Ending over-policing, racial profiling and excessive force is the endgame, but it takes commitment because the courts have made it difficult to prove that police intentionally target vulnerable communities and people of color.
Civil Rights LA will win that battle in the courts because we have the experience, grit, intelligence, and fortitude to persuade judges, convince juries, and bring the police into compliance with the law.
Featured Cases:
Obtained $2 million for wrongful death of a tenant who came into contact with bacteria from a failed septic system.
Holder procured a $3 Million dollar settlement for the family and estate of Vachel Howard who died due to an excessive force chokehold while in police custody.
Obtained jury award of half a million for man tasered by police.
A successful Public Records Act Lawsuit that confronted non-transparency in Metro policing. The lawsuit compelled L.A. Metro and its policing agents - LBPD, LAPD, and LASD- to disclose records on racial profiling of Metro riders.
A hostile work environment can be emotionally and financially devastating. Professionals and workers have a right to employment that is safe, inclusive, unbiased and transparent.
Civil Rights LA will demand your fair treatment in the workplace and fight to get you compensated if your employee rights are undermined. We offer pre-litigation advocacy services to help professionals navigate a hostile work environment and litigation services to workers who have been wrongfully terminated.
Featured cases:
The case prosecutes Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine for discrimination and wrongful discharge of black faculty for teaching anti-racism content. Click to see current Complaint/Charges
Lisa Holder spearheaded drafting for United States Supreme Court amicus briefing in a landmark case seeking to hold employers legally accountable for racial harassment where the N-word is tolerated in the workplace.
Successful litigation challenging employer's racially discriminatory grooming policy brought on behalf of a professional wrongfully terminated for wearing braids/corn-rows
At Civil Rights LA clients and their families are treated with dignity and are guaranteed a tenacious defense of their freedom and civil rights
Impact Litigation leverages grassroots and community partnerships to strengthen civil litigation and push the courts to move in the direction of structural change. It takes a movement to end injustice. Whether your case is civil or criminal, Lisa Holder will fight for your rights, leveraging her extensive legal network and reputation for excellence to get you the best outcome.
Featured Cases:
Pretrial detainees represented by attorney Lisa Holder brought a successful class action suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 challenging conditions of confinement at the Orange County Jail
Lisa Holder represented Muslim students arrested for peacefully protesting on the campus of UC Irvine. The case generated a national debate over free speech. (Watch)
As part of an ongoing effort to dismantle the school to prison pipeline and enhance education equity, Holder brought a successful suit against the Kern County School District and the California Department of Education to end racially biased discipline practices that disparately effected African American and Latino High school students.
Holder represents over two million incarcerated people in a class action against the IRS for its refusal to give Covid 19 relief checks to people in prison and jail. A federal court ruled in favor of the class and ordered that the federal stimulus checks must go to prison inmates.
A lawsuit against the University of California challenging the use of the SAT/ACT in admissions, a metric that is demonstrably racist, classist, and illegitimate. This defining lawsuit compelled the U.C. to adopt a fairer, test-blind admissions policy and eliminate the use of the SAT/ACT. (Watch)
A class action lawsuit on behalf of thousands of government employees/retirees against CalPERS (California Public Employee Retirement System) for reneging on its contractual obligation to pay retirement benefits for merit pay earnings.
