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Tennessee Civil Rights Attorneys The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides: " . . . nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Government officials who violate the 14th amendment are liable for monetary damages under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1983 (States and local governments) and Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotics Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971) (federal agents). Federal and state statutes also give citizens rights to bring damages actions for unlawful discrimination in employment, housing, disabilities (ADA) and other settings. Attorneys David Randolph Smith & Edmund J. Schmidt are Nashville Civil Rights attorneys who have over 50 years of combined experience handling civil rights, constitutional and prisoner rights cases. If you have suffered damages or a serious loss due to a violation of civil, constitutional or prisoner rights, please contact an attorney at the Tennessee medical malpractice law firm of of David Randolph Smith & Edmund J. Schmidt III at (615) 742-1775 or (800) 394-2119 for a free and confidential evaluation of your case. The firm received the AV rating under Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system. David Randolph Smith is certified by the Tennessee Bar as a Civil Trial Specialist and as a Medical Malpractice Specialist. He has been selected as a Mid-South Super Lawyer, as one of the the Top 100 attorneys in Tennessee (in all fields of prectice) he is included in the guidebook Best Lawyers in America Consitutional and Civil Rights litigation are an important part of the firm's practice. Examples include:
We stand ready to represent victims who have suffered substantial deprivations of their constitutional or civil rights as a result of government, prison or police misconduct. The Nashville personal injury and medical malpractice law firm of David Randolph Smith & Edmund J. Schmidt III serves clients throughout Tennessee in communities such as Memphis, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Clarksville, Murfreesboro, Jackson, Johnson City, Franklin, Hendersonville, Bartlett, Cleveland, Columbia, Cookeville, Gallatin, Lebanon, Brentwood, Springfield, Dickson, Davidson County, Shelby County, Knox County, Hamilton County, Rutherford County, Williamson County, Robertson County, Cheatham County, Maury County and Montgomery County. We also serve clients in Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi and Illinois. AL, KY, IN, MS, IL. |
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