Howard Friedman to speak to criminal defense lawyers about civil cases against the police

On April 5, 2016, Howard Friedman, along with Carl Williams of the ACLU of Massachusetts, will be presenting a program for criminal defense lawyers on police misconduct law. Howard’s presentation is intended to provide lawyers practicing criminal law with basic information about civil rights law and police misconduct cases. This information can help criminal defense lawyers preserve (and even strengthen) a client’s potential civil rights claims, including claims of excessive force, false arrest, unreasonable search, malicious prosecution, wrongful conviction, and failure to provide needed medical care. Howard will describe how a criminal lawyer can affect potential civil rights claims during a criminal case as well as provide information on civil rights law and litigation more generally.