About the Firm
Purpose + Work = Results
Case Law Ltd. handles civil rights litigation and related trial work in state and federal courts. The firm takes a deliberately small caseload so that each matter receives sustained attention from the lawyer who will actually try it, rather than being passed down a chain of associates.
Most of the firm's work begins the same way: someone is injured, dismissed, detained, or ignored, and the institution responsible assumes the matter will quietly go away. Careful investigation, disciplined pleading, and a willingness to take a case to verdict are what change that assumption.
Clients come to the firm through referrals from other attorneys, former clients, and community organizations. Matters outside the firm's practice areas are referred to counsel who handle them regularly.
Practice Focus
Civil rights and constitutional claims, including excessive force, unlawful detention, and discrimination in public services.
Serious personal injury and wrongful death matters arising from institutional negligence.
Employment disputes involving retaliation, wrongful termination, and workplace discrimination.
Our Services
Areas in which the firm regularly appears
Civil Rights
Constitutional and statutory claims against public agencies and their officers.
Personal Injury
Serious injury claims where negligence has caused lasting harm.
Wrongful Death
Representation of families pursuing accountability after a preventable death.
General Counsel
Ongoing advisory work for small organizations and nonprofits.
Criminal Defense
Defense of individuals in select state and federal matters.
Trial Lawyer
Cases prepared from the outset to be presented to a jury.
Employment Law
Retaliation, discrimination, and wrongful termination disputes.
Writs & Appeals
Appellate briefing and writ practice in the California courts.
Business Litigation
Contract and partnership disputes affecting closely held businesses.
Civil Litigation
General civil disputes requiring sustained courtroom work.
Referrals
High quality referrals to trusted counsel on other matters.
In The News
Notes on the firm's work and the law that shapes it
Civil rights litigation moves slowly, and the public record rarely reflects how much of a case is decided long before trial — in the records requested, the witnesses located, and the motions that narrow what a jury will hear. Notes published here follow that ordinary work rather than the headlines.
The firm is also asked, more often than one might expect, about legal problems that cross borders. Inheritance is the most common of these: a family member dies abroad, and relatives in different countries must decide within a short statutory window whether to accept an estate, accept it conditionally, or renounce it altogether. Those deadlines are unforgiving, and the analysis is governed entirely by the law of the country where the estate sits. For families dealing with an estate in Korea, 한정승인 상속포기 전문 변호사 handles qualified acceptance and renunciation filings and can advise on the timing before the window closes. We refer such matters out rather than attempt them from California.
Contact
San Francisco, California
The firm reviews new matters by referral and by written inquiry. Please describe the events, the dates involved, and any deadline you are aware of. A conflicts check is completed before any matter is discussed in detail.
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