They’ve Got Next: The 40 Under 40 - Amelia Green of Neufeld Scheck Brustin Hoffmann & Freudenberger

Please describe two of your most substantial, recent wins in practice.

I was one of the lead counsels who represented Lionel Rubalcava, an innocent man who spent 17 years wrongfully incarcerated after he was framed by San Jose, California police officers for a drive-by shooting. This summer we won a $12 million settlement on Mr. Rubalcava’s behalf, the largest police misconduct settlement in the city’s history.

The litigation was hard-fought and against a municipality that had a history of failing to acknowledge misconduct in its police department. I’m most proud of the extensive factual record we developed in the case, ...