LITIGATION
J. Whitfield Larrabee has over 35 years of experience as a trial and appellate lawyer.
Mr. Larrabee has extensive experience litigating civil cases in the Massachusetts state and federal courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He has also handled matters before the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Federal Election Commission, and many other administrative agencies. He is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States where he has participated in litigation.
His current litigation interests include civil rights cases involving unlawful conduct by federal immigration officers, including claims on behalf of citizens, lawful residents, and undocumented immigrants whose constitutional or statutory rights have been violated. He is particularly interested in cases involving unlawful detention, searches, seizures, retaliation, excessive force, invasions of privacy, and other abuses of governmental authority.
Mr. Larrabee is also interested in litigation involving initiative petitions, referendums, ballot access, election law, and constitutional challenges affecting measures that advance important public interests.