• Can you sue for false arrest if you were found not guilty or your case was dismissed?

• Can you sue a police agency or a police officer for malicious prosecution?

• Can you sue if your civil rights or constitutional rights were violated?

• What are the notice requirements and statute of limitations for filing a false arrest or civil rights lawsuit?

• Can the police rely upon hearsay to establish probable cause for an arrest and therefore preclude a false arrest lawsuit?

Gary Kollin, P.A.

Gary Kollin is a sole practitioner in a boutique law firm concentrating in criminal defense and civil rights litigation. He has represented clients in the state and federal courts charged with crimes ranging from petit theft to first degree murder and include federal charges of drug trafficking and continuing criminal enterprises. Gary Kollin represents clients in the state and federal appeal courts and argued the case of Smith v. United States, 508 U.S. 223 (1993), before the United States Supreme Court.

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  Appeals

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  Police Misconduct

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Gary Kollin At Work

Gary Kollin is a sole practitioner in a boutique law firm concentrating in criminal defense and civil rights litigation. He has represented clients in the state and federal courts charged with crimes ranging from petit theft to first degree murder including federal charges of drug trafficking and continuing criminal enterprises. Gary Kollin represents clients in the state and federal appeal courts and argued the case of Smith v. United States, 508 U.S. 223 (1993), before the United States Supreme Court.

Gary Kollin was counsel in a class action suit against the Sheriff where because of the illegal practice of holding people in jail after they were found not guilty, the federal judge ordered the Sheriff to pay damages in excess of $1,000,000.00.

Gary Kollin is an expert and specialist in criminal trial and appellate law and police misconduct. He is Martindale-Hubbell AV rated, selected numerous times as a “Super Lawyer” in civil rights, appellate and criminal trial law. He is also rated “10” by AVVO, a member of the Million Dollars Advocates Forum and a member of MENSA.

GARY KOLLIN – EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

After Gary Kollin graduated Harvard University with a Bachelors degree majoring in biology, he worked as a computer programmer/systems analyst for a large hospital in Boston. In that job Gary engineered and programmed an information management system for the hospital’s radiology department.

Gary realized that computer programming did not fulfill his desire to help people. He decided to return to south Florida where he was born and raised. He attended and graduated from the University of Miami Law School.

Gary commenced his legal career as an assistant public defender in Broward. He was assigned to the juvenile and felony trial units where he distinguished himself. He also handled appeals. As a public defender, he served as one of liberty’s last champions by protecting the rights of those accused of committing crimes.

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