by Genevieve Grenier | Jun 25, 2020 | Civil Rights
This week, local NAACP head Bob Ross and police officers pressured Police Chief Hank Stawinski to resign. For years, officers have been filing suits alleging racial discrimination in matters of discipline and employment. Expert reports in one lawsuit detail over two...
by Law | Jun 9, 2020 | Civil Rights, Police Brutality
On June 9th, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a crucial opinion dealing with police excessive force and qualified immunity. The case stemmed from the death of Wayne Jones, a homeless man in Martinsburg, West Virginia, who was...
by Genevieve | Mar 13, 2020 | Civil Rights, Police Brutality
In October 2018, Andre Verdier, a black man, was brutally assaulted by white Prince George’s County police officer Stephen Downey. After peacefully being taken into custody for sleeping in a storage container outside a CVS pharmacy in Temple Hills, Maryland, Verdier...
by Law | Nov 28, 2018 | Civil Rights, News, Wrongful Death
In February 2016, 26-year-old Brendon Sullins died while a pretrial detainee in the RSW Regional Jail in Front Royal, Virginia – a death that was wholly and easily avoidable. Like millions of other Americans, Brendon suffered from an addiction to heroin. Despite their...
by Law | Oct 15, 2015 | Civil Rights, Police Brutality
Firm principal Peter Grenier held a press conference on October 15, 2015 to discuss the District of Columbia police department’s misconduct towards Jason Goolsby and Michael Brown. This conference was held at University of the District of Columbia law school, in...
by Law | Oct 14, 2015 | Civil Rights, Peter Grenier
UPDATE: Grenier Law Group is proud to have successfully achieved justice for Jason. Read more about the case here. On October 15, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. EST, Jason Goolsby and Michael Brown, through their attorneys, will hold a press conference at Grenier Law Group...