Category: Local Civil Liberty Attorneys

DURHAM, N.C, Nov. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The 2020 edition of the “U.S. News – Best Lawyers®” ‘Best Law Firms’ list again recognized the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin — the fifth consecutive year that the firm has been included in the annual ranking. This year, the firm was ranked in Tier 1 (the highest ranking) in the Raleigh...

MIAMI (September 3, 2020) – Holland & Knight Managing Partner Steven Sonberg announced that the firm has donated $100,000 to the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a national civil-rights organization that works to advance civil rights and confront racial injustice faced by African Americans and other minority groups. “We are seeing the beginnings of a racial-justice movement that...

Fighting Racism. Reimagining Policing. When the Constitution was written, “We the People” did not mean all of us. Slavery created a legacy of oppression for Black people that is woven into our institutions today — from education and health care to the criminal legal system. We need structural reform to dismantle the deep-seated racism and inequity that permeates our institutions...

For too many people in America, access to effective counsel is treated as a privilege for the few instead of a constitutional right guaranteed for all. CLRP is working to ensure each person accused of a crime has access to an attorney at every critical stage of criminal proceedings. Far too often, defendants are forced to appear at key hearings...