Both federal and state civil rights claims are subject to quick and stringent deadlines. You are encouraged to seek immediate legal advice for your specific matter in order to avoid missing these deadlines. If you miss these deadlines you will miss your opportunity to bring a case or seek any recovery.
As a well-recognized civil rights law firm, JGL is proud to represent individuals whose constitutional rights have been violated. We are battle-tested litigators and trial advocates who spent decades fighting for justice by standing up to powerful government entities.
JGL’s Maryland and Washington DC civil rights lawyers continuously expand their trial and appellate experience in the pursuit of justice for our clients. JGL civil rights trial attorneys are responsible for the two largest civil rights jury verdicts in Prince George’s County history We are innovative legal strategists that have established important legal principles for protecting citizens from civil rights violations. Additionally, our litigators garner national media attention regarding the inadequate training of law enforcement officers involving use of force and animal control.
Individuals who suffer violations of their civil liberties at the hands of powerful government actors need formidable advocates on their side. We are just that – experienced and proven legal warriors who go the distance to get the right outcome. Our experience includes representing victims in claims involving:
Excessive force occurs when law enforcement officers use more force than necessary under the circumstances. These incidents may involve unlawful physical force during arrests, traffic stops, detentions, or other encounters with police. Such conduct can violate constitutional protections and cause serious physical and emotional harm.
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False arrest occurs when someone is detained or arrested without lawful authority or probable cause. These claims may involve unlawful detentions by police officers, private security personnel, businesses, or private individuals. An unlawful arrest or detention can violate an individual’s constitutional and civil rights.
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Illegal interrogation occurs when law enforcement violates a person’s constitutional rights during questioning. This may include questioning someone in custody without providing required Miranda warnings or disregarding their right to remain silent or consult an attorney. Unlawful interrogation can affect whether statements or other evidence may be used in criminal proceedings.
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The Fourth Amendment protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures by government officials. An illegal search may involve entering a home, searching a vehicle or personal belongings, accessing electronic devices, or seizing property without proper legal authority. These claims often involve questions about search warrants, probable cause, consent, and an individual’s reasonable expectation of privacy.
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Police brutality involves the excessive, unnecessary, or abusive use of authority by law enforcement. It may include physical assaults, racial abuse, intimidation, unlawful force during protests, and other forms of misconduct. These incidents can violate constitutional rights and result in serious injuries, lasting trauma, or wrongful death.
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Individuals do not lose their constitutional rights when they enter a correctional facility. Prisoners’ rights include protection from cruel and unusual punishment, access to adequate medical care, humane living conditions, and protection from abuse and violence. Violations may involve correctional staff misconduct, inadequate medical treatment, unsafe conditions, or the failure to protect individuals from harm while incarcerated.
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A wrongful conviction occurs when someone is convicted of a crime they did not commit or when serious legal errors undermine the fairness of a conviction. These cases may involve mistaken eyewitness identifications, false confessions, unreliable forensic evidence, ineffective legal representation, or police and prosecutorial misconduct. Individuals who have been wrongfully convicted may have options to challenge their convictions and pursue compensation for the harm they suffered.
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Work with an Experienced Maryland Civil Rights Attorney
What matters to you, matters to us. For over five decades, JGL attorneys have fought to improve the future of families, the arc of careers, the success of business, and your most basic human rights. The attorneys of JGL take your business, family, and personal issues as personally as you do. We relentlessly pursue the outcomes you desire. If you need guidance from a Maryland civil rights attorney, contact JGL.
