Budge & Heipt, PLLC

Budge & Heipt, PLLC is a Seattle-based civil rights law firm with a long-standing reputation for holding law enforcement and government entities accountable for constitutional violations. The firm has represented individuals and families in some of the most significant police misconduct and excessive force cases in the Pacific Northwest, bringing rigorous litigation skills to bear against powerful governmental defendants.

The attorneys at Budge & Heipt have dedicated their practice to cases involving excessive force, wrongful death at the hands of police, false arrest, unlawful detention, and other violations of constitutional rights under federal law, particularly 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The firm is known for taking on difficult cases involving serious injuries and death caused by law enforcement officers, and for pursuing justice through both settlement negotiations and courtroom litigation.

Budge & Heipt has been involved in high-profile cases against Seattle-area police departments and county law enforcement agencies, earning recognition as one of the premier civil rights litigation firms in Washington State. The firm's attorneys are respected members of the civil rights legal community and are committed to providing aggressive, compassionate representation to those whose rights have been violated by those in positions of authority.