NSBHF NEWS

In California’s Largest-Ever Wrongful Conviction Settlement, the City of Inglewood Pays a Record-Breaking $25 Million to Exoneree Maurice Hastings

Inglewood Police Department knowingly put an innocent man behind bars for more than 38 years while the real killer went free [Inglewood, CA] — With…
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NSBHF Brings Lawsuit on Behalf of Man Killed in BOP Custody

The national civil rights law firm Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger, LLP (NSBHF), together with co-counsel Kaufman Lieb Lebowitz & Frick LLP (KLLF), Kairys,…
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Ricky Kidd receives $14 million settlement in wrongful conviction case against Kansas City, Missouri detectives

(KANSAS CITY, MO) The Kansas City, Missouri Board of Police Commissioners on April 29th, 2025 approved a $14 million settlement in the wrongful conviction case…
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Cochran Fellow Profile: Tony Joe

NSBHF Associate Tony Joe reflects on his experience as a Cochran Fellow . Read More

We deliver the justice our clients deserve.

NSBHF established the field of civil wrongful conviction litigation and continues to be the standard bearer for record jury verdicts and settlements in wrongful conviction cases across the country.

We fight tirelessly to obtain justice for our clients, who have experienced the nightmare of being wrongfully convicted, assaulted, and mistreated at the hands of the law.

With every multi-million dollar recovery we win for our clients, we hold officers accountable for biased policing, falsifying evidence, violating the Constitution, and subverting justice.

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