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Nationally renown civil rights attorney, Devon M. Jacob, prosecutes many of the nation’s highest profile civil rights cases. Mr. Jacob is co-counsel with Attorney Benjamin L. Crump, of Ben Crump Law, PLLC, representing, among others, the families of George Floyd (MN), Hunter Brittain (AR), Pamela Turner (TX), Christian Hall (PA), and Emantic “EJ” Bradford (AL). In 2022, Mr. Jacob was added to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list, identifying him as one of the nation’s top civil rights lawyers. In 2021, he received the Leonard Weinglass in Defense of Civil Liberties Award from the American Association for Justice (AAJ) (formerly ATLA) for his work in the George Floyd case. In July of 2018, he was elected Chair of the national Police Misconduct Litigation Group of AAJ. In 2015, he was elected Chair of the national Civil Rights Section of AAJ. Mr. Jacob is an active member of the National Police Accountability Project (NPAP). Mr. Jacob is also a frequent guest on Court TV . Mr. Jacob’s practice is focused on law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial misconduct. This includes but is not limited to false arrests, excessive force, and police pursuits; in-custody deaths including suicide and inmate-on-inmate homicide; and malicious prosecution and unlawful incarceration. Mr. Jacob has extensive related professional experience. His emergency services experience spans more than 10 years, as a 911 operator, firefighter and police officer. Mr. Jacob is also a former deputy attorney general for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. His law enforcement and litigation experience provide him with a unique perspective and an advantage that has helped him to successfully represent clients in civil rights litigation.

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