Kenneth Odiwe
A True Advocate in your Fight for Justice
Kenneth Odiwe is a skilled attorney with extensive experience in Civil Rights and Personal Injury litigation.
He primarily focuses on representing clients in Civil Rights cases. Some of the areas of expertise he covers include:
Police Misconduct: Mr. Odiwe is well-versed in handling cases related to police brutality, excessive force, officer-involved shootings, and custodial deaths. He also specializes in cases involving restraint asphyxia, positional asphyxia, excessive tasing, baton strikes, beanbag shotgun use, and 40mm rubber rounds.
Medical Care: Kenneth Odiwe has a deep understanding of cases that involve inadequate or denied medical care, as well as interference with familial relationships. He is experienced in handling wrongful death actions and survival actions.
Negligence and Emotional Distress: Mr. Odiwe is adept at handling cases of police negligence, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and various violations of state and federal laws such as the Bane Act, Unruh Act, and Ralph Act.
Chike Odiwe is proficient in dealing with cases that involve violations of the United States Constitution, including Fourth Amendment Rights and Fourteenth Amendment Rights.
Other Areas of Expertise: Mr. Odiwe is also experienced in handling cases related to battery by a peace officer, malicious prosecution, false arrest, false imprisonment, wrongful conviction, unreasonable chokeholds, sexual abuse by a peace officer, total appendage restraint position (TARP), unreasonable hobble or hogtie, and K-9 attacks.
- Civil Rights
- Police Misconduct
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Police Excessive Force, Police Brutality, Police Assault, Police Battery
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- California
- State Bar of California
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Attorney
- Law Offices of Kenneth Chike Odiwe, PC
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- Golden Gate University School of Law
- J.D. | Law
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- St. John's University
- B.A. | English
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- Martindale-Hubbell: AV Preeminent Lawyer
- Martindale-Hubbell
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- California Super Lawyers Rising Stars
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- National Trial Lawyers: Top 100
- National Trial Lawyers
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- National Black Lawyers: Top 100
- National Black Lawyers
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- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
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- State Bar of California # 315109
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- Litigation
- Golden Gate University School of Law
- Website
- Law Offices of Kenneth Chike Odiwe, PC
- Q. If officers police reports are false with child endangerment allegations what can I do
- A: Under Penal Code § 118.1 PC, police officers can be charged with a crime if they knowingly make a false statement in a report, regardless of whether the statement was made under oath. This offense can be charged as a misdemeanor or felony. Luckily, there are several things that can be done when an officer makes a false report:
1. Cross-Examine the officer – a criminal defense attorney would do this during a California jury trial. The lawyer would hopefully be able to make the officer provide information that is inconsistent with his false report.
2. File a Complaint – a person can file a police misconduct complaint with the officer’s department. If the person was charged with a crime ... Read More
