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Wrongful imprisonment attorneys represent people who were unlawfully or unjustly incarcerated — whether because of a false arrest, malicious prosecution, a wrongful conviction, or a systemic failure of the justice system. These attorneys fight both to secure their clients' freedom and to pursue compensation for the devastating harm that wrongful imprisonment causes to a person's life.

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Anna ChristiansenAttorney

Anna Christiansen

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Christensen & Jensen

📍Salt Lake City, UT
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Appellate Law · Civil Rights · Constitutional Law · Due Process · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Anna Christiansen is a civil rights attorney whose practice focuses on holding law enforcement and government entities accountable for constitutional violations. She represents individuals and families who have suffered ... Read More →

ArchCity DefendersNonprofit

ArchCity Defenders

📍St. Louis, MO
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

ArchCity Defenders is a nonprofit civil rights law firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 2009 by attorney Thomas Harvey and a group of public defenders. The organization was established to address systemic injust... Read More →

Braden A. BeardAttorney

Braden A. Beard

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Johnson, Webbert & Beard

📍Portland, ME
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Braden A. Beard is a civil rights attorney with a focus on representing individuals who have suffered violations of their constitutional rights at the hands of law enforcement and government officials. His practice is de... Read More →

Breit Biniazan, PCLaw Firm

Breit Biniazan, PC

📍Virginia Beach, VA
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Breit Biniazan, PC is a Virginia-based plaintiffs' litigation firm with decades of experience representing individuals and families harmed by the negligence and misconduct of law enforcement and government entities. Foun... Read More →

Brewster & De Angelis, PLLCLaw Firm

Brewster & De Angelis, PLLC

📍Rochester, NY
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Civil Rights · Constitutional Law · False Arrest · Fourth Amendment · Malicious Prosecution · Personal Injury · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Prison Reform · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Brewster & De Angelis, PLLC is a Rochester, New York-based civil rights law firm with a longstanding reputation for holding law enforcement and government entities accountable for constitutional violations. The firm has ... Read More →

Bryan & Terrill Law, PLLCLaw Firm

Bryan & Terrill Law, PLLC

📍Tulsa, OK
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Bryan & Terrill Law, PLLC is an Oklahoma-based civil rights law firm dedicated to holding law enforcement and government entities accountable for violations of constitutional rights. The firm was founded by attorneys Bob... Read More →

Budge & Heipt, PLLCLaw Firm

Budge & Heipt, PLLC

📍Seattle, WA
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

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 individ... Read More →

Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLPLaw Firm

Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLP

📍Milwaukee, WI
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Civil Rights · Constitutional Law · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Prison Reform · Systemic Reform · Wrongful Conviction · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLP is a well-established Milwaukee, Wisconsin law firm with a longstanding reputation for aggressive civil rights and civil liberties litigation. Founded on principles of holding governme... Read More →

Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs, LLPLaw Firm

Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs, LLP

📍Madison, WI
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Civil Rights · Constitutional Law · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Gingras, Thomsen & Wachs, LLP is a prominent Arizona civil rights and plaintiff's litigation firm with a long-standing reputation for holding law enforcement agencies and government entities accountable for misconduct. F... Read More →

Goodman Hurwitz & James, PCLaw Firm

Goodman Hurwitz & James, PC

📍Detroit, MI
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Civil Rights · Constitutional Law · False Arrest · Personal Injury · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Goodman Hurwitz & James, PC is one of Michigan's most respected civil rights and plaintiff's law firms, with decades of experience holding police departments, municipalities, and government entities accountable for uncon... Read More →

Hillary P. CarlsAttorney

Hillary P. Carls

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Carls Law, PLLC

📍Bozeman, MT
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Catastrophic Injury · Civil Rights · Government Misconduct · Personal Injury · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Conviction · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Hillary P. Carls is a formidable trial attorney based in Bozeman, Montana, who has spent over two decades holding government agencies and law enforcement accountable in state and federal courts. She is widely regarded as... Read More →

J. Kyle BrooksAttorney

J. Kyle Brooks

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Blaska Holm, LLC

📍Atlanta, GA
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Medical Neglect · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Prison Reform · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

J. Kyle Brooks is a civil rights attorney based in Birmingham, Alabama, who has dedicated his practice to holding law enforcement agencies and government entities accountable for violations of constitutional rights. With... Read More →

James J. Harrington IVAttorney

James J. Harrington IV

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Fieger Law

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

James J. Harrington IV is a prominent Texas-based civil rights attorney with decades of experience litigating cases against law enforcement agencies, government entities, and institutions that violate the constitutional ... Read More →

Joshua ErlichAttorney

Joshua Erlich

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The Erlich Law Office

📍Arlington, VA
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · First Amendment · Fourth Amendment · Malicious Prosecution · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Prison Reform · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Joshua Erlich is a prominent civil rights attorney based in Northern Virginia who has dedicated his practice to holding law enforcement agencies and government entities accountable for constitutional violations. He is th... Read More →

Josiah SwinneyAttorney

Josiah Swinney

📍Indianapolis, IN
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Conviction · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Josiah Swinney is a civil rights attorney whose practice focuses on holding law enforcement and government entities accountable for constitutional violations, including excessive force, wrongful arrest, and unlawful dete... Read More →

Leroy Maxwell, Jr.Attorney

Leroy Maxwell, Jr.

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Maxwell Tillman Attorneys at Law

📍Birmingham, AL
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Leroy Maxwell, Jr. is a Birmingham, Alabama-based civil rights attorney and founding partner of Maxwell Tillman Attorneys at Law, a firm dedicated to representing individuals whose constitutional rights have been violate... Read More →

MacDonald Hoague & BaylessLaw Firm

MacDonald Hoague & Bayless

📍Seattle, WA
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

MacDonald Hoague & Bayless is a Seattle-based civil rights and plaintiff's litigation firm with decades of experience representing individuals whose constitutional rights have been violated by law enforcement and governm... Read More →

Matthew KaplanAttorney

Matthew Kaplan

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Kaplan Law, LLC

📍Portland, OR
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Civil Rights · Constitutional Law · False Arrest · Fourth Amendment · Personal Injury · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Matthew Kaplan is a civil rights attorney based in Oakland, California, who has dedicated his practice to holding law enforcement agencies and government entities accountable for constitutional violations. With years of ... Read More →

Michael Littlejohn, Jr.Attorney

Michael Littlejohn, Jr.

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Littlejohn Law, PLLC

📍Charlotte, NC
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Michael Littlejohn, Jr. is a civil rights attorney whose practice focuses on representing individuals whose constitutional rights have been violated by law enforcement and government actors. He has dedicated his legal ca... Read More →

Robbins Curtin Millea & Showalter, LLCLaw Firm

Robbins Curtin Millea & Showalter, LLC

📍Phoenix, AZ
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Robbins Curtin Millea & Showalter, LLC is a civil rights and personal injury law firm based in Phoenix, Arizona, with a strong focus on holding government entities and law enforcement agencies accountable for constitutio... Read More →

Robert J. LevantAttorney

Robert J. Levant

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Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig LLP

📍Chicago, IL
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Civil Rights · Constitutional Law · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Robert J. Levant is a Chicago-based civil rights attorney with decades of experience representing individuals whose constitutional rights have been violated by law enforcement and government officials. He has built a rep... Read More →

Sabatini & Associates, LLCLaw Firm

Sabatini & Associates, LLC

📍Newington, CT
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Malicious Prosecution · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Imprisonment

Sabatini & Associates, LLC is a Pennsylvania-based civil rights law firm with a focused practice on representing individuals whose constitutional rights have been violated by law enforcement and government officials. The... Read More →

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C.Law Firm

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C.

📍Chicago, IL
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Government Misconduct · Personal Injury · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Police Negligence · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. is one of Illinois's most prominent and respected plaintiffs' litigation firms, with decades of experience holding law enforcement agencies and government entities accountable for civil ... Read More →

Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes, LLPLaw Firm

Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes, LLP

📍Culver City, CA
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Appellate Law · Civil Rights · Class Actions · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Imprisonment

Schonbrun Seplow Harris Hoffman & Zeldes, LLP has spent over three decades as one of California's most formidable civil rights firms, building an unmatched record of taking on police departments, sheriffs' departments, a... Read More →

Smolen & Roytman, PLLCLaw Firm

Smolen & Roytman, PLLC

📍Tulsa, OK
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Prison Reform · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Smolen & Roytman, PLLC is a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based civil rights and personal injury law firm with a strong focus on holding law enforcement and government entities accountable for constitutional violations. Founded by att... Read More →

Storms Dworak, LLCLaw Firm

Storms Dworak, LLC

📍Minneapolis, MN
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Storms Dworak, LLC is a civil rights law firm dedicated to representing individuals who have suffered violations of their constitutional rights at the hands of law enforcement and government actors. The firm focuses on h... Read More →

Terry GilbertAttorney

Terry Gilbert

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Friedman & Gilbert

📍Cleveland, OH
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Civil Rights · Constitutional Law · False Arrest · Monell Claims · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Conviction · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Terry Gilbert is one of Ohio's most prominent and experienced civil rights and criminal defense attorneys, based in Cleveland, Ohio, where he has practiced for more than four decades. A partner at Friedman & Gilbert, Gil... Read More →

The Richardson FirmLaw Firm

The Richardson Firm

📍Fayetteville, NC
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

The Richardson Firm is a civil rights and personal injury law firm with a focused practice on representing individuals who have suffered harm at the hands of law enforcement and government entities. The firm has built it... Read More →

Zachary WarrenAttorney

Zachary Warren

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Highlands Law Firm

📍Denver, CO
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Civil Rights · False Arrest · Police Brutality · Police Misconduct · Wrongful Death · Wrongful Imprisonment

Zachary Warren is a civil rights attorney with a focus on representing individuals who have suffered violations at the hands of law enforcement and government entities. His practice is built on the principle that account... Read More →