Cape May Civil Rights Lawyer

South Jersey Discrimination Attorney

If the government or another powerful institution has violated your civil rights, you can get justice. Too often, people feel helpless and powerless to fight back; the Cape May civil rights lawyers of Barry Corrado Grassi & Gibson can lend their extensive knowledge and experience to leveling the playing field.

Our New Jersey civil rights lawyers can help people throughout the state who feel that they have had their civil rights violated. A few examples of issues that often lead to successful litigation are:

Fourth Amendment violations: The Fourth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees protection against illegal search and seizure. This can apply to evidence gained illegally by police or such issues as wiretapping.

Police brutality: The police must have cause to believe you are a threat before taking any kind of violent action. Even if you are guilty of serious charges, you do not have to withstand an unnecessary beating.

First Amendment violations: The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to speak freely in almost every circumstance. If the government stifles your speech, you may have a First Amendment claim.

Handicap discrimination: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 declared that discrimination on the basis of disability is a violation of civil rights. It ensures, for example, that employers cannot discriminate against the disabled on the basis of their disability.

Race, gender, and sexual discrimination: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, or country of origin. This applies to employment, public facilities, government, and other situations.

Employment harassment: Harassment in the workplace can be devastating - professionally and personally. Our South Jersey discrimination attorneys will fight for anyone who has been harassed, sexually or otherwise, in the workplace.

Housing discrimination: All too often, people are denied housing or discouraged strongly because their skin color does not match that of the majority of people in a neighborhood. This is a direct violation of a person's civil rights, and our South Jersey discrimination attorneys will take on any guilty party.

Mortgage lending discrimination: New Jersey mortgage lenders have recently been prosecuted for increasing transactional costs and interest rates for African-American borrowers. Often they also "redline" certain communities, refusing services or charging exorbitant rates.

Full-Service Law Firm

Barry Corrado Grassi & Gibson has several experienced litigators working in many different fields. We can fulfill many other litigation needs you may have; along with our Cape May civil rights services, we also offer:

Cape May personal injury lawyers

Cape May real estate lawyers

Cape May criminal defense attorneys

Cape May probate litigation

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Contact Barry Corrado Grassi & Gibson to speak with an experienced Cape May civil rights lawyer about what happened to you.