Al Gerhardstein Interviewed on Safety Reform in Cincinnati
Al Gerhardstein was interviewed on public television in Cincinnati about his role in safety reform in Cincinnati:
Al Gerhardstein Obergefell Article
Al Gerhardstein was published in GPSolo Magazine, a publication of the American Bar Association. His article reflects on the journey to marriage equality through litigating the seminal case of Obergefell v. Hodges. His article is entitled...
Tanisha Anderson Family Wins Settlement of $2.25 Million; Demand Reforms
Today the family of Tanisha Anderson has announced their settlement of claims against the City of Cleveland and two police officers for a total of $2.25 million but the family continues to demand reforms and a memorial, including. Establish...
‘God, please help me’: Inmate claims jailers raped her, refused medicine and left her ‘catatonic’
Gerhardstein & Branch, on behalf of our client, filed a lawsuit against two Warren County corrections officers for rape and shattering the client’s shoulder bones during one of the non-consensual assaults. Seven Warren County nurses...
Enquirer: Too many mentally ill dying at hands of police
Al Gerhardstein in the Cincinnati Enquirer: Our community cannot resign itself to the rising death toll among mentally ill persons who encounter Cincinnati police. An Enquirer story, “Mentally ill make up nearly half of those killed by CPD...
Women’s Med Center in Dayton to Stay Open
Montgomery County Common Pleas Court Judge Wiseman issued an Order yesterday that will allow the WMCD to remain open for business while WMCD appeals the Department of Health’s arbitrary and unlawful order shutting the clinic down. If the...
Joint Statement on Settlement of Samantha Ramsey Civil Lawsuit
On December 6, 2016, the civil lawsuit brought by the family of Samantha Ramsey against Boone County relating to her death on April 26, 2014 was settled by an agreement between the parties. The terms of the settlement include a payment of $3.5...
Al Gerhardstein shares Lessons on Community-Problem Solving Policing in Milwaukee
Al Gerhardstein, Iris Roley and former FOP President Kathy Harrell traveled to Milwaukee to speak to civil rights, advocacy, faith and service organizations about the long and difficult journey to achieve the collaborative agreement and the work...
Points to Keep in Mind During Tensing Trial
Al Gerhardstein is one of the attorneys that has represented the DuBose family. He is also a founder of the Collaborative Agreement that instituted police reforms in Cincinnati fifteen years ago. As the Ray Tensing trial starts it is helpful to...
Co-Author Al Gerhardstein: Tensing Trial Spurs Fear and Opportunity for Reform
Al Gerhardstein co-authored an article published by the Cincinnati Enquirer ‘Tensing Trial Spurs Fear and Opportunity for Reform’. Check the article out here: http://cin.ci/2f3NZto
Al Gerhardstein Panel Speaker on police reform at NAACP LDF Civil Rights Conference
For over fifty years civil rights attorneys have gathered at the Airlie Civil Rights Conference in Warrenton Virginia to share ideas and latest news. This year, on October 13 “15, G & B partner Al Gerhardstein was tapped along with...
Al Gerhardstein Featured on Fault Lines Speaking on the Risks of Improper Taser Use
Al Gerhardstein is a featured attorney on the show Fault Lines which explores the risks posed by improper use of tasers. He is interviewed along with his clients on cases where he successfully represented victims and families of those harmed or...