Practice Groups

Law Enforcement

First ResponderIMFK’s Law Enforcement attorneys know emerging trends, industry standards and best practices. We apply our expertise to counsel and defend police officers, command staff, sheriffs, deputies, telecommunicators, 911 dispatchers, firefighters, public workers, paramedics, and medical personnel. We support the law enforcement sector in all cases which affect the public safety community, including the following:

 

 

  • Use of force/excessive force
  • Officer-involved shootings
  • Motor vehicle and foot pursuits
  • False arrests
  • Search and seizure
  • Warrants
  • Taser claims
  • Malicious prosecution
  • Monell claims
  • Wrongful convictions
  • Due process violations
  • Equal protection violations
  • First Amendment retaliation
  • Failure to provide proper emergency dispatch
  • Conspiracy
  • Improper medical care and treatment
  • Canine related claims

Ongoing Legal Advisory Support

IFMK’s Law Enforcement Practice Group also helps clients prevent future litigation by providing open-door strategic risk and loss prevention advice and counseling, liability management, review of policies and procedures, legislative/statutory analysis, case law updates, training seminars, and critical incident response and guidance.