litigation expertise
Local Gov't / Public Entity / Nonprofit
Harman Claytor’s Public Entity and Nonprofit Practice Group provides counsel and representation for all types of public entities, including towns and municipalities; administrative boards, school boards and authorities; nonprofit entities and the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Our attorneys have substantial and successful experience defending governmental entities and their employees from all varieties of claims, including:
- Violations of the United States Constitution brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the common law and Freedom of Information Act.
- Claims involving the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, including:
- Excessive Force
- Unlawful Search and Seizure
- Deliberative Indifference
- Custom and Practice
- Free speech
- Due Process and Liberty Interest Violations
- State Law Claims:
- False Arrest
- Assault and Battery
- Malicious Prosecution
- Defamation
In addition to our vast experience advising and representing public entities, our attorneys are also well versed in the unique issues affecting tort-based claims against nonprofit entities. We have particular knowledge in the principles governing qualified, sovereign and charitable immunity, and experience determining how those principles apply under distinct sets of facts.
