Best Lawyers in America for Civil Rights Law
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Carlos Mahoney is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Civil Rights Law, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Labor and Employment and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Carlos, who practices law in Durham, North Carolina, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Carlos is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Tom is a trial attorney and an adviser to Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC’s business, and insurance clients. Tom obtained a bachelor’s degree in management engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Following graduation from West Point, he was commissioned as an Officer in the United States Army and served for five years as a Field Artillery Officer, including a one-year tour of duty in the demilitarized zone in Korea. Tom left active duty at the rank of Captain. Dur...
David S. Golub is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Civil Rights Law and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. David S., who practices law in Stamford, Connecticut, has been recognized since 1983. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Ben Salango is a founding member of Salango Law, PLLC. He has over twenty three years of experience in personal injury litigation and has tried more than 50 civil jury trials in West Virginia. Mr. Salango has argued numerous cases in the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He has proudly recovered tens of millions of dollars for victims of medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death. His cases have been featured na...
Antonio Ponvert III focuses on civil rights, constitutional law, prisoner rights, police misconduct, product liability, wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury, and other complex individual and class action cases in Federal and State courts in Connecticut and across the nation. He has represented plaintiffs in hundreds of high profile lawsuits, and has argued more than 40 appeals in State Appellate and Federal Circuit Courts.Since joining Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder in 1999, he has achi...
Akeel has been recognized as a Top 100 Trial Lawyer by the American Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA), a Lawyer of the Year by the Michigan Lawyers Weekly, nominated in top 5% of attorneys in the State of Michigan by Law & Politics Super lawyer Magazine for 13 consecutive years, in addition to being nationally recognized by US News & World News Report as a Tier One - Civil Rights lawyer. Akeel has been involved in several high profile employment discrimination cases, where he has manag...
A recognized leading litigator and chair of the Litigation Group, Pat has successfully tried and defended cases ranging from commercial litigation, product liability and toxic tort, employment discrimination and redistricting litigation, bribery, wire fraud, honest services and conspiracy. Pat's healthcare practice includes representing healthcare providers before state and federal regulatory agencies as well as in civil and criminal investigations. Dedicated to the law and service to society...
Patrick H. Flanagan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Civil Rights Law, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Insurance, Litigation - Labor and Employment and Litigation - Municipal. Patrick H., who practices law in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patrick H. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice...
Lynne Bernabei is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Civil Rights Law, Employment Law - Individuals and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Lynne, who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2006. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lynne is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Matthew R. Kachergus has devoted his career to representing a wide array of clients ranging from the criminally accused, those whose constitutional rights have been violated, to numerous others needing counsel for civil litigation. As a result of Mr. Kachergus’ tireless efforts in advocating for the interest of his clients, he is listed in Best Lawyers in America, in the fields of white collar and non-white collar criminal defense law , as well as Super Lawyers. Mr. Kachergus is a membe...
Lance D. Northcutt is a trial lawyer and partner at Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C. who focuses his practice on cases concerning catastrophic personal injury , wrongful death , civil rights, and mass torts . Mr. Northcutt is a tenacious courtroom advocate who revels in fighting for his clients and their families. In his first trial with the firm, Mr. Northcutt was part of a legal team that won a $363 million jury verdict for a woman who developed breast cancer from breathing toxic emiss...
When the Indiana steel mill department shutdown in 1984 where I had worked for nearly 8 years as a steelworker, including a stint as union representative, my family and I moved to Milwaukee. I started law school and after graduating in 1987, I served as a law clerk to the Hon. John L. Coffey, circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. My time as a lawyer has now spanned 30 years, and my practice is primarily dedicated to representing and fighting for justice for inju...
Harry J. F. Korrell is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Civil Rights Law, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Harry J. F., who practices law in Seattle, Washington, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Harry J. F. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Steven D. Silverman is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Civil Rights Law, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. Steven D., who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Steven D. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice ...
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