Firm: The Kizzie Firm, APC
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
Experienced Los Angeles civil rights/police misconduct trial attorney and flim, tv, and music entertainment transactional & litigation attorney.. Antonio K. Kizzie, Esq. (“Kizzie”) is the founder of The Kizzie Firm, APC, and is an experienced state and federal litigation, trial and appellate attorney with hundreds of cases and over a dozen state and federal civil and criminal jury trials as first chair under his belt. As founder of The Kizzie Firm, APC, Kizzie proudly and fearlessly represents plaintiffs in personal injury, wrongful death, and civil rights/police misconduct/discrimination cases to obtain justice and compensation for their injustices. Kizzie also proudly represents creatives, artists, talent, writers, producers, influencers, and production companies in transactions and litigations in the music, film, fashion, and television industries.. In 2015 at the age of 28, the National Bar Association named Kizzie as one of the “Top 40 Lawyers Under 40.” In 2022 at the age of 35, Kizzie was selected to join the American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”), an invitation only national association of more than 7,300 experienced trial lawyers and judges and consists of 96 chapters spread across all 50 states and the District of Colombia with a mission to foster improvement in the ethical and technical standards of practice in the field of advocacy to the end that individual litigants may receive more effective representation and the general public be benefited by more efficient administration of justice consistent with the traditional principles of litigation.. In 2008, Mr. Kizzie received his Bachelors of Arts in Legal Communications from Howard University (“HU”) in Washington, D.C. At HU, he became the first Richard D. Parsons Time Warner Cable Scholar, received a full HU Academic Legacy Scholarship, was a Rhodes Scholar nominee, and is featured on the John H. Johnson School of Communications Hall of Fame. Mr. Kizzie was also a participant in the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Leadership Institute, Diversity Leadership Program, and the American Institute of Foreign Study in Granada, Spain, where he developed a conversational fluency in Spanish. While in undergrad, Mr. Kizzie interned at the United States Department of Justice, Office of Communications and the Executive Office of the D.C. Superior Courts.. Kizzie is licensed to practice law in California and Washington, D.C.; and has been admitted to all federal districts of California; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; the U.S. District Court for Colorado and Washington, D.C.; and the U.S. Supreme Court. He has argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, California Supreme Court, and was lead trial and appellate counsel in a matter that went before the United States Supreme Court.. In 2008, Kizzie received his B.A. in legal communication magna cum laude from Howard University. After graduating from University of California, Los Angeles School of Law with his J.D. in 2011 at the age of twenty-four (24), Kizzie served as a Volunteer Deputy City Attorney prosecuting DUIs for the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Metropolitan Branch.. During the beginning of his legal career, Kizzie primarily worked as a public entity defense attorney for the County of Los Angeles regarding civil rights claims, including excessive force and wrongful arrest, where he became a successful defense trial attorney with a near perfect record of victories on behalf of his clients. During this same time, Kizzie also took on personal injury and civil rights plaintiff cases involving excessive force and discrimination against other law enforcement agencies, at times even winning a plaintiff civil rights case via federal summary judgment/adjudication before trial, which was unheard of at that time. This combination of experiences provided Kizzie with the invaluable insight and rare skillset to be able to evaluate, strategize, and litigate a case from both a plaintiff’s and defendant’s perspective from pleading to trial and appeal. Accordingly, Kizzie brings over a decade of deep understanding of police training, policies, and tactics to the civil rights practice, which makes him a formidable ally and advocate for plaintiffs who are victims of police misconduct.. As a first-generation graduate student and attorney, Kizzie values youth mentorship and community service. Accordingly, Kizzie routinely speaks to high school students at Dorsey, Crenshaw, and other Los Angeles high schools regarding their duties, rights, and responsibilities “When You Turn 18.” Kizzie also enjoys coordinating and volunteering with free legal clinics through the County of Los Angeles to educate the community on their rights, provide expungements, provide referrals to non-profits and legal resources, and perform other pro-bono services. You may also find Kizzie volunteering to pack food at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, cooking breakfast for unhoused women at the Downtown Women’s Center, planting trees in urban areas with TreePeople, and providing legal services to creatives at California Lawyers for the Arts.
Contact: +1 (855) 723-3334
Firm: Hp Inc./Legal Dept
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Law Offices of Geoffrey G. Melkonian
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Bailey & Glasser LLP
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
Arthur Bryant is a nice Jewish boy who decided he wanted to become a public interest lawyer when he was 14 years old. So, he went to Swarthmore College, Harvard Law School, and that’s what he did. The National Law Journal has twice named him Arthur of the 100 Most Influential Attorneys in America. He has won major victories and made new law fighting for consumers’ rights’ workers’ rights, civil liberties, civil rights, clean air, clean water, food safety, corporate and government accountability, the poor and powerless, and access to justice for all. He is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in the World.. Arthur spent the past 35 years helping build and lead a national public interest law firm – Public Justice, – that works with lawyers nationwide to bring cases that will make a difference. He joined Public Justice as its sole Staff Attorney in 1984; became Executive Director in 1987; Chairman in 2014; and Chairman Emeritus in 2019, his 35th anniversary with the organization. When Arthur became Executive Director, the group had two staff (Arthur and the receptionist), a small office in Washington DC, fewer than 25 annual members, a $275,000 budget, and very few cases on its docket. It now has 43 staff (including 23 attorneys), offices on both coasts, over 2,700 members, a $7.5 million budget, and, over the past 30 years, has been involved in a broader range of cutting-edge, high-impact cases than any public interest organization in the country – including two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court last year, both of which it won.. That was the perfect capstone to Arthur’s decision that it was time to re-enter private practice. He is now opening a West Coast Office in Oakland for Bailey & Glasser, created by a close friend he met the first week in law school, and more dedicated than ever to fighting for justice.. Arthur has been honored by, among others, the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, Harvard Law School, Mass Torts Made Perfect, the Consumer Attorneys Associations of Los Angeles and San Diego, the Iowa Association for Justice, the New Jersey Association for Justice, the Pennsylvania Association for Justice, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, and the Western Trial Lawyers Association. The Oregon Trial Lawyers Association has named its public service award the Arthur H. Bryant Public Justice Award.
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Firm: Gutierrez Fierro & Erickson APC
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Practice Areas: Civil Rights
Contact: +1 (510) 822-6452
Firm: Litt, Estuar & Kitson, LLP
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Doherty, Wallace, Pillsbury, & Murphy
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Law Office of Benjamin Mainzer, APC
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
Over the years, Ben has won numerous million and multi-million dollar recoveries for his clients who trusted him to represent them following horrible and traumatic events.. In his practice, Ben has successfully represented individuals and families in cases against large corporations, against cities and counties, the State of California and against the United States. Ben has litigated in state and federal court and has argued before the California Supreme Court, Third District Court of Appeal and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He has earned a “superb” rating by the attorney rating service, AVVO–the highest rating possible—and has been recognized as a “Top 40 under 40” by the National Trial Lawyers.. Ben's cases have appeared in both local and national news, including featured stories in the Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee, Redding Record-Searchlight, and Eureka Times-Standard. He has also appeared on both Fox News and NBC News.. Before entering civil practice, Ben served as a deputy district attorney at the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office. While at the District Attorney’s Office, Ben prosecuted a wide variety of crimes including crimes of violence, crimes involving sexual abuse, crimes of theft and crimes related to animal abuse. He was also responsible for leading a complex multi-year criminal investigation that culminated in a special criminal grand jury indictment.. Ben graduated with general honors from the University of Chicago with a degree in Political Science and from the Vanderbilt University Law School.. Ben lives in Humboldt County with his wife, who is also a lawyer, and two children.
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Firm: Office of The County Counsel
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: California Department of Justice
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Law Office of Jerry L. Steering
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Bretoi Lutz & Stele
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Brody McBride Law
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
Brody McBride is an experienced civil rights attorney who fights for people who have been injured or killed by police. He handles the most serious civil rights cases, representing the families of people who have died in jail or police custody, as well as the victims of police shootings, beatings, and false arrests. His passion is obtaining justice for his clients and his goal is to fundamentally change policing in San Diego for the better.
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Firm: JML Law
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: California Civil Rights Law Group
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: King, Tilden, Mcettrick, & Brink PC
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: La Civil Rights Department
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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