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David Milton
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Practice Areas
2
Practice Areas
Civil Rights
90%
14 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Massachusetts for 18 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 2007
No misconduct found
Licensed in New York for 23 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2002
No misconduct found
Location
Howard Friedman, P.C.
90 Canal Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA, 02114-2018
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"David is, without question, one of the best in the business. He truly cares about his work and his clients, and is an excellent advocate and advisor."
"I endorse this lawyer. David is an extremely intelligent, diligent and thoughtful attorney, with whom I often consult."
"David is an excellent attorney. He is tenacious, thorough and skilled in police misconduct matters. David has my highest recommendations. I wholeheartedly endorse this lawyer."
"I worked with David for several years on a major constitutional case that went to the FIrst Circuit. We won every step of the way with him in the lead, because he is smart, a great writer, and a terrific advocate all around. Anyone with a civil rights or constitutional claim would be in good hands with him and the Law Offices of Howard Friedman."
"David Milton is a knowledgeable, experienced, and aggressive lawyer. I endorse him without reservation."
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Experience
Honors
2016
Super Lawyer, Massachusetts Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Massachusetts Super Lawyers
2014
Super Lawyer, Massachusetts Super Lawyers
2013
Super Lawyer, Massachusetts Super Lawyers
2012
Rising Star, Massachusetts Super Lawyers
2001
Moncreiffe Prize for Outstanding Student in Anti-Racism Law, NYU Law School
2001
Ann Petluck Poses Prize for Outstanding Clinical Work, NYU Law School
2001
Order of the Coif, NYU Law School
2000
Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Fellow, NYU Law School
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Partner, Law Offices of Howard Friedman
2007 - 2013
Associate, Law Offices of Howard Friedman
2006 - 2006
Staff Attorney, South Brooklyn Legal Services
2004 - 2006
Associate, Moore & Goodman LLP
2002 - 2003
Law clerk, Hon. Allyne R. Ross, United States District Judge
2001 - 2002
Law clerk, Hon. Theodore H. Katz, United States Magistrate Judge
Associations
2012 - Present
American Civil Liberties Union of MassachusettsLegal Advisory Committee
2007 - Present
Federal Bar AssociationMember
2007 - Present
Massachusetts Bar AssociationMember
2004 - Present
National Lawyers Guild.Member
2004 - Present
National Police Accountability ProjectMember
2013 - 2014
Massachusetts Bar AssociationIndividual Rights & Responsibilities Section Council Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Baggett v. Ashe, 41 F. Supp. 3d 113 (D. Mass. 2014)
Jail ended policy of male guards videotaping strip searches of female prisoners and paid $675,000 settlement
Glik v. Cunniffe, 655 F.3d 78 (1st Cir. 2011)
Federal appeals court affirms right to record police; $170,000 settlement
Tyler v. Suffolk County 253 F.R.D. 8 (D. Mass. 2008)
Class action against Suffolk County Sheriff for locking prisoners in cells without toilets or sinks; $1.5 million settlement
Garvey v. Macdonald, 665 F. Supp. 2d 47 (D. Mass. 2009)
Summary judgment for Plaintiffs in class action challenging jail's unlawful strip-search policy; case settled for $1.1 million
Greenberg v. Smolka, 2006 WL 1116521 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 27, 2006)
Civil rights plaintiff does not have provide her psychotherapy records to defendant police officer
Burley v. City of New York, 2005 WL 668789 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 23, 2005)
Class action for political protestors jailed for unlawfully long time in retaliation for exercising First Amendment rights
Education
2001
New York University School of Law
JD, magna cum laude
1993
Brown University
BA
Speaking Engagements
2013
Harvard Law School Speaker Series : A Critical Eye on the Drug War
Protecting the Rights of Second Class Citizens
2013
Eavesdropping and Wiretapping in Illinois
Putting the Eavesdropping Debate in Perspective: Statewide and Nationwide Issues
2012
Teleconference: Videotaping Police, Wiretapping Laws, and the First Amendment
Videotaping police
2012
Guest lecturer for law school class on First Amendment
Glik v. Cunniffe
2012
Guest Lecturer at New England School of Law
Police Use of Excessive Force
2012
CLE for civil rights lawyers
Electronic Discovery in Police Misconduct Cases
2012
American Constitution Society "Lightning Talks" on the Constitution
Glik v. Cunniffe
2011
Panelist for Not Guilty: The Reality of Black Men in the 21st Century, Cambridge Community Conversation
Race and Policing
2011
Cops, Cellphones, and Constitutional Rights
Glik v. Cunniffe
2011
Boston University School of Law panel discussion for law students
Private Public Interest Law Firms
2010
Meeting of Greater Boston Civil Rights Coalition
Policing the Police: Making complaints and documenting wrongdoing
2010
Greater Boston with Emily Rooney
Arrested for Videotape
2010
Community forum
Know Your Rights When Confronted by Police
2010
CLE for civil rights lawyers
First Amendment Right to Record Police
2009
Taught session of class at Northeastern University School of Law on police misconduct
Supervisory Liability in Police Misconduct cases
2009
Stop and Search Clinic
Know Your Rights When Confronted by Police
2001
NYU Law School Symposium on Fourth Amendment
New York Search and Seizure Law and the War on Drugs
Publications
2012
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Filming the Police: What to Focus on after Glik
2011
Mass Dissent
First Circuit Says You Can Shoot the Police (with Your Cellphone Camera)
2007
Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney Fees Annual Handbook, vol. 23, 18-1
Psychic Income Won't Pay the Rent: A Critique of the Second Circuit's Opinion in Arbor Hill Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Ass’n v. County of Albany
2004
Civil Rights Litigation and Attorney Fees Annual Handbook
Mass Protest, Mass Arrest and Class Certification: The Struggle for the First and Fourth Amendments in the 21st Century