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Civil Rights, All of Oregon
Practice Areas
At LeDuc Montgomery LLC, we provide the following legal services.
Civil Rights
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Law Enforcement Misconduct
- Wrongful Death
- Excessive Use of Force
- False Arrest
- Illegal Policies and Practices
- Police Shooting Pets
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Jail and Prison Misconduct
- Death in Custody
- Excessive Use of Force
- Sexual Abuse & Harassment
- Failure to Protect from Danger
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Bias & Hate Crimes
- Disability Discrimination
- Bias & Hate Crimes
- Equal Protection
- Doxxing
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Government Retaliation
- Retaliation
- Whistleblowers
- "Contempt of Cop" Arrests
- Malicious Prosecution
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Constitutional Law
- First Amendment Law
- Second Amendment Law
- Activist & Protester Rights
- Know Your Rights Trainings
Request a Civil Rights Consultation
Government Affairs
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Strategic Impact Litigation
- Representing Individuals and NGOs in Litigation
- Policy-Adjacent Lawsuits
- Class Actions
- Test cases
- Strategic Co-Counsel
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Government Transparency
- Freedom of Information Act
- Public Records Act
- Open Public Meetings Act
- Public Official Misconduct
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Government Disputes
- Declaratory Judgment Actions
- Injunctions Against Government Action
- Rule Making Process and Public Comment
- Administrative Law
- Qui Tam Actions
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Policy Advocacy
- Ballot Measure Challenges
- Amicus Briefs
- Research and Publication
- Legislative Analysis and Tracking
- Strategic Advice and Counsel
- Coalition Building
- Advocacy and Public speaking
Fiduciary & Governance Litigation
- Environmental, Social, and Governance-Oriented Litigation involving fiduciaries, boards of directors, shareholders, or government as private market actors
- Qui Tam
- Fraud
- Misrepresentation
- Racketeering/RICO
- Fiduciary Liability
- Business Torts
- Breach of Contract
- Unjust Enrichment
- Greenwashing
Contract Legal Services
LeDuc Montgomery co-counsels and provides surge capacity to other litigators and law firms on values-aligned cases and projects including:
- Litigation and Case Management
- Legal Research and Drafting
- Early Case Assessments
- Decision Tree Analysis
- Jury Testing
- Investigation and Witness Interviews
- Document Review
- Analysis and Strategy
- Motions and Briefing
- Written Discovery
- Management of Expert Witnesses
- Depositions
- Oral Argument and Public Speaking
- Trial Support
- Arbitration and Mediation Representation and Support
- Amicus Curiae Briefing
- Case budgeting, reporting, and performance metrics
Civil Rights Lawyer
About LeDuc Montgomery LLC
At LeDuc Montgomery LLC, we use our skills and resources to pursue justice for our clients and promote rule of law.
We have attorneys licensed to practice in the following jurisdictions:
- Oregon State Court
- United States District Court, District of Oregon
- Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Washington State Bar pro hav vice admission available
Memberships
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon Lawyers Committee
- Multnomah Bar Association - Past Young Lawyers Section Pro Bono Committee Member
- National Police Accountability Project
- Oregon State Bar Association, Civil Rights Section - Past Executive Committee
- Oregon Trial Lawyers Association - Trial Lawyers Academy and Civil Rights Section Co-Chair
- Oregon Women Lawyers
Awards & Recognition
- Oregon State Bar Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2018 – 2021
- Impact Case of the Year Award (Davis Wright Tremaine Team), Benchmark Litigation, 2019
- Willamette University Pro Bono Honors Award, 2015 – 2016
- Willamette University Public Interest Law Fellowship, 2015
- Oregon State Bar Diversity & Inclusion Clerkship Award, 2015
- Washington State Department of Commerce Merit Award, 2013
- The Olympian Award for Excellence in Community Service presented by Governor Gary Locke, 2005
Examples of Our Cases:
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Malaer v. Kirkpatrick, et al (ongoing) - Police Misconduct, Jail Abuse, Disability Discrimination - Representing homelessness and disability advocate in federal civil rights litigation against the City of Medford, Medford police officers, Jackson County, Jackson County Sheriff, and a Sheriff's deputy alleging claims for false arrest, ADA violations, First Amendment Retaliation, Malicious Prosecution, and negligence, among other claims, relating to a July 2019 arrest, transport, and detention inside the Jackson County jail.
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See Maxine Bernstein, Video shows southern Oregon sheriff's deputy slapping disabled homeless activist in wheelchair, The Oregonian (Sept. 14, 2022).
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See Maxine Bernstein, Video shows southern Oregon sheriff's deputy slapping disabled homeless activist in wheelchair, The Oregonian (Sept. 14, 2022).
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Legacy Forest Defense Coalition v. Department of Natural Resources et al (ongoing) - Impact Litigation, ESG Litigation, Government Affairs- Working with a team of environmental litigators, represent non-profit advocacy organization in challenging multiple DNR agency decisions to auction thousands of acres of 90-to-100-year-old structurally complex "legacy forests" for clearcut logging in Washington in contravention of federal contracts and existing state policies and procedures.
- See LFDC's work to save legacy forests in the short film by Joshua Wright, Preserving Tiger Mountain (Short Film)(2023).
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Haynes v. Taylor - Ballot Measure Challenge, Police Misconduct - On behalf of the ACLU of Oregon, represented multiple electors in successfully challenging the constitutionality and ballot titles of two proposed initiatives filed by the Portland Police Association which sought to undermine the resources, authority, and support for the Community Police Oversight Board and Portland Street Response.
- See, e.g., Christina Nguyen, The Court Rejects Portland Police Union's Arguments and Helps Make Clear That the Police Union's Petition would Repeal the Independence of the Community Board for Police Accountability, ACLU of Oregon (May 23, 2024).
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State v. Warren - Hate Crime - Represented hate crime victim and his family in pushing the Portland Police Bureau and Multnomah County District Attorney to investigate and prosecute a race-motivated assault in which a Black food cart owner was attacked by a white man yelling racial slurs, resulting in a guilty plea, prison sentence, and mandatory bias sensitivity training and community service for the attacker.
- See Catalina Gaitán, Family of Black food truck owner attacked by white man in SE Portland hires lawyer to investigate assault, police response, The Oregonian (June 7, 2023).
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Adults in Custody v. Benavidez et al - Prison Misconduct, Sexual Abuse, Retaliation- Represented four victims of sexual harassment and abuse by a former Oregon Department of Corrections corrections officer who retaliated against victims for filing complaints about his abuse, obtaining six-figure settlements for victims.
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See, e.g., Conrad Wilson, Former Oregon corrections officer sued for alleged sexual abuse - again, PPB (May 28, 2022).
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See, e.g., Conrad Wilson, Former Oregon corrections officer sued for alleged sexual abuse - again, PPB (May 28, 2022).
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Vogel v. The Evergreen State College - Public Records - Represented government transparency advocate in exposing a public college's covert militarization, weapons purchases, and student surveillance program, obtaining $50,000 settlement upon showing the college illegally withheld government records from public disclosure.
- Listen Eoin Higgins, Suing Evergreen (With Daniel Vogel), The Flashpoint Podcast (September 7, 2022).
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Arbitration - Civil Litigation, Business Malfeasance - Won two-day arbitration in $1.6 million breach of contract and defamation dispute, securing complete victory for small business client plus attorney fees and expenses. Pursued judgment debtor in enforcement proceedings, obtaining sanctions against debtor entity, sanctions against debtor entity's CEO, and a bench warrant for the CEO's arrest.
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Sepur Zarco Trial - Human Rights, Impact Litigation - Served as a national delegate to Guatemala collaborating with attorneys, advocates, and survivors from the Sepur Zarco indigenous human rights trial - the first time a national court prosecuted rape as a war crime - to publish a law review journal article proposing strategic alliances as an impact litigation model supporting human rights litigation.
- See Alicia LeDuc, Strategic Alliances as an Impact Litigation Model: Lessons from the Sepur Zarco Human Rights Case in Guatemala, 25 Willamette Journal of International Law and Dispute Resolution 150 (2018).
Civil Rights Legal Team
Meet the team
Our team uses the law to improve public policy and hold bad actors accountable.