Virtually every aspect of public safety subjects law enforcement officers and local governments to potential liability under federal and state law.
Virtually every aspect of public safety subjects law enforcement officers and local governments to potential liability under federal and state law. FMG attorneys are nationally recognized for their depth of knowledge and experience in successfully defending law enforcement officers in claims involving employment, excessive use of force, high-speed pursuits, false arrest, illegal searches and seizures, malicious prosecution, conditions of confinement, and prisoner rights. We have aggressively defended law enforcement officers in a number of significant cases, including the landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in Scott v. Harris.