The Pennsylvania civil rights law firm of Jeffrey R. Lessin & Associates, P.C. proudly serves residents of Lehigh County, PA.  Our civil rights lawyers have recovered substantial settlements against police and other law enforcement agencies for unlawful arrest and unnecessary force:

Civil Rights/Wrongful Arrest Cases

Confidential Settlement- Against local county police officers for using unnecessary force during a traffic stop

Confidential Settlement- Against local county police officers for going out of their jurisdiction to stop and detain three innocent people, where one of the people was suspected of a crime

Confidential Settlement- Against off-duty municipal sheriffs for scuffle with local residents

Confidential Settlement- Against prison guards for using unnecessary force on a prisoner awaiting trial

Confidential Settlement- Against city police officers for slapping and threatening a citizen because he objected to their use of foul language during a traffic stop

Confidential Settlement- Against suburban university police for mistakenly arresting and threatening an innocent student off-campus during a training exercise

$300,000.00- Settlement against probation officers for lack of supervision of parolee after a parolee killed a third party

$275,000.00- Settlement against city police officer and police department resulting from beating citizen suffered after being stopped for traffic and alleged DUI offenses

$175,000.00- Settlement against the employer of a workplace harasser in a workplace sexual harassment suit

$150,000.00- Settlement against well-known retail outlet after it falsely accused two women of stealing clothing in its store

$25,000- Jury verdict (cleared after payment of attorneys fees) against Bucks County police officer and police department resulting from siccing a police dog on a hand-cuffed man, who later plead guilty to resisting arrest, DUI and related charges, and suffered no long-term effects of the dog attack

If you or a loved one has experienced a violation of your civil rights in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, contact our PA civil rights law firm to schedule a no-cost consultation about your claim.