Practice Areas
Civil rights practice areas of The Law Offices of Joel Silberman, LLC: police misconduct, wrongful death, racial profiling, discrimination and more.
Practice Areas
Holding Law Enforcement and Government Accountable
Civil Rights
The Law Offices of Joel Silberman, LLC are proud to expose abuses by those who have taken an oath to protect us.
Learn more 02Excessive Force
In New Jersey, the Federal and State laws protect a person’s Constitutional right against the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers.
Learn more 03False Arrest/Imprisonment
In New Jersey, law enforcement needs to have legal justification to place a person under arrest. Being arrested however is a very technical term.
Learn more 04Malicious Prosecution
Malicious prosecution violates both New Jersey State law and Federal law.
Learn more 05Abuse of Process
Abuse of process occurs when someone uses the legal system against you in a manner for which the legal system is not intended.
Learn more 06Failure to Intervene
Officers are duty bound to protect citizens from constitutional violations by fellow officers.
Learn more 07Racial Profiling
Being stopped, searched or arrested because of your race violates the Constitution’s promise of equal protection under the law.
Learn more 08Monell Claims
The majority of civil rights violations are committed by individual officers.
Learn more 09Wrongful Convictions
Wrongful convictions affect innocent individuals, their families and friends, and most significantly, their standing in society.
Learn more 10Wrongful Death
A wrongful death claim is a lawsuit brought by the family members of an individual who was killed or died as a result of someone else’s actions.
Learn more 11Excessive Fines & Cruel and Unusual Punishment
The Eighth Amendment protects you from excessive fines and from cruel and unusual punishment by the government.
Learn more 12Discrimination
New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) protects people from discrimination at work, in housing, in places open to the public, and in credit and business dealings.
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