CIVIL RIGHTS LAW
J. Whitfield Larrabee is an experienced and successful civil rights lawyer.
Mr. Larrabee has extensive experience representing individuals whose civil and constitutional rights have been violated by government officials, public agencies, employers, businesses, and educational institutions. He has litigated civil rights cases against police officers and departments, cities and towns, the MBTA, federal agencies, and other governmental entities, as well as numerous employment discrimination cases against private and public employers.
His cases have involved false arrest, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution, excessive force, unlawful searches and seizures, invasion of privacy, abuse of process, assault and battery, discrimination, and other abuses of governmental authority. He has substantial experience litigating claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has also represented clients asserting rights under the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act and other federal and state civil rights laws.
Mr. Larrabee has experience representing surviving family members under Massachusetts Wrongful Death statute in cases where his clients' were deprived of their lives through the wrongful acts and omissions of others.
Mr. Larrabee has challenged actions of government officials at the highest levels, including the President of the United States and members of the Cabinet. His current interests include First Amendment and constitutional litigation, abuses by federal immigration officers, privacy and individual liberty, election and political law, and other cases presenting significant questions concerning civil rights, governmental power, and the rule of law.