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How to Fight Against Forfeiting Your Money, Car, or Property in Maryland

by shayan in News on Jan 21, 2016 • Comments Closed • attorney, cash, civil drug forfeiture, civil rights, currency, drug seizure, excessive force, forfeiture, lawsuit, lawyer, Modarres, motor vehicle, seizure, Shayan, Shayan Modarres, The Modarres Law Firm

Imagine driving your car to the bank to cash your paycheck or withdraw $3,000 to buy a nice 70 inch television that you have had your eye on for months, and you’ve been saving up your money to buy it Read More →

How to Survive Your Next Encounter With the Police

by shayan in News on Jan 21, 2016 • Comments Closed • brutality, cash, civil rights, currency, excessive force, false police reports, forfeiture, lawsuit, misconduct, Modarres, motor vehicle seizure, police, seizure, Shayan, Shayan Modarres, taser, The Modarres Law Firm

Being stopped by police is rarely a pleasant experience, and is much more often than not a scary and stressful situation. The majority of this country’s law enforcement agencies have good police officers that bravely perform their duties, place themselves in Read More →

$75,000 Settlement Reached With Orlando Police Department Stemming From April 2013 Wrongful Arrest

by shayan in News on Jul 7, 2015 • Comments Closed • 1983, andrew frey, Central Florida, Chief Mina, civil rights, eleventh circuit court of appeals, excessive force, Florida, irie auto sales, james hyland, lawsuit, mercy drive, Modarres, natalie jackson, OPD, Orlando, orlando police department, orlando sentinel, pepper spray, police brutality, reginald bletcher, robert woodyard, Section 1983, Shayan, Shayan Modarres, taser, The Modarres Law Firm, the womens trial group, william webster

A settlement recently resolved the April 2013 wrongful arrest of Reginald Bletcher. Orlando Police Department officers were patrolling the area of Mercy Drive, in Orlando, Florida for a reported stolen vehicle. Officers spotted the unarmed Mr. Bletcher driving, followed him Read More →

Barbershop Raid Case Settles for $125,000 After Full Appeals Court Orders Mediation

by shayan in News on Jul 7, 2015 • Comments Closed • barbershop raids, brian berry, Central Florida, civil rights, edwyn durant, eleventh circuit court of appeals, en banc, excessive force, federal, Florida, jermario anderson, jerry demings, judge pryor, judge rosenbaum, judge wilson, lawsuit, mayer brown, michael kimberly, Modarres, natalie jackson, Orange County, orange county sheriffs office, Orlando, Pine Hills, reginald trammon, Shayan, Shayan Modarres, strictly skillz, taser, the womens trial group

A civil rights case over a raid on a Florida barbershop has settled for $125,000, leaving unresolved a federal appeals question about whether law enforcement officers can be liable for constitutional violations committed by other officers. The issue was important Read More →

Shayan Modarres Successfully Argues Appeal Before Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Re: Unconstitutional Barbershop Raids

by shayan in News on Sep 18, 2014 • Comments Closed • barbershop raids, brian berry, Central Florida, civil rights, edwyn durant, eleventh circuit court of appeals, excessive force, false police reports, federal, Florida, jermario anderson, jerry demings, judge pryor, judge rosenbaum, judge wilson, lawsuit, Modarres, natalie jackson, Orange County, orange county sheriffs office, Orlando, Pine Hills, reginald trammon, Shayan, Shayan Modarres, strictly skillz, taser, The Modarres Law Firm, the womens trial group, warrantless

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with Shayan Modarres’ argument, and the lower District Court’s decision, that Orange County Sheriffs Office Deputies should be held liable for unconstitutional raids conducted on Black and Hispanic owned barbershops in the Pine Read More →

Client Samuel Fuller Awarded $75,000 In Settlement With Sanford Police Department

by shayan in News on Sep 18, 2014 • Comments Closed • brian mcintosh, cecil smith, Central Florida, city of sanford, civil rights, excessive force, false police reports, Florida, lawsuit, Modarres, paul pratt, samuel fuller, sanford, sanford police department, Shayan, Shayan Modarres, taser, The Modarres Law Firm

We reached a settlement on behalf of our client, Samuel Fuller, with the Sanford Police Department and the City of Sanford. Mr. Fuller was awarded $75,000 stemming from an incident where he was Tased by a Sanford Police officer. Watch Read More →

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