Civil Rights & Constitutional Law
Klein Solomon’s civil rights litigators have significant experience litigating civil rights claims before state and federal courts. Our civil rights team has successfully defended claims arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on pretrial motions, at trial, and through appeal. Having defended individual defendants and local governments, our team is equipped to break down complex civil rights issues into their component parts to provide quality representation to any government or governmental employee in any circumstance. Our team has navigated complex factual issues in this highly-specialized area of practice, as well, and can provide thoughtful and experienced-based insight into the strategic issues that civil rights defendants should consider as they push through the various stages of litigation and toward trial.
We counsel clients regarding, and handle lawsuits and internal investigations involving, the following constitutional-related issues, among others:
- False arrest/Search and seizure/Excessive force
- Medical needs and other conditions of confinement
- Equal protection
- Due process
Selected Results
- Obtaining pretrial dismissal of myriad claims filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, as to a litany of constitutional provisions, including false arrest, malicious prosecution, excessive force, unlawful seizure, First Amendment free speech, First Amendment retaliation, cruel and unusual punishment, serious medical needs claims, procedural and substantive due process, takings, de jure segregation, and equal protection.
- Successfully defending myriad Section 1983 cases at trial on behalf of individuals and organizations, both in bench trials and before juries.
- Successfully defending class-action lawsuits through trial.
- Successfully briefing and arguing myriad cases before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, including numerous district court reversals of civil rights claims.
- Successfully opposing petitions for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Negotiating settlements on behalf of organizations and individuals, both before and after summary judgment stage.