Danbury, Connecticut family law lawyers represented the parties in a child custody dispute.


The plaintiff and the defendant, who never were married, became parents to a son in December, 2015. After living together for several years, the plaintiff filed the present action seeking joint legal custody of the parties' child on January 19, 2022.[1] He requested that the primary residence

Oakland, California criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of unlawful sodomy and one count of first degree murder for the killing of Terena Fermenick.

Terena Fermenick was sexually assaulted and killed on January 18, 1996. Her husband, Donald, had just been named a minister for the Church of Christ in Alameda.2 The couple were planning to move from Dona

Great Bend, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with capital murder.

A jury convicted Kimberly S. Younger of one count of capital murder, one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, one count of solicitation to commit first-degree murder, and one count of theft. Although she did not personally kill anyone, her coconspirators all testified that she w

Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.

Fourteen years ago, a teenage Tony Thacker was adjudicated delinquent for engaging in conduct that, had he been an adult, would have constituted a nonviolent drug felony. From that day forward, Ohio law imposed a legal "disability" upon Thacker, making it a third-degree felony f

Crown Point, Indiana pro se litigant sued the Defendant on a negligence theory.

Robert Holland sued the Defendant claiming to have been injured and/or damaged in a slip and fall accident.

CIVIL PROCEDURE. MOTION TO SET ASIDE JUDGMENT. The case addresses whether a trial court erred in denying a motion to set aside a prior dismissal of a lawsuit in the absence of new evidence, conc

Albany, New York civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who state officials and
prison officers under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violations of his constitutional rights to freedom of speech, due process, and the equal protection of the laws.

Seattle, Washington civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued disparate treatment theory.

Plaintiff-Appellant Dawn Lui, a longtime employee of the United States Postal Service (“USPS”), brought suit
under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act alleging disparate treatment, a hostile work environment, and unlawful
retaliation.

Tacoma, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant claiming excessive use of force.

Officers Myers and Beecroft responded to a 911 call from Smith’s girlfriend that Smith was threatening to kill
both himself and her with a knife. After demanding entry into the apartment, Officer Beecroft kicked in the door,
revealing Smith standing in the ha

Phoenix, Arizona civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who wamted to buy wine online.

Plaintiff-Appellants Reed Day and Albert Jacobs are Arizona residents who desire to ship wine directly to
themselves from retailers who do not maintain in-state premises in Arizona. Arizona’s statutory scheme, however,
prevents such shipments. As a result, Plaintiffs brought a civil r

Kansas City, Missouri civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued racial discrimination.

Plaintiffs Tiffaney Whitt, on behalf of her minor children, and Jeremiah Parker, Whitt’s adult son, filed this action against Kearney School District (Kearney) and Durham School Services, L.P., (Durham) stemming from racial harassment that
Parker and his siblings experienced on a scho

Greeley, Colorado family law lawyer represented the mother of R.M.A. in a dependency proceeding.

In this dependency and neglect proceeding, K.M. (mother) appeals the juvenile court’s judgment adjudicating her child
dependent and neglected following a jury trial.

The Weld County Department of Human Services filed a petition in dependency and neglect regarding the newbor

Denver, Colorado personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the defendants on civil rights violation theories under § 1983 for malicious prosecution.

The claims stemmed from his allegation that Claire McHale falsely accused him of sexual assault, causing Detective Kristin Ames to initiate an unsuccessful prosecution against him.

The amended complaint alleged the

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma criminal defense lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

Mars was convicted in Oklahoma state court in 2015. In 2020 she filed an
application for postconviction relief in state court, arguing that the State of Oklahoma
lacked subject-matter jurisdiction over her case under McGirt v. Oklahoma, 591 U.S. 894
(2020), becaus

Bridgeport, Connecticut, civil litigation lawyers represented the owners of adjacent property in a dispute.

This dispute involves parties who own three adjacent parcels located on Evergreen Avenue in Westport. Marian owns a 2.5 acre parcel (Byrne property), the majority of which is located

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behind the two other lots that are on Evergreen Avenue. Marian now resides with

Thief River Falls, Minnesota criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.

Nicholas Norton Engel argued that his conviction should be reversed because (1) evidence of his flight should have been suppressed because the police officer lacked reasonable, articulable suspicion to stop his vehicle; (2) the evidence was insuffi

Wichita, Kansas criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated robbery, kidnapping, and aggravated battery.

Legal issue Can an untimely appeal be excused based on exceptions for insufficient advisement of appellate rights or ineffective counsel?
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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. APPELLATE JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS. The case addresses whet

Raleigh, North Carolina wrongful death personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory.

Chad Price died of fentanyl poisoning after he was detained overnight at Granville County Detention Center. The administrator of Price’s estate sued the county and various other defendants, asserting violations of federal and state law. The district court granted u

Albquerque, New Mexico criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery in Indiana country.

Christopher Kee was convicted and sentenced for assaulting and battering his girlfriend in April of 2020 in Shiprock New Mexico.

Kee claimed that his due process rights were violated under Doyle v. Ohio, 426 U.S. 610 (1976), which provides:

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Denver, Colorado civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that he was wrongfully arrested on a warrantless arrest for witness retaliation and seizure of his cell phone pursuant to a warrant.

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Over the course of more than ten years, disputes between Mr. Wieber and his
neighbors generated so many calls to the City of Golden Police Department that in
Oc

Farmington, Utah, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with thirteen counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.

In October 2018, an agent (Agent) working for the Internet Crimes Against Children task force (ICAC) was alerted that a particular IP address had connected to an online peer-to-peer file-sharing network and that someone at the IP address had offered to distr

Las Cruces, New Mexico, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a personal injury wrongful death civil rights violation theory.


This case arose from the fatal shooting of Diego Eguino-Alcala during a standoff with a deputy sheriff from Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The Personal Representative of Eguino-Alcala’s estate (the “Estate”) appeals the district cour

Las Cruces, New Mexico, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a personal injury wrongful death civil rights violation theory.

This case arises from the fatal shooting of Amelia Baca, a 75-year-old, mentally diminished woman in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Estate filed a complaint alleging that the police officer who shot her acted with excessive force in violation of th

Denver, Colorado, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.

Prisoners can generally file two kinds of actions related to their imprisonment: a habeas action and a civil rights action. The two actions bear different functions. Habeas actions are designed to challenge a conviction or sentence; civil rights actions are designed to obtain Rodri

Columbus, Kansas, civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a dispute between homeowners Aaron and Nichole Conard and Norman Houston. The Conards hired Houston to drill two water wells. After he was unable to complete the work, the Conards prevailed in a lawsuit they filed against Houston asserting claims for quiet title, breach of contract, negligence, and fraudulent misrepresentation.

Kansas City, Kansas personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a dental malpractice claim.

This is an action for dental malpractice. In a previous suit, Curtis Rodina sued Timothy T. Taylor, D.D.S., P.A.-the dental practice-and Sonya Cummings-an owner of the practice. He was awarded a default judgment for economic and noneconomic damages in the total amount of $285,000. Rodina th