Civil rights attorney V. James (“Jim”) DeSimone brings over 40 years of experience in employment discrimination, police misconduct, wrongful death, and excessive force cases. Notable achievements include securing a $1.6 million verdict for a disabled man subjected to police brutality, advocating in a wrongful death lawsuit against LAPD that reached the 9th Circuit, and winning a precedent-setting case recognizing same-sex harassment under California law. His recent cases include suing the LA County Sheriff’s Department for excessive force, covered by the Los Angeles Times, and a federal lawsuit against the Culver City Police for the shooting death of a mentally ill man. The case was covered by the Associated Press, Fox 11, NBC 4, and others. DeSimone has appeared on KABC, NBC 4, Telemundo, NewsNation, Scripps News multiple times, Vinnie Politan's show for Court TV, and LiveNOW from FOX, just to name a few.