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Boston police officer David Williams was fired for using unreasonable force on our client Michael O’Brien, and for lying about his use of excessive force. This is a rare example of a police department finding a police officer guilty of brutality and terminating him for abuse of a civilian. Read more in The Boston Globe.

On January 10, 2012, the Boston Globe published an article about a case this firm is handling:  Decision reversed on taping of police; Bystander found to be within rights, Internal Affairs says officers were in error. This case is also the subject of an editorial published in the Globe the following day, Police and cameras: Get used to it.

On December 15, 2011, along with co-counsel Alexander Reinert and attorneys from the Center for Constitutional Rights in New York, this office filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) as an unconstitutional infringement on free speech. Learn more here.

Howard Friedman wrote an article titled "To Protect and Serve?" for the December 2011 issue of Trial magazine. You can view the article by clicking here.  Or, read the text of the article in our blog.

The firm filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of Maury Paulino, alleging that four Boston police officers falsely arrested him and used brutality against him because he recorded the officers’ activity with his cell phone. The lawsuit states that although Mr. Paulino’s recording was legal, the officers punched, kneed, and pepper-sprayed him in the face, then charged him with violating the wiretapping statute. Read more on our blog and see Mr. Paulino's video, or read an article about this case in the Boston Herald.

On September 15, 2011, the firm filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of two former inmates at the Western Massachusetts Regional Women’s Correctional Center (“Chicopee Jail”), alleging that male correctional officers have been routinely viewing and videotaping female inmates’ naked bodies while the women are strip searched. Read more in the Boston Globe.

 

Police Brutality and Misconduct Lawyers in Boston, MA

The Law Offices of Howard Friedman brings civil lawsuits on behalf of victims of police brutality and police misconduct and other civil rights violations.  

We believe that those who enforce the law should follow the law – and be held accountable when they do not. If you've been a victim of police brutality or police misconduct then contact the Law Offices of Howard Friedman right now at (617) 742-4100. We are located on Canal Street in Boston, Massachusetts, one block from North Station.

Our police brutality and misconduct lawyers file lawsuits to obtain compensation for our clients, many of whose lives have been permanently altered by the injuries they suffered at the hands of the police. We also strive to bring about positive changes in the way that police departments and other government agencies operate.

Police and government abuse takes many forms and claims many different types of victims. Our firm has successfully handled cases involving police brutality, police misconduct, false arrest, wrongful conviction, First Amendment violations, illegal strip searches, discrimination, and inhumane treatment of prisoners.

Our clients come from all walks of life and represent diverse races, ages, occupations, levels of income and education, and political views. The unifying theme in our work is our commitment to vindicating the principles of the Constitution and to fighting official abuses of power.