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Kevin is a Partner at Medina Orthwein LLP. He brings extensive experience in civil rights litigation to Medina Orthwein, including individual and class employment claims and constitutional claims involving police and prison misconduct. Kevin has represented clients at all stages of litigation, including in multiple jury trails.. Prior to joining Medina Orthwein, Kevin was an associate at Sanford Heisler Sharp, a public interest law firm focused on employment discrimination. There, Kevin represented nationwide classes and collectives of women with claims of gender discrimination. Kevin also represented individuals with cutting-edge employment claims, including claims of transgender discrimination and discrimination on the basis of association with LGBTQ individuals. Kevin also deepened his expertise in constitutional civil rights litigation, including as co-lead trial counsel in a jury trial for claims of excessive police force in the federal court and as a member of a trial team bringing Eighth Amendment claims in federal court for deliberate indifference to an inmate’s serious medical needs.. Previously, Kevin was a commercial litigation associate at Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco, with cases including complex contracts disputes, government contracts bid protests, and trademark infringement claims. More importantly, Kevin maintained an extensive pro bono practice. He represented clients in multiple constitutional civil rights actions, focusing on excessive police force, unreasonable search and seizure, and religious discrimination claims. Kevin also represented San Francisco tenants facing eviction at all stages of their claims in multiple pro bono housing matters.. Kevin graduated from Yale Law School in 2012. While at Yale, Kevin participated extensively in clinical programs like the Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project, for which he served as Co-Chair and Co-Legal Team Director. Kevin also served as a class representative for the Yale Law School Student Representatives and as a Board Member for the Initiative for Public Interest Law at Yale. Immediately after law school, Kevin clerked for Judge Neil V. Wake in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.. Before attending law school, Kevin was a middle school science teacher, teaching 8th grade science in Phoenix, Arizona, with the Teach for America program. Kevin graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with Honors and Highest Distinction in 2007. He can be reached via email at

For more than a decade, Tom has been fighting for people in their discrimination, harassment and personal injury cases. The son of a former Federal judge, Tom began his career in law twenty years ago working as an investigator for one of the country’s best personal injury attorneys. In 2004, Tom began working for another of the country’s top plaintiffs’ attorneys working up cases, tracking down witnesses, and conducting investigations on clients’ employment discrimination and harassment cases.. After graduating from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in 2008, Thomas Ralston was fortunate again to work side-by-side with another of the country’s best on discrimination and harassment cases. During that time, he tried multiple cases in front juries in both state and federal court. He argued before the Appellate Courts, and last year was named a 2015 Super Lawyer and voted best lawyer in Kansas City by the readers of the Pitch newspaper. Earlier this year, Thomas started his own firm, Ralston Law.  His experience and commitment to clients is here to help you, a loved one, or family member.. Discrimination and harassment are personal offenses. They are actions designed to cause emotional, financial, and sometimes physical harm. Because of this, Ralston Law takes a personal approach to representing you and your case against any corporation, business, public entity or person who has discriminated against you for reasons of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or opportunity. If you're in a position where you're asking yourself if someone's actions in the workplace are appropriate or illegal, Thomas Ralston's knowledge and experience is here for you. We can help you answer those questions and guide you through any other necessary steps.

Jeremy Tor joined Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP as an associate in 2014 after working in the litigation department of a large international law firm in Manhattan, where he represented national and multinational companies in contract, product liability, insurance, and employment disputes. Prior to his time in New York, Jeremy served for two years as a law clerk to the Honorable Dan Aaron Polster (N.D. Ohio), drafting judicial opinions on a wide variety of issues, both civil and criminal.. Jeremy received his law degree in 2011 from the University of Virginia. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Eppa Hunton IV Memorial Book Award, which is given by the faculty to one graduating student “who has demonstrated unusual aptitude in litigation courses and shown a keen awareness and understanding of the lawyer’s ethical and professional responsibility.”. Before law school, Jeremy was a Teach For America corps member in Baltimore, where he taught Spanish to high school students at a public school in west Baltimore and earned a Master’s in teaching from Johns Hopkins University.. Jeremy went to college on a full-ride at the University of Arizona, obtaining a dual Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Spanish, graduating with Honors, summa cum laude, and receiving the Outstanding Senior Award as the top Political Science graduate. Jeremy was President and Captain of his college mock trial team, participating in numerous tournaments across the country and earning nearly a dozen Outstanding Attorney awards.

Legal Aid's mission is to secure justice and resolve fundamental problems for those who have low incomes and are vulnerable by providing high-quality legal services and working for systemic solutions.. We carry out our mission every day by providing legal services at no cost to clients with low incomes, helping ensure fairness for all in the justice system—regardless of how much money a person has.

As a journalist, Brian D. Bardwell was trained to “comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.”. Now an attorney, he brings the same sensibility to the practice of law, where he focuses on First Amendment rights, whistleblower protection, and access to government records. Clients benefit from a unique set of skills and training that Brian uses to uncover the truth, defend his clients’ rights, and make life miserable for those who abuse their power.. Before he was a lawyer, Bardwell was an award-winning reporter and editor, covering criminal-justice and education issues for newspapers around Northeast Ohio and writing about tax law for State Tax Notes. The National Press Club, the Washington D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Associated Press Society of Ohio recognized his outstanding writing and investigative skills, which have uncovered a college dropout with a fake degree trying to take over a local school district, sex offenders taking jobs as elementary-school teachers, and even a plot by the Mexican government to hijack the script of the latest James Bond film.. Apart from his journalistic work, Bardwell also spent several years running a small nonprofit focused on promoting the public’s right to access government records. Well before he was an attorney, he was successfully suing local governments that refused to disclose who they were holding in their jails, how they had disciplined public officials, and what property they had seized from their citizens. Based on that work, he was invited to lecture on public-records law by the Ohio State Bar Association, the Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys, the Cleveland Employment Inn of Court, and the biennial conference of the ACLU of Ohio, which called him “one of Ohio’s greatest champions of transparency.”. Brian graduated cum laude from the Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where his aggressive trial-advocacy skills earned him an invitation to the Order of the Barristers. He earned a bachelor’s degree with high distinction from the University of Virginia. His academic research has been published in the University of Virginia’s Oculus and in the Case Western Reserve Law Review.

Shawn A. Heller is an experienced civil rights and criminal defense attorney, who has been working for social justice reform for more than fifteen years.  Prior to forming SJLC, Shawn was an attorney at the Florida Justice Institute (FJI), a non-profit organization, founded in the late 1970s in order to address civil rights issues throughout the State of Florida.  Shawn and Josh were colleagues at FJI, and together they worked on many cases addressing a variety of civil rights issues throughout the State.  These cases were in the areas of prisoners’ rights, discrimination, police misconduct and First and Fourth Amendments.. Shawn holds a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as a student attorney for the Criminal Justice Clinic, and graduated with a B.A. from George Washington University in Washington, D.C.  After graduation, Shawn was a litigation associate at Bilzin Sumberg in Miami, where he worked in Bilzin’s Complex Commercial Litigation Group.  While attending law school, Shawn served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Jose E. Martinez, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida, and prior to law school, he served as Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), a student-based grassroots not-for-profit organization.  Prior to attending college, Shawn was an intern in the office of Senator Bob Graham. He subsequently served in the White House as an intern for the Deputy Assistant to the President/Deputy Director for Political Affairs.

The Parrish Law Firm was established by principal attorney James R. Parrish, who is a graduate of the University of Virginia, which is consistently ranked among the "Top Ten" law schools in the United States. He is also a former partner in one of the oldest trial law firms in Northern Virginia, whose members included one of the original judges of the Virginia Court of Appeals and three members of the American College of Trial Lawyers, which is widely recognized as the most select group of trial lawyers in the nation. Mr. Parrish is admitted to and regularly appears in the State and Federal Courts of Virginia. He also handles appellate matters before the Virginia Supreme Court and the Federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Furthermore, Mr. Parrish has the honor of having been credited with filing a successful amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court. Corporations, businesses and law enforcement agencies frequently call upon Mr. Parrish for advice and to conduct seminars for their employees on various legal issues such as risk management.Mr. Parrish is a resident of Gainesville, VA where he happily resides with his wife and 2 children.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Andrew Bellwoar has been practicing law for over thirty years; he served as an Assistant District Attorney before becoming a partner at a firm, where he represented many clients across Pennsylvania. Andrew has represented individuals, businesses, and public entities; aside from representing numerous of clients, he also provides instuction for other attorneys and public officials. His areas of practice vary from will/trusts/estate administration, business contracts, municipal law, and real estate/land development/zoning. Andrew has won numerous Top Lawyer Awards from Main Line Today Magazine, with his most recent award being in 2019.

Former prosecuting attorney Doug Norwood has devoted his legal career to defending people of Northwest Arkansas against felonies, DWI's, drug charges, violent charges and all other criminal or traffic charges. He chose not to do bankruptcies, divorces, personal injury cases, etc. Over the last quarter of a century, he has hand-picked a team of top litigation attorneys who he leads.  Mr. Norwood and his team have defended more than 30,000 criminal cases, including more than 9,000 DWI cases.. For over 5 years, Mr. Norwood has been nominated and voted by his peers as a "Superlawyer" for the Mid-South Region.  In addition, on two occasions, he has been named by the Arkansas Times, as one of the "Best Criminal Law/DWI Lawyers in Arkansas."  Mr. Norwood has also received the coveted Martindale-Hubbell AV-Rating, which sets him apart as one of the Preeminent Lawyers in his field of criminal defense and DWI law.  He also was one of the founding members in establishing the Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and has served as the President of that association.

My first trial after graduating law school was a homicide case and we achieved a not guilty verdict. Since then, our firm has achieved innumerable dismissials and acquittals. We have won cases that seem unwinable. We have won cases when clients have confessed to crimes. In one very remarkable case, one of our clients confessed to a crime and pleaded guilty with another lawyer. After coming to us for a second opinion we were able to withdraw his guilty plea, go to trial, and convince a jury of his innocence despite the fact that he confessed his guilt to the police.. We have won every type of case you could imagine. Many of our wins occur even before charges are issued - countless times we are hired immediately after a client is arrested and we are often able to convince prosecutors to drop or reduce the case before charges are ever issued. When we can't beat the case, we are usually able to negotiate a favorable settlement. Myself, and my team, work tirelessly to protect your rights. We take what we do seriously, because lives and freedom are at stake. When you read our reviews you are reading real life stories of people who have had their lives changed for the better, because of their contact with our firm.. I have spent my life working for the underdog and the less fortunate. I come from humble blue-collar roots. I spent ten years driving garbage truck, putting myself through college and law school. During law school, I moved to East Africa and spent a summer representing war crime victims in Eritrea. After law school I have spent every minute of my professional career representing my clients with dilgence and care. If you choose to hire me as your lawyer, you will receive my unwavering committment to handle your case with extraordinary effort.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

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Hearings Examiner. Washington State, Department of Licenseing (2023). Trial attorney admitted to practice in Washington and Texas as well as the following federal courts: United States District Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Washington.. Admitted to Practice:U.S.D.C. EDW (2008)U.S.D.C. WDW (2006)State of Texas (2005)State of Washington (2002)

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.