Civil rights cases often arise when everyday systems fail—workplaces, housing providers, public agencies, or institutions entrusted with public responsibility. These failures can deeply affect a person’s safety, dignity, and ability to move freely through daily life.


Our approach is deliberate and evidence-driven. We examine the full context, document patterns of misconduct, and pursue accountability against individuals, institutions, and government entities when discrimination, harassment, or abuse of authority occurs.

Civil Rights

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Saldaña, Bollinger, Gonzalez, San Diego Trial Attorneys, Civil Rights

Example Civil Rights Cases

Discrimination & Harassment

  • Racial discrimination

  • Gender-based discrimination

  • Sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination

  • Housing discrimination

  • Sexual harassment

  • Harassment within institutions or programs

  • Abuse of authority in workplace or institutional settings

Abuse of Power & Government Misconduct

  • Police misconduct

  • Excessive force

  • Government liability

  • Abuse by public agencies or officials

  • Civil rights violations by authority figures or institutions

Vulnerable Populations & Systemic Harm

  • Elder abuse and neglect

  • Financial exploitation of elders

  • Nursing home neglect and abuse

  • Community-wide harm

  • Large-scale civil rights violations affecting groups

  • Mass torts involving civil rights or institutional failure

Cases We Handle

  • Americans with Disabilities/Rehabilitation Act

  • Anti-SLAPP/Free Speech Claims

  • Appeals and Writs (Federal and State), including Superior Court Petitions for Writ

  • Automobile & Trucking Accidents

  • Business Formation

  • Business Litigation 

  • California Government Tort Claims

  • California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act

  • Civil Rights/Constitutional Claims/ 42 USC § 1983 • 

  •            - Police Excessive Force/Brutality/ Death

  • Class Actions

  • Commercial Litigation

  • Catastrophic Injuries

  • Consumer Law (FDCPA/FCRA/Lemon Law)

  • Contract Claims

  • Defamation 

Employment Law Claims/ Private & Public Sector 

  • Age Discrimination

  • Civil Service/Skelly 

  • Disability Discrimination

  • EEOC 

  • Equal Pay

  • Family Leave

  • Fair Employment & Housing Act

  • Gender/Sex Identification Discrimination

  • Investigation of Employee Claims & Complaints

  • Misconduct/Performance-Public & Private Employment 

  • National Origin Discrimination 

  • Pregnancy Leave 

  • Racial Discrimination 

  • Religious Discrimination 

  • Retaliation 

  • Sexual Harassment

  • State Personnel 

  • Unruh Act

  • Wage Claims (FLSA, California Labor Code) 

  • Whistleblower Claims

  • Wrongful Termination

  • Housing Discrimination, Habitability Claims, and Wrongful Eviction Claims

  • Insurance Broker Liability

  • Insurance Coverage 

  • Insurance Declaratory Relief Actions

  • Intentional Torts - Assualt, Battery, False Imprisonment

  • Medical Malpractice

  • Mold Injuries

  • Negligence

  • Non-Compete Clauses

  • Personal Injury

  • Premises Liability

  • Product Liability

  • Professional Errors and Omissions

  • Professional Liability 

  • Public Entity Defense

  • Public Employee Benefit Claims

  • Real Estate Litigation

  • Risk Assessment & Counseling

  • Slip & Fall

  • Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (18 U.S.C. § 1589/California Civil Code § 52.5

  • Wrongful Death

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