Civil Rights

Chicago Metro, Illinois Civil Rights Violations Attorney

We take the practice of civil rights law seriously at the Law Offices of Philip W. Collins III in Naperville, Illinois. If a police officer violated your rights or used excessive force, we will aggressively represent you and hold them accountable.

Police Brutality Violating Civil Rights

Arresting an individual for any crime can create a chaotic environment. In the midst of all that chaos, police officers can become overzealous in their apprehension of a suspect. What they perceive to be the slightest bit of resistance can result in police brutality during the arrest. They feel the need to subdue the suspect in any way possible. Simply put, that is a violation of the suspect's rights regardless of their guilt or innocence or the type of crime they committed. Those civil rights violations can also include intentional infliction of emotional abuse.

Unethical and Racist Police Officers Violating Your Civil Rights

At the Law Offices of Philip W. Collins III, we also represent clients who are victimized by false information provided by the police in their arrest reports. False information in a report that is supposed to be factual only makes the situation worse for our client.

Sadly, police violate civil rights on many occasions based on race. Equal protection of the law only applies to members of their own race, according to some members of law enforcement. That type of racism that leads to false data in an arrest report or excessive force and police brutality mandates that justice be served. We help our clients achieve that justice.

Representing the Civil Rights of Police Officers

Police officers are not just defendants in civil rights cases. Our firm has represented law enforcement professionals when they have been mistreated by supervisors. Chiefs gave a promotion to someone less deserving or reassigned an officer based on a personality conflict, not based on performance or any professional reasons.

Contact an Experienced Civil Rights Attorney

For more information or to schedule an appointment with an experienced lawyer regarding a hate crime or any violations of your civil rights, please contact us.