Organizations Filed Purposes:
LAWYERS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION") IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN LEGAL ORGANIZATION THAT FOSTERS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND FIGHTS DISCRIMINATION ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE OF COLOR AND IMMIGRANTS. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES IN CREATIVE AND COURAGEOUS LEGAL ACTION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY IN COLLABORATION WITH LAW FIRMS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
HUOT ET AL. V CITY OF LOWELL ET AL. (FEDERAL COURT)- LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF ASIAN-AMERICAN AND LATINO RESIDENTS, CHALLENGING AT-LARGE ELECTORAL SYSTEM FOR LOWELL CITY COUNCIL AND SCHOOL COMMITTEE, A CITY THAT IS MAJORITY-MINORITY AND YET HAS ELECTED VIRTUALLY NO CANDIDATES OF COLOR TO EITHER OF THESE ELECTED BODIES IN ITS ENTIRE HISTORY. SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED IN 2019. ATTORNEYS' FEES EXPECTED IN 2019 AS PART OF SETTLEMENT.CENTRO PRESENTE ET. AL. V. DONALD TRUMP ET. AL. (FEDERAL COURT)- COMPLAINT FILED IN FEBRUARY 2018 AGAINST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CHALLENGING THE RECISSION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS) FOR HAITIAN AND SALVADORIAN IMMIGRANTS, ON EQUAL PROTECTION AND OTHER GROUNDS. AMENDED COMPLAINT FILED MAY 2018 TO INCLUDE HONDURAN TPS RECIPIENTS. IF WE PREVAIL, WE WILL HAVE A CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES.ROMERO ET AL. V. MCCORMICK & SCHMICK'S (FEDERAL COURT)- SEXUAL HARASSMENT LAWSUIT FILED ON BEHALF OF FIVE LOW-WAGE LATINA WORKERS OF A PROMINENT NATIONAL RESTAURANT CHAIN, ALLEGING A HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT FILLED WITH LEWD BEHAVIOR, SEXUALLY INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS, AND UNWANTED TOUCHING. IF WE PREVAIL, WE WILL HAVE A CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES.COLEMAN V. CITY OF BOSTON ET AL. (FEDERAL COURT)- FEDERAL POLICE MISCONDUCT LAWSUIT ALLEGING CONSTITUTIONAL, AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), AND OTHER STATUTORY CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY OF BOSTON AND OTHER DEFENDANTS FOR THE SHOOTING DEATH OF TERRENCE COLEMAN, A BLACK MAN LIVING WITH A MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITY. IF WE PREVAIL, WE WILL HAVE A CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES.CITY OF CHELSEA ET AL. V. TRUMP ET AL. (FEDERAL COURT)- LAWSUIT ON BEHALF OF THE CITIES OF CHELSEA AND LAWRENCE TO INVALIDATE EXECUTIVE ORDER 13,768, WHICH THREATENS SANCTUARY JURISDICTIONS WITH WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL FUNDING. IF WE PREVAIL, WE WILL HAVE A CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES. K.O. ET AL. V. SESSIONS ET. AL. (FEDERAL COURT)- CLASS ACTION CLAIM SEEKING DAMAGES ON BEHALF OF CLASS OF ALL CHILDREN SEPARATED FROM FAMILY AT BORDER. RELIEF INCLUDES REQUEST FOR MENTAL HEALTH FUND TO BE ESTABLISHED TO TREAT TRAUMA CAUSED BY SEPARATION AND DETENTION. IF WE PREVAIL, WE WILL HAVE A CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES.JONES V. CITY OF BOSTON (FEDERAL COURT)- TITLE VII DISPARATE IMPACT CASE CHALLENGING HAIR DRUG TEST USED BY BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT AS SCIENTIFICALLY UNRELIABLE AND DISCRIMINATORY AGAINST AFRICAN-AMERICANS. IF WE PREVAIL, WE WILL HAVE A CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES.STUDENTS FOR FAIR ADMISSIONS V. HARVARD (FEDERAL COURT)- IN THIS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING HARVARD UNIVERSITY'S RACE-CONSCIOUS ADMISSIONS POLICY, LCCR REPRESENTS AMICI CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS WHO BELIEVE THEIR EDUCATIONS WOULD BE HARMED WERE HARVARD PROHIBITED FROM VALUING RACIAL DIVERSITY IN ADMISSIONS. NO ATTORNEYS' FEES EXPECTED.HERNANDEZ V. STREGA WATERFRONT RESTAURANT (MCAD)- SEXUAL HARASSMENT COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF A KITCHEN WORKER WHO WAS SEXUALLY HARASSED BY HER SUPERVISOR AND SUBSEQUENTLY FIRED. FAVORABLE RULING SECURED AT MCAD. ATTORNEYS' FEES CURRENTLY BEING SOUGHT. RESPONDENT HAS APPEALED.SEXUAL HARASSMENT MATTER (MCAD) - MCAD COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF A LATINA JANITOR WHO WAS SUSPENDED AND ULTIMATELY TERMINATED AFTER REPORTING SEXUAL HARASSMENT BY A SUPERVISOR. CASE SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED IN 2017. $9,000 IN ATTORNEYS' FEES RECEIVED IN 2018.FINLEY V. LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PAUL ASH (MIDDLESEX SUPERIOR COURT)- LAWSUIT ON BEHALF AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN SOCIAL WORKER WHO WAS EMPLOYED IN THE LEXINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL METCO PROGRAM. COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT MS. FINLEY WAS UNLAWFULLY TERMINATED IN RETALIATION FOR HER ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDENTS AND FOR HER COMPLAINTS REGARDING DISPARATE, DISCRIMINATORY SCHOOL DISCIPLINE. CASE SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED IN 2018. $15,000 IN ATTORNEYS' FEES RECEIVED IN 2018.MORGAN V. BPD (MA CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION)- WE REPRESENT A BLACK MAN BYPASSED BY BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR APPOINTMENT AS A POLICE OFFICER DUE TO A DECADES-OLD ARREST THAT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY CRIMINAL CHARGES. THE MATTER IS PART OF OUR ONGOING ADVOCACY TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES. NO ATTORNEYS' FEES EXPECTED.WAHNON V. WALPOLE POLICE DEPARTMENT (PRE-LITIGATION) - RACIAL PROFILING MATTER ON BEHALF OF BLACK MOTORIST STOPPED BY WALPOLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. CASE SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED. $3,750 IN ATTORNEYS' FEES RECEIVED IN 2018.HIGH POINT FAMILIES UNITED ET AL. V. KARGMAN (SUFFOLK SUPERIOR COURT)- LAWSUIT ALLEGING SUBSIDY DISCRIMINATION WHEN SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED CONTRACT WAS NOT RENEWED. ADVERSE RULING IN 2018. NO ATTORNEYS' FEES EXPECTED.PILOT & ZERAI-MISGUN V BROOKLINE (NORFOLK SUPERIOR COURT) - COMPLAINT FILED ALLEGING THAT BROOKLINE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS A RACIALLY HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT, BASED ON RACIAL SLURS AND OTHER DISPARATE TREATMENT AGAINST OUR CLIENTS, TWO BLACK POLICE OFFICERS. CASE SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED FOR ONE OFFICER IN 2017; SUCCESSFUL SETTLEMENT FOR SECOND OFFICER IN 2018. $19,186.83 IN ATTORNEYS' FEES RECEIVED IN 2018.LCCREJ V. HODGSON & BRISTOL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (BRISTOL COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT)- LAWSUIT SEEKING PUBLIC RECORDS FROM THE BRISTOL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RELATING TO IMMIGRATION DETENTION, ENFORCEMENT AND/OR PARTICIPATION IN A 287(G) PROGRAM. SUCCESSFULLY SETTLED IN 2018. $2,000 IN ATTORNEYS' FEES RECEIVED IN 2019.FINKLEA V. CSC AND BPD (SUFFOLK SUPERIOR COURT) - COMPLAINT FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF A CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION DECISION, FILED ON BEHALF OF A BLACK MAN BYPASSED FOR APPOINTMENT AS A BOSTON POLICE OFFICER. CASE SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED IN 2018. NO ATTORNEYS' FEES CLAIMED OR RECOVERY.MORGAN V. CSC AND BPD (CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION)- CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION APPEAL FILED ON BEHALF OF A BLACK MAN BYPASSED FOR APPOINTMENT AS A BOSTON POLICE OFFICER. NO ATTORNEYS' FEES EXPECTED.DOE V. PEYSER (SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT) - WE REPRESENT STUDENTS OF COLOR, STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS WHO ASSERT THAT THEIR EDUCATION WOULD BE HARMED WERE THE CAP ON CHARTER SCHOOLS DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL. FAVORABLE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT DECISION IN 2018. NO ATTORNEYS' FEES CLAIMED OR RECOVERY.YOUNG ET AL. V. AMAZON (MCAD)- COMPLAINTS ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION IN USE OF OVERLY-STRINGENT BACKGROUND CHECKS. IF WE PREVAIL, WE WILL HAVE A CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES.BAKER V. MASS TRIAL COURTS & SJC (MCAD)- COMPLAINT FILED ON BEHALF OF BLACK COURT OFFICER, ALLEGING RACIALLY HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND RETALIATION IN MASSACHUSETTS TRIAL COURT. IF WE PREVAIL, WE WILL HAVE A CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES.CASTRO V. BEECHER (FEDERAL COURT)- MONITORING OF CONSENT DECREES GOVERNING HIRING IN POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES IN COMMONWEALTH. NO ATTORNEYS' FEES EXPECTED.BPD V. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND GAITOR (SUFFOLK SUPERIOR COURT)- BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT CHALLENGED CSC'S PROPER DECISION CLARIFYING THE DUE PROCESS RIGHTS OF APPLICANTS. WE REPRESENTED A BLACK MAN WHO WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF BPD'S DECISION NOT TO PURSUE HIS APPLICATION FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR AND WAS NOT GIVEN WRITTEN NOTICE OF HIS RIGHT TO APPEAL. FAVORABLE DECISION IN 2018. NO ATTORNEYS' FEES SOUGHT OR RECOVERED.IN RE C. DOE ET AL. (SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, SINGLE JUSTICE)- PETITION FILED SEEKING "WRIT OF PROTECTION" TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS FROM BEING SUBJECT TO CIVIL ARREST BY IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT WHILE ATTENDING TO COURT BUSINESS. ADVERSE DECISION. NO ATTORNEYS' FEES SOUGHT OR RECOVERED.CRUZ V. C&W FACILITY SERVICES (SUFFOLK SUPERIOR COURT)- THIS SUIT SEEKS TO ENFORCE A PRIOR MCAD SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE NEGOTIATED IN 2015, REGARDING ACCOMMODATION OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. CLIENT IS A LATINO CUSTODIAL WORKER WHO IS BASED AT LOGAN AIRPORT. IF WE PREVAIL, WE WILL HAVE A CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES.RIVAS V HODGSON ET AL. (FEDERAL COURT)- CASE FILED CHALLENGING UNLAWFUL DETENTION OF IMMIGRANT IN CONTRAVENTION OF SJC'S LUNN DECISION, WHICH HELD THAT LOCAL AUTHORITIES HAVE NO BASIS TO HOLD INDIVIDUALS FOR IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS PAST THE TIME THEY WOULD OTHERWISE BE RELEASED. OUR CLIENT WAS IMPROPERLY HELD BY BRISTOL COUNTY SHERIFF FOR 20 DAYS AFTER FAMILY TRIED TO POST BAIL. IF WE PREVAIL, WE WILL HAVE A CLAIM FOR ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ivan Espinoza-Madrigal | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $166,000 |
| Oren Sellstrom | LITIGATION DIRECTOR | 40 | $117,778 |
| Tracy West Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey N Catalano Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nikolas Bowie Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa C Allison Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robyn S Maguire Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anna E Dodson Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie R Bryan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David G Bowman Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew R Lynch Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Holtzman Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eric J Marandett Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jacob K Baron Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Loretta R Richard Esq | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Colin G Van Dyke Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alexa H O'Keefe Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Steinberg Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert H Smith Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Vinita Ferrera Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Neil Austin Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa J Pirozzolo Esq | CO-CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Kenneth J Parsigian Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jody L Newman Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tiffanie C Ellis-Niles Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James L Messenger Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Neil V Mckittrick Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Churchill Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Lozada Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott P Lewis Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Angela Gomes Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donna M Brewer Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Yalonda T Howze Esq | CLERK/SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| William A Horne Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anita F Hill Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David S Godkin Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Marx Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Inez H Friedman-Boyce Esq | CO-CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Ana M Francisco | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rory Fitzpatrick Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas J Dougherty Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan L Mazur Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Natasha Z Boye Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wayne F Dennison Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Belin Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Linda M Davidson Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Edward J Barshak Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Juan A Concepcion Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Navjeet K Bal Esq | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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