Even the odds.

Rickner PLLC is a boutique law firm dedicated to civil rights litigation. We represent victims of police violence and government misconduct, fighting from the initial case investigation, through to trial, and winning on appeal.

CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION

Wrongful Convictions

We represent those who have been wrongfully imprisoned because police coerced false confessions and prosecutors withheld key evidence.

Police Misconduct

We get justice for victims of police abuse including those who have been wrongfully prosecuted and locked up for years, beaten by police, and falsely arrested.

Prison Litigation

We fight for people who have been brutalized on Rikers Island and in New York’s state prisons including those who have been attacked by correction officers.

Free Speech

We defend our clients’ First Amendment rights in New York and around the country. Our clients have had their First Amendment rights denied.

Our Results.

We have a proven track record of getting unparalleled results in the toughest cases. And we will fight for you every step of the way.

  • Wrongful Conviction

    $12,000,000 in settlements for Eric Glisson, one of the Bronx 6, who was wrongfully convicted and spent 18 years in prison, after NYPD detectives bribed and coerced witnesses.

  • Police Misconduct

    $2,000,000 for Julian Douglas and Sahel Green, who were wrongfully imprisoned for years, before trial, because the police withheld key forensic evidence that conclusively proved they were innocent.

  • Free Speech

    Successful dismissal of a defamation suit filed by a wealthy real estate developer against a member of a condominium board who discovered corrupt self-dealing.

  • Prison Litigation

    $465,000 for a man who lost his big toe in federal prison after medical staff ignored his diabetic infection.

  • Wrongful Conviction

    $11,700,000 in settlements, working with Glenn A. Garber, for Edward Garry, who spent 22 years in prison because a district attorney in the Bronx withheld key evidence about the real killer.

  • Police Misconduct

    $600,000 after a federal jury trial for a woman who was waiting for her young son in a police precinct and then falsely arrested when she refused to leave.

  • Free Speech

    Successful settlement of claims for a man who was wrongfully denied access to a cell phone and the Internet after he was released from prison.

  • Prison Litigation

    $105,000 for a man who was dragged down the stairs, while in handcuffs, by police officers who were moving him between criminal court and prison.

  • Wrongful Conviction

    $9,900,000 in settlements, working with Glenn A. Garber, for John Bunn, who spent 16 years in prison after being targeted by the notorious Detective Scarcella.

  • Police Misconduct

    $157,500 for a woman who was taken to a psychiatric ward by police, for no reason, and held for several days.

  • Prison Litigation

    $95,000 for a man who was with a lock-in-a-sock during a riot in federal prison.

  • Wrongful Conviction

    $850,000 after a federal jury trial for a man who spent 7 months in prison after high-ranking prison officials wrongfully placed him on parole.

  • Police Misconduct

    $40,000 for a woman who was falsely arrested and held for 45 minutes.

  • Prison Litigation

    $40,000 for a man who was pepper-sprayed on Rikers Island.

  • Police Misconduct

    A new trial for Dushanne Ashley, who was a victim of fabricated evidence, after a successful appeal to the Second Circuit.

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We represent people who have spent decades in prison for crimes they did not commit, were brutalized or even killed on Rikers Island, were denied basic medical care in New York State's notorious prisons, were wrongfully arrested for protesting police brutality, and targeted by frivolous defamation suits designed to silence criticism of those in power.

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