Ethical Dilemmas Faced by Attorneys Representing the Mentally Ill in Civil Commitment Proceedings, Thethat a hearing be held before an impartial fact 6. Naomi Leavitt & Patricia L. Maykuth, Conformanceto Attorney believes the client cannot act in her own best interests.49 If an attorney in a M...
$165,000 gross recovery for Mother on a morning jog with friends was hit by elderly driver. View All Victories Acquitted: Client Acted in Self-Defense While leaving his church with his wife and elderly mother, Client is accosted by a mentally ill homeless man. This was not the first run-...
Attorney Mastantuono is an often-quoted source on the criminal justice system and its intersection with criminal justice. When a 24-year-old man was shot by Milwaukee Police, the news contacted Craig for his insight into how police handled their interactions with the mentally ill man. Read More...
$165,000 gross recovery for Mother on a morning jog with friends was hit by elderly driver. View All Victories Acquitted: Client Acted in Self-Defense While leaving his church with his wife and elderly mother, Client is accosted by a mentally ill homeless man. This was not the first run-...
Attorney Mastantuono is an often-quoted source on the criminal justice system and its intersection with criminal justice. When a 24-year-old man was shot by Milwaukee Police, the news contacted Craig for his insight into how police handled their interactions with the mentally ill man. ...
A highly skilled trial attorney with more than 28 years of litigation experience, Ed fights for families. Known for his courtroom skill, he has won some of the highest verdicts and settlements in the country for victims of jail/prison abuse and police brutality. ...
The court that handles conservatorships, guardianships, wills, estates, and commitment of mentally ill persons. The court also has jurisdiction over matters involving minors, usually through a juvenile division ... More> Does Drowsy Driving exist?
Michael Haddad and Julia Sherwin have regularly provided training to law enforcement officers and agencies on topics such as use of force, deadly force, handling contacts with the mentally ill, search and seizure, and internal affairs. Here are a few examples of cases we have won for law enfor...
DACA stands for “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.” It provides deportation protection to certain young, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the country as children. It also provides a work permit, allowing them to legally earn money in the U.S. Those who are admitted to the DA...
Similarly, abuses are not always ill intended and may merely involve a disabled child or mentally ill child who happens to be the trustee and who has lived in the property of the decedent or ill person where this was customary years ago. For example, a child who is a conservator for his...