Lake Forest Civil Rights Lawyers

Stephen Demik specializes in complex civil and criminal litigation, and trials of all types. He is an experienced trial attorney, practicing in state and federal courts for nearly 15 years. He speaks Spanish proficiently. A graduate of University of California, Hastings College of the Law and a faculty teacher at the Trial Lawyers College, Stephen Demik has a wide background in many areas– from civil plaintiffs work to criminal defense, from tribal court to immigration law, from juvenile court to Guantanamo Bay. For over 14 years, he has tried cases in both state and federal court, in both South Dakota and...

Chisholm P. Wight Joined the United States Marine Corps after he graduated from EL Camino High School in Oceanside, California. Chisholm served eight years honorably with 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, and 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Some of Staff Sergeant Wight’s personal awards include the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and Combat Action Ribbon. Mr. Wight went back to school and worked in the construction field following his military service. He received...

Civil rights attorney focusing on lawsuit against police officers and local government.

At The Sehat Law Firm, we have the skill and experience needed to successfully prosecute on your behalf for any unwarranted abuse of power. We specialize in the areas of police misconduct in Los Angeles, police excessive force, wrongful arrest, K9 incidents, prison guard misconduct, jail medical neglect and serious personal injury. If you are pulled over, arrested or detained, know that you have rights under the law and under no circumstances should law enforcement or anyone else violate your civil rights. We all have a responsibility to defend and guard our Civil Rights against abuse of...

N. Micheli Quadros (“Ms. Quadros”) was born and raised in Brazil. She is recognized as a published author and was most recently published in the Santa Clara Journal of International Law for “Secession: The Contradicting Provisions of the United Nations Charter – A Direct Threat to the Current World Order.” Ms. Quadros is duly licensed to practice law before all courts of the State of California, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, and U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. She earned her Juris Doctorate Degree from Loyola Law School where she served as staff...

When legal issues affect your family, deep-seated emotions can boil over long before you reach a courtroom. The lawyer you choose to represent you can either add to your level of stress or reduce it. I provide a personal level of service that will help put you back in control. I will discuss all of your legal options and give you an honest assessment of your case given my twenty (20) years of experience in Southern California courtrooms. I help families resolve all divorce issues including the issues of community property division, child custody and visitation, child support and...

Criminal defense attorney John D. Fitzpatrick fiercely defends the constitutional rights of his clients in courts throughout the state, protecting them from racial profiling, excessive force, mass incarceration, and the prison industrial complex. He has repeatedly won dismissals of all charges, earned the release of numerous clients from custody, and negotiated the most favorable terms for his clients.* John aggressively represents his clients from Arraignment through all phases of trial and will not rest until the case is dismissed or they are fully acquitted. He knows firsthand the effects that any conviction or incarceration can have on his clients and their...

After years of practice at one of the world’s largest law firms, the California Court of Appeal, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, and the United States Department of Justice, Mr. Zandi joined with his mentor, friend, and one of California’s leading trial lawyers, Shawn Steel, to form Steel Zandi, APLC. Mr. Zandi is nationally recognized as one of the leading experts in Qui Tam and state and federal whistleblower litigation and policy. While serving as an assistant United States attorney with the United States Department of Justice, Mr. Zandi led the DOJ’s Affirmative Civil Enforcement Task Force (ACE). As director of...

Paul J. Estuar specializes in civil rights class actions in areas such as housing, employment discrimination, jail conditions and privacy rights. Much of his recent work involves class actions under the Fourth Amendment and other constitutional claims arising in the administration of jails and prisons. He and his firm have developed a national reputation for litigating cases which have resulted in multi-million dollar settlements including, Williams v. Block, Case No. CV-97-03826-CW (C.D. Cal.) and related cases (a series of cases county jail overdetention and strip search cases, settled for $27 Million and a complete revamp of jail procedures); Bynum...

My broad experience allows me to understand and empathize with the needs and concerns of parties going through the many different family law issues of Divorce, such as Child Custody, Child and Spousal Support, Domestic Violence, property valuation and division. I know that settlement of disputed issues is less stressful and less expensive, and should always be attempted, however when cooperation and civility is not possible, my years of litigation experience, can achieve results which in turn, can lead to the voluntary resolution of disputes.
Family Law disputes are often based on anger, fear, resentment and betrayal, but I...

Robert Edward Barnes is a skilled and prominent criminal tax attorney based out of Los Angeles, California and serving clients nationally.