
Civil Rights and Government Liability Services
Our attorneys have experience in advising governmental entities and their contractors in all aspects of employment litigation, including but not limited to:
- Federal Tort Claims Act matters
- Liability through waiver of immunity at the state and local level
- Medical malpractice claims made under tort claims acts
- Police chase claims
- Prison and jail claims made pursuant to federal and state statutes
- Eighth Amendment liability
- Ordinary negligence claims made against prisons, jails, and subcontractors protected by governmental immunity provisions
- Section 1983 and other civil rights litigation
Hagwood & Tipton also provides the following non-litigation services:
- Preparation of policies and procedures for municipalities and other governmental entities
- Preparation and advice for creating and implementing prisoner policies and procedures for jails and prisons