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Rifkin Law Office

Innovative. Strategic. Committed. Dynamic.

 

PRACTICE

AREAS

Rifkin Law Office is not currently accepting new cases and cannot respond to requests for legal representation or referrals.

DISCRIMINATION &

EQUAL ACCESS

 

RLO advocates for people who have been discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, or any other identity-based category. These types of cases can arise in various contexts, including access to public accommodations and services, education, and employment.

RIGHTS OF PEOPLE IN DETENTION

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RLO handles civil matters for people incarcerated or formerly incarcerated in jail or prison. These include issues such as medical and mental health care, wrongful death, unreasonable or excessive use of force, religious discrimination or expression, and compassionate release.

POLICE MISCONDUCT

 

RLO represents individuals and classes in civil matters concerning actions by law enforcement officers that violate the Constitution and civil rights laws. These include issues such as unnecessary or excessive use of force, discrimination, violation of citizens’ rights to express themselves to law enforcement officers or to record conduct of law enforcement officers, and unjustified searches, seizures, or detentions.

JUVENILE JUSTICE

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RLO represents juveniles in civil matters concerning the juvenile justice process. These include issues of school referrals for arrest or detention, police misconduct, failure to provide legal representation or due process in juvenile court, and conditions of confinement in detention facilities, including failure to provide appropriate services or discrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or religion.

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

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RLO advocates for clients whose First Amendment rights have been violated by government actors or agencies, including educational institutions. These types of claims may include issues related to denials of permits for marches or gatherings, censorship of written or artistic materials or clothing, restrictions on the ability to protest, or free exercise of religion.

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EMPLOYMENT LAW

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RLO represents individual employees and classes in employment matters. These types of claims may include wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or creation of a hostile work environment on the basis of race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, religion, ethnicity, or other protected statuses.

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ABOUT

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Lori Rifkin, Esq.

Lori Rifkin founded Rifkin Law Office in 2013. She has extensive experience litigating civil rights cases as an attorney in the public and private sectors, and has led numerous lawsuits to success in jury trials and settlements.

Ms. Rifkin is a former partner of the civil rights law firm Hadsell Stormer & Renick LLP. She also worked as a Senior Trial Attorney for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), focusing on matters involving jail and prison conditions, police misconduct, and juvenile justice. Ms. Rifkin also served on the Civil Rights Division’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Intersex (LGBTI) Workgroup, advising the DOJ on LGBTI issues.

Previously, Ms. Rifkin worked as a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Unions (ACLU) of Connecticut and Southern California, an associate at the San Francisco civil rights law firm Rosen, Bien & Galvan, LLP, and an attorney at the San Francisco-based Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center.

 

EDUCATION

  • New York University School of Law, Juris Doctor (JD), 2004

  • Harvard College, Bachelor of Arts (AB), 2000

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BAR ADMISSIONS
Active:

  • State of California

  • Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts of California; District of Connecticut

  • Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

  • U.S. Supreme Court

Inactive:​

  • State of New York

  • State of Connecticut

 

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