Civil Liberties Litigation
When powerful institutions deny you fair process, fundamental rights hang in the balance. You deserve an advocate who fights to hold them accountable and restore constitutional protections.
What’s at Stake
When schools, professional boards, government agencies, or other institutions discard fundamental fairness and strip away your rights without a meaningful opportunity to be heard, the consequences can be devastating. A wrongful expulsion can derail a student’s educational trajectory. An unfair disciplinary proceeding can end a career. Denial of basic procedural protections can leave you powerless against institutional machinery designed to reach a predetermined outcome.
These aren’t abstract constitutional principles—they’re protections that stand between individuals and institutional overreach. When those protections fail, lives are upended. Restoring your rights demands sophisticated constitutional advocacy and an advocate who understands what’s truly at stake: your reputation, your livelihood, your future.
What it Takes
Civil liberties litigation requires both constitutional expertise and the willingness to challenge powerful actors. I’ve set important precedents in this field, including extending fair procedure protections to California high school students wrongly expelled by private institutions—establishing new law that expands due process safeguards for young people facing life-altering disciplinary decisions. I bring that same commitment to breaking new ground in every civil liberties case I handle.
Whether the claim involves procedural due process, substantive liberty interests, or equal protection violations, effective advocacy requires understanding both the doctrinal frameworks and the practical realities of how institutions operate—and how they fail.
Due Process in Educational Settings
I represent public and private school students and their families when schools violate due process rights through unfair disciplinary proceedings, biased hearings, denial of adequate notice, or punishment without proper procedures. For students facing suspension, expulsion, or other serious sanctions, these violations can derail educational opportunities and future prospects. Educational institutions—whether public or private—must follow fair procedures. I hold them accountable when they don’t.
Government Retaliation Beyond Speech
Not all retaliation cases are about what you said – some are about who you are, what you reported, or actions you took that the government didn’t like. If you’ve faced adverse action for filing complaints, associating with disfavored groups, criticizing institutional practices, or exercising other constitutional rights beyond pure speech, you may have a civil liberties claim that goes beyond First Amendment protections. I litigate these cases with the same intensity I bring to all constitutional violations.
