Areas of Practice
- From 2003 forward, representing children and adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse by members of the clergy, teachers and others as well as exposing the institutions which enabled and covered up the abuse.
- The Firm’s traditional area of practice and focus from the time of its founding in 1981, includes cases and claims against: state and local public employers such as the State of Delaware and its many agencies and departments, New Castle County, the City of Wilmington and other municipalities; federal level public employers such as the Secretary of Defense and the Pentagon; as well as private employers such as the DuPont Company and many others.
- Since 1994, including cases and claims for police excessive force and other wrongdoing against the Wilmington Police Department, the Delaware State Police, smaller municipal departments throughout the state as well as others acting under color of law.
- Defending civil rights and plaintiffs attorneys as well as civil rights organizations from attacks and retaliation by government officials.
Free Speech, Free Exercise and More
- Non-employment context