enforcement and government entities accountable for constitutional violations.... Read More →

The Cochran FirmLaw Firm

The Cochran Firm

📍Atlanta, GA
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Also serves: California, New York, Illinois, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee

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Civil Rights · Death in Custody · False Arrest · Fourth Amendment · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Conviction · Wrongful Death

The Cochran Firm is one of the most recognized civil rights and personal injury law firms in the United States, built on the legendary legacy of Johnnie L. Cochran Jr., whose career defined a generation of civil rights l... Read More →

Tom PortoAttorney

Tom Porto

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Popham Injury Law

📍Kansas City, MO
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Civil Rights · Death in Custody · Medical Neglect · Personal Injury · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Systemic Reform · Wrongful Conviction · Wrongful Death

Tom Porto began his legal career as a Missouri State Public Defender, standing beside clients the system had already written off and sharpening his trial instincts against institutions that expected to win. That formativ... Read More →

Walter M. MasonAttorney

Walter M. Mason

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Dewsnup King Olsen Worel Havas

📍Salt Lake City, UT
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Civil Rights · Constitutional Law · Death in Custody · False Arrest · Medical Neglect · Monell Claims · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death

Walter M. Mason is a civil rights attorney with a focused practice on holding law enforcement and government entities accountable for constitutional violations. With years of experience litigating cases involving police ... Read More →