ENEWSLETTER: APRIL 2014
Civil Rights and Personal Injury and General Practice Law Firm, Dedicated to Social Justice
The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington is a well-respected litigation firm with an office in Hempstead, Long Island. Our focus is primarily in the area of civil rights, voting rights, employment discrimination, police misconduct, personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death and criminal law. However, the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington is a full- service law firm handling matters in numerous areas of law and providing a wide range of services from contract formation to litigation and trial practice.
RECENT VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS
$7.75 million- Civil Rights and wrongful death action brought by the family of deceased
$1.277 million- Race based attack and serious injury by violent acts against Plaintiffs, who were lured to an isolated warehouse
$2.8 million- Wrongful death, products liability case involving a tow motor accident at a sewage treatment plant
AT THE FIRM
Frederick K. Brewington Speaks at ERASE Racism Youth Roundtable
Frederick K. Brewington of The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington spoke at this year’s ERASE Racism Youth Roundtable, which was held on March 31 at Plainview-Old Bethpage High School.
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Frederick K. Brewington Keynotes EOP/AIM’s 45th Anniversary Gala
Noted civil rights attorney Frederick K. Brewington was the keynote speaker at the Educational Opportunity Program/Advancement on Individual Merit (EOP/AIM) 45th Anniversary Gala in Harlem. The event, which was held March 29, was attended by Stony Brook University administrators, faculty, staff, students and alumni.
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IN THE NEWS
Frederick K. Brewington Named LIBN’s “Ones to Watch in Law”
Frederick K. Brewington, the principal and founder of The Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington, was named by Long Island Business News as “Ones to Watch in Law.” Ones to Watch is featured each week in the publication, highlighting six people who stand out in their respective fields.
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New York Law Journal: DWI Case Turns on Access to Counsel Before Breath Tests
On March 26, Frederick K. Brewington came to the Court of Appeals to argue on behalf of his client, Jonai Washington. Mr. Brewington told the court that police officers do not have the right to interfere in attorney-client relationships. He claimed that Nassau County police denied Ms. Washington her right to speak to an attorney and forced her to submit to a breath test after her involvement in a car crash.
On August 30, 2010, Ms. Washington was involved in a crash on Uniondale Avenue in Hempstead. Police indicated she showed signs of drunkenness and had her submit to a breath test. At the same time Ms. Washington signed a form consenting to a breath test, her attorney called police headquarters and told the officers to stop all questioning and that she does not have to subject herself to any breath tests. Nearly 10 minutes later, the breath test was administered without her being notified by police that her attorney had called.
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