You don’t have to fight powerful institutions alone. Our team of passionate civil rights lawyers has a long history of successfully fighting for victims of government and corporate misconduct. We handle civil rights cases, no matter how simple or complex, with the dedication, compassion, attention to detail, and tenacity that they demand.
Key Takeaways
- Civil rights claims often arise from government or institutional misconduct, including police brutality, false arrest, wrongful convictions, jail and prison abuse, custodial deaths, disability abuse in group homes, sexual abuse, and traumatic brain injuries caused by excessive force or neglect.
- Liakas Law represents individuals and families harmed by constitutional violations and government wrongdoing, handling cases involving excessive force, fabricated evidence, prison suicides, deliberate indifference to medical care, discrimination, and other abuses of authority.
- Many civil rights cases focus not only on individual misconduct but also on institutional accountability, including failures by police departments, correctional facilities, residential care providers, and other organizations to prevent abuse, protect vulnerable individuals, or uphold constitutional protections.
POLICE MISCONDUCT
We stand up for New Yorkers injured and abused by police officers.
Few experiences are as distressing as being brutalized by law enforcement, unlawfully detained, or facing criminal charges built on lies. When police ignore the fundamental rights that they are sworn to uphold, they should and must be held accountable for the damage caused by their misconduct. At Liakas Law, we fight relentlessly for our clients against the culture of impunity that allows officers to abuse their authority without consequence.
Our police misconduct lawyers and civil rights laws lawyers will advocate for you whether you were harmed during an encounter on the street, at a precinct, or while in custody. We handle the full spectrum of police misconduct cases: excessive force, police brutality, false arrest, malicious prosecution, fabricated evidence, unlawful searches and seizures, due process violations, First Amendment retaliation, dangerous car chases, police involved shootings, discrimination, defamation, and other constitutional violations.
Liakas Law will work tirelessly on your behalf to hold abusive and corrupt police officers—and the officials who protect them—to account. If you have been beaten or mistreated by police officers, please contact our firm for a free and confidential consultation to discuss your situation. We work on a contingency basis, which means you will never owe us anything unless we win your case.
WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
We help wrongfully convicted people prove their innocence and rebuild their lives.
Nothing is more devastating than losing years of your life to a prison sentence for a crime you never committed. But if you have been wrongfully convicted, the path to justice and compensation is long, complicated, and full of pitfalls. At Liakas Law, we bring the full weight of our experience to bear in every case and appreciate the profound toll that years of wrongful imprisonment take. We advocate for the wrongfully convicted by conducting in-depth investigations, seeking to overturn convictions, and filing civil lawsuits to secure the financial recovery you need to begin moving forward.
Our wrongful conviction lawyers and civil rights lawyers focus on cases where the imprisoned person is the victim of misconduct on the part of police or prosecutors, such as coerced confessions, fabricated or mishandled evidence, Brady violations, coverups, and other prosecutorial misconduct. Our attorneys appreciate the stakes of a wrongful conviction case—your freedom, your reputation, your relationship with your loved ones, and your ability to move forward and begin rebuilding—and never forget what’s on the line.
Liakas Law knows nothing will ever make up for the time you lost. But we will do everything in our power to get you some semblance of the justice you deserve. If you—or someone you love—has been wrongfully convicted, please contact our firm.
JAIL AND PRISON ABUSE
We represent incarcerated individuals in New York seeking to vindicate their rights.
Being sent to jail or prison should not and cannot mean that someone forfeits their basic constitutional protections. But incarcerated individuals are routinely subjected to violence and mistreatment by the very officials responsible for their protection. At Liakas Law, we remember that prisoners are people. We stand up for people who have suffered physical and sexual assaults in jails and prisons—either at the hands of correction officers or other incarcerated individuals—and we fight as long and hard as necessary to obtain justice.
Our prison abuse lawyers and civil rights lawyers are prepared to fight for you whether the abuse occurred at Rikers, a DOCCS facility, or any other jail or prison. We handle a broad range of prisoner rights and civil rights matters, including excessive force claims; prison suicides; failure to protect claims; and claims founded on unconstitutional conditions of confinement, deliberate indifference to medical care, and other forms of cruel and unusual punishment and due process violations.
Liakas Law is dedicated to aggressively advocating for the rights of incarcerated individuals and holding correction officers accountable. If you—or someone you love—has been abused in jail or prison, please contact us.
WRONGFUL DEATH AND SUICIDES
We seek justice for families who have lost loved ones to police violence, custodial neglect, and other government misconduct.
Losing a loved one is always devastating—but losing someone because a police officer, correction officer, or other government actor killed them or failed to keep them safe is an injustice that demands accountability. Whether your family member was shot by police during an encounter on the street, beaten to death in custody, or died by suicide or medical neglect while incarcerated, you deserve answers and a legal team that will stop at nothing to get them. At Liakas Law, we represent the families of people killed by government misconduct with the compassion, dedication, and tenacity that these deeply painful cases require.
Our wrongful death lawyers and civil rights lawyers handle cases arising from fatal police shootings, in-custody deaths, jail and prison suicides, and deaths caused by deliberate indifference to serious medical or mental health needs. Custodial suicide cases in particular demand experienced counsel, because jails and prisons have a constitutional obligation to identify and protect individuals at risk of self-harm—and when they fail to do so, they must be held responsible. We conduct thorough investigations, work with medical and corrections experts, and build cases that expose the policies, failures, and cover-ups that led to your loved one’s death.
Liakas Law knows that no lawsuit can undo what has been taken from your family. But we will do everything in our power to hold the people and institutions responsible to account and to secure the compensation your family needs to move forward. If you have lost a loved one to police violence, a death in custody, or a preventable suicide, please reach out for help.
GROUP HOME ABUSE AND NEGLECT
We protect the rights of group home residents across New York.
When you place a loved one in the care of a residential facility for individuals with disabilities, you expect them to be treated with dignity and compassion—not battered or abused by the very staff entrusted with their safety and well-being. But staff cruelty often flies under the radar because disabled residents cannot speak up for themselves or fear doing so—even to their families. At Liakas Law, we stand up and speak for people with disabilities who have been harmed or mistreated in group homes, including Individualized Residential Alternatives (IRAs) and Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs). We do everything in our power to make the abuse stop and seek compensation for past abuse.
Our disability discrimination lawyers and civil rights lawyers know that many people with physical and intellectual disabilities are unable to live on their own or require support and resources beyond what their families can provide. Group homes are an essential resource, and many operate with genuine care for their residents. But some outliers fail to meet even the most basic standards of safety and decency for their residents. Our lawyers have experience dealing with these outlier facilities and handling cases of physical violence, sexual assault, psychological cruelty, aversive conditioning, medical neglect, and other abuse.
Liakas Law offers compassionate and experienced advocacy for victims who have suffered neglect, physical and sexual abuse, and disability discrimination in group homes and other residential care facilities. If you know or suspect someone you love has been mistreated at a group home—perhaps because you have received a “Letter of Determination” from the New York Justice Center—please call us for help.
SEXUAL ABUSE
We fight tirelessly for survivors of sexual violence, harassment, and discrimination.
Experiencing sexual abuse can leave deep and lasting wounds that affect every aspect of your life, and the path forward can feel overwhelming and isolating. You do not have to face it on your own. Liakas Law is here to help you evaluate your options and guide every stage of the process with empathy and compassion. We know the courage it takes to come forward, and we pursue justice for survivors with passion and unwavering dedication.
Whether your case involves a sexual assault, sexual harassment, a betrayal by someone in a position of trust, or any other form of sexual violence, our civil rights lawyers will advocate fiercely on your behalf. We know that sexual abuse and harassment can happen anywhere—at work, school, church, hospitals, nightclubs, and even at home—and appreciate how important privacy can be for survivors seeking to protect their safety, mental health, careers, and reputations. Many of our clients are able to preserve their anonymity by filing a lawsuit under a pseudonym, and—when our clients want to—we resolve claims without going to trial or even filing a lawsuit.
Liakas Law is committed to holding perpetrators accountable for the extreme physical and emotional injuries they inflict. If you are ready to come forward, please reach out for a free consultation.
BRAIN INJURIES
We represent survivors of traumatic brain injuries and connect them with the help they need.
Few injuries are as life-altering as a traumatic brain injury. A single blow to the head by a police officer, correction officer, or other government actor can result in lasting cognitive impairment, personality changes, chronic pain, and the inability to work or live independently. At Liakas Law, we understand the devastating and often invisible consequences of brain injuries, and we pursue maximum compensation for the profound harm our clients have endured.
Our brain injury and civil rights lawyers have experience handling cases in which government actors have inflicted traumatic brain injuries through excessive force, beatings in custody, dangerous restraint techniques, and deliberate indifference to medical care. Because brain injuries are not always immediately apparent—and because their full effects may take weeks or months to manifest—we work closely with neurologists, neuropsychologists, medical experts, and nurses to uncover the true scope of the injury and ensure you get the help that you or your loved one needs.
Contact Liakas Law for Help
Liakas Law is committed to holding accountable the individuals and institutions responsible for the brain injuries our clients have suffered. If you—or someone you love—has sustained a brain injury as a result of police misconduct, jail or prison abuse, or other government wrongdoing, please contact our firm for a free and confidential consultation to discuss your situation. We work on a contingency basis, which means you will never owe us anything unless we win your case.
