Firm: Law Offices of Dean R. Broyles, APC
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Miner, Barnhill & Galland, P.C.
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
Deanna Pihos, a partner at Miner, Barnhill & Galland who specializes in litigation, joined the firm in 2008 after two judicial clerkships, one in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and one in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She divides her time between the Chicago office and Los Angeles, California, and represents clients nationwide.. Deanna pursued a career in law, and specifically joined MBG in order to use her skills as an attorney to promote social justice. This remains her passion today and her practice largely focuses on representing individuals and groups whose rights have been violated, protecting consumers from fraud, and working to eliminate discrimination in the workplace.. Deanna has extensive experience in complex litigation and her areas of focus include: representing state governments in complex litigation; representing plaintiffs in civil rights, environmental, consumer protection, qui tam, and class action matters; and representing employees in discrimination, wage and hour, and other employment matters. She also advises employers and non-profits on legal issues pertaining to their employees. Deanna litigates in both state and federal court and her dedication to her clients and providing them the highest quality representation has translated to millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts.
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Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Burke, Williams & Sorensen LLP
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Gastélum Law, APC
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Longyear & Lavra, LLP
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
Contact: +1 (916) 974-9673
Firm: The Law Offices of John L. Burris
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
DeWitt M. Lacy is an attorney with the office who leads all litigation matters in Los Angeles and Southern California. He has been practicing law for seven years and is licensed to practice in California. Mr. Lacy is admitted to practice in the Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California, and joined the Law Office of John L. Burris in 2011. Mr. Lacy handles all aspects of litigation and has significant experience in the areas of Section 1983 Civil Rights litigation, wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, and personal injury.. Mr. Lacy has successfully prosecuted wrongful death actions and civil rights violations against San Francisco, Vallejo, Santa Clara, Waste Management, and Hayward. Currently, Mr. Lacy is working to assure several families receive justice for the wrongful death of their family members at the hands of the Richmond Police Department, Rialto Police Department, San Diego Police Department, and the San Francisco Police Department.. Before joining this office Mr. Lacy enjoyed a private practice in San Francisco California, fighting against the discrimination of an openly gay police officer in Newark, California. In addition, representing the San Francisco Firefighters Union in a dispute regarding privacy rights of employees; and various criminal defense actions.. Mr. Lacy received his undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University and graduated from Golden Gate University School of Law in 2005. While at GGU, Mr. Lacy was selected to be on the Varsity Mock Trial Team and had the honor of participating in one of the most prestigious advocacy programs in the country. Before his legal practice Mr. Lacy was very active in local and federal political scene, and secured the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee’s endorsement for his local supervisorial campaign in 2010. Mr. Lacy is an avid Laker fan, and during his time away from his practice he enjoys playing /watching basketball and spending time with his family in their home in Los Angeles.
Contact: +1 (844) 629-6095
Firm: Ferguson Praet & Sherman
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Law Office of Diane K. Vaillancourt
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Gp Law Group
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Targan & Pender, PC
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Helen Marsh Law
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Ofc County Counsel
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Stris & Maher LLP
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Law Offices of Edith K. Chan
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Firm: Family Legal
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
Edward M. Lyman is a litigation, trial, and appellate attorney in Los Angeles, California. His legal practice focuses on protecting individual rights against governmental and business entities that engage in discrimination, deprivation of fundamental civil and human rights, and corruption.
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Firm: Greines Martin Stein & Richland
Practice Areas: Civil Rights
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Practice Areas: Civil Rights
Attorney Elise Cossart-Daly fights discrimination and advocates for civil rights in housing, education, and employment. She supports non-profit organizations that champion environmental causes and underserved communities. She also promotes environmental preservation, protection of neighborhoods and communities, and responsible land use in both administrative proceedings and litigation.. Ms. Cossart-Daly advocated for environmental protection and housing rights as an attorney with public interest firm Venskus and Associates, A.P.C. She helped self-represented litigants with housing and general civil litigation matters at the Legal Aid Foundation of Santa Barbara County and represented individuals with disabilities in civil rights cases at Metz and Harrison, LLP.. Ms. Cossart-Daly graduated from Loyola Law School with honors in Loyola’s Public Interest Concentration. As a law student, she helped enforce anti-discrimination laws with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, assisted in excessive force cases against the Los Angeles Police Department, and served indigent clients with housing and employment matters at California Rural Legal Assistance. She also externed with the Honorable Harry Pregerson at the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.. At Loyola Law School, she was Co-President of Loyola’s Environmental Law Society. In addition, she led the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (“IACHR”) Project as Chief Editor for Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review. Under her leadership, the IACHR Project launched the first-ever database and journal covering decisions rendered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. She has published several articles on human rights abuses against women, indigenous communities, and people of color.. Ms. Cossart-Daly graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She has lived with type 1 diabetes for over thirty years.
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