Ohio Excessive Force Lawyers
As citizens, we place our trust and confidence in law enforcement officers, agencies and elected officials. We expect much of them and are grateful for their services. So when law enforcement officers engage in excessive force or misconduct, it is important they are held accountable to those whose rights they violate and to the community as a whole. This is one reason why the police and law enforcement misconduct attorneys at Spangenberg, Shibley & Liber investigate and, when warranted, aggressively pursue a variety of police misconduct claims.
We handle police misconduct cases of all types, including:
- Excessive force,
- Unlawful arrests,
- Malicious prosecution,
- Assault and battery,
- Unlawful searches, seizures and entries into homes, and
- Wrongful imprisonment
Do I Have a case?
Police officers may only use the level of force that is necessary under the circumstances. Accordingly, excessive force occurs when an officer uses a level or amount of force to arrest or detain a citizen or inmate that is unreasonable under the totality of the circumstances at issue.
Police officers may not arrest, search someone's property or enter someone's home unless they have an arrest or search warrant, or, generally speaking, unless they have "probable cause" to arrest, search or seize. Probable cause is not a difficult burden to satisfy, but it is one that police must be held to lest our civil rights be eroded.
Most law enforcement officers act within the bounds of probable cause. Sometimes, however, police officers and law enforcement agencies run afoul of the probable cause requirement set forth under the United States Constitution. For example, sometimes officers arrest, search or seize people and property, or enter into one's home without probable cause.
From our offices in Cleveland, we advise and represent clients throughout Ohio and the nation. Contact us today to arrange a free initial consultation.
Free Consultation · Contingency Fees · Spanish and Ukrainian Interpreters
Should you file a lawsuit? You won't know until you talk to an experienced attorney. Contact us or call us at (888) 633-0360 to arrange a free, confidential consultation. You can get answers, find out what happened, and help prevent similar needless injuries from happening to other people, too.
We handle our cases on a contingency-fee basis: if we can't help you recover money damages, you won't pay attorneys' fees. When you meet with us to discuss your case, it will be with an attorney, not an investigator or paralegal. We also have Spanish and Ukrainian interpreters available. Contact us today to get us started on investigating your claim from our Cleveland headquarters.
Experienced, Sophisticated, Reputable.
For more than 65 years, the attorneys at Spangenberg Shibley & Liber have represented victims of police misconduct in lawsuits throughout Ohio and beyond. Our attorneys have access to the most sophisticated technical and medical resources available to investigate and prepare your case to win. When the insurance company lawyers see our name on the lawsuit, they know it is well researched, carefully investigated and thoroughly prepared. For you, that means insurance company lawyers come to the table prepared to discuss a full and fair settlement - or we'll see them in court.
Remember, if you have a claim, there is most likely a statute of limitations clock running, after which you won't have the right to file a lawsuit. Protect your rights by contacting us today or calling us at (888) 633-0360.
