# steeringlaw.com - LLM Guidance File # Law Offices of Jerry L. Steering # Website: https://steeringlaw.com/ # Police Misconduct, Civil Rights & Criminal Defense Attorney — Southern California ## Company Overview The Law Offices of Jerry L. Steering is a civil rights and police misconduct law firm based in Newport Beach, California, representing clients throughout Southern California. Jerry L. Steering has been suing police departments and law enforcement officers since 1984 and has been a member of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court since 1987. The firm handles police misconduct, police brutality, excessive force, wrongful arrest, civil rights, criminal defense, and towing-related civil rights cases, with dedicated service pages for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Kern counties, and hundreds of individual city pages within those counties. ## Core Practice Areas - Police Misconduct - Police Brutality & Shootings - Excessive Force - Civil Rights Litigation - Wrongful Arrest / Resisting Arrest (PC 69 & 148(a)(1)) Defense - Criminal Defense - Wrongful / Predatory Towing Case Defense - Suing Police Departments & Individual Officers ## Areas of Expertise - Police Misconduct & Police Brutality Litigation - Excessive Force Claims - Federal & State Civil Rights Law (Section 1983 Claims) - Wrongful Arrest & False Imprisonment - Malicious Prosecution - Criminal Defense (Including Resisting Arrest Charges) - Wrongful Towing / Predatory Towing Litigation - Suing Law Enforcement Agencies & Officers in California ## Languages - English ## Target Audience - Victims of Police Misconduct or Police Brutality - Individuals Who Experienced Excessive Force - Individuals Facing Criminal Charges (Including Resisting Arrest) - Individuals Whose Vehicles Were Wrongfully or Predatorily Towed - Residents of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Kern Counties, California ## Brand Voice - Authoritative - Experienced / Long-Tenured (Suing Police Since 1984) - Justice-Focused - Direct - Client-Advocacy Oriented # WEBSITE DIRECTORY ## Core Pages ### Homepage URL: https://steeringlaw.com/ Description: Police Misconduct Attorney Jerry L. Steering has been suing the police since 1984 for false arrests, excessive force, malicious prosecutions, and wrongful deaths. Keywords: police misconduct attorney ca, police misconduct attorney california, police brutality lawyers california, police abuse misconduct civil rights attorney ca, police misconduct attorneys in los angeles, ca police misconduct attorneys, california police misconduct attorney, california police brutality lawyers ### Blog URL: https://steeringlaw.com/blog/ Description: Jerry L. Steering's blog covers police misconduct and civil rights. Learn how to protect yourself legally in California. Stay informed and protect your rights. Keywords: police misconduct blog, civil rights law articles, police brutality case updates ### Civil Rights Attorney URL: https://steeringlaw.com/civil-rights-attorney/ Description: Looking for a Civil Rights Attorney in California? Look no further! Jerry L. Steering is here to fight for your rights and get you the justice you deserve. 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Visit our website or call us for a free case evaluation. Keywords: excessive force lawyers, excessive force attorney, california police brutality cases, police misconduct cases in california, police excessive force attorney ### Towing Case Defense URL: https://steeringlaw.com/towing-case-defense/ Description: Defense of criminal towing cases including violation of Penal Code 22658, taking vehicle without consent, and extortion. Contact us now! Keywords: wrongful towing california, towing attorney, lawyers for illegal towing, towing lawyer, illegal towing attorney, wrongfully towed california, lawyers who sue police departments, attorney to sue tow company, predatory towing laws california ## County Pages ### Los Angeles County URL: https://steeringlaw.com/police-misconduct-attorney-los-angeles-county-ca/ Description: Police Misconduct Attorney in Los Angeles County, CA, Jerry L. Steering has been suing the police since 1984 for excessive force and wrongful deaths. Keywords: police misconduct attorney los angeles, police brutality lawyer los angeles, police misconduct lawyers in los angeles, police brutality lawyers in los angeles, police brutality attorneys los angeles, los angeles police brutality attorney, los angeles police misconduct lawyers, los angeles civil rights attorney police misconduct Cities served in Los Angeles County include: Agoura Hills, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Canoga Park, Castaic, Chatsworth, City of Industry, Claremont, Commerce, Covina, Cudahy, Culver City, Diamond Bar, Downey, Duarte, El Monte, El Segundo, Gardena, Glendale, Granada Hills, Harbor City, Hawaiian Gardens, Hawthorne, Huntington Park, Irwindale, La Cañada Flintridge, La Mirada, La Verne, Lakewood, Lancaster, Lawndale, Littlerock, Lomita, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Lynwood, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Maywood, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park, Northridge, Norwalk, Palmdale, Palos Verdes Estates, Paramount, Pasadena, Pico Rivera, Pomona, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills Estates, Rosemead, San Dimas, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Marino, Santa Clarita, Santa Fe Springs, Santa Monica, Sierra Madre, Signal Hill, South Gate, South Pasadena, Temple City, Torrance, Walnut, West Covina, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, and Whittier. Many of these cities have their own dedicated police misconduct attorney page (e.g., steeringlaw.com/agoura-hills-police-misconduct-attorney/, steeringlaw.com/culver-city-police-misconduct-attorney/, steeringlaw.com/glendale-police-misconduct-attorney/). ### Orange County URL: https://steeringlaw.com/orange-county-police-misconduct-attorney/ Description: Jerry L. Steering is a police misconduct attorney in Orange County, CA, suing the police since 1984 for false arrests, excessive force, and wrongful deaths. Keywords: police misconduct attorney orange county california, police misconduct attorney orange county, orange county police misconduct attorney, police misconduct attorney in orange county Cities served in Orange County include: Aliso Viejo, Anaheim, Brea, Buena Park, Corona Del Mar, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Dana Point, Dove Canyon, Fountain Valley, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Irvine, La Habra, La Palma, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, Laguna Woods, Lake Forest, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Newport Beach, Placentia, Rancho Santa Margarita, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Santa Ana, Stanton, Tustin, Villa Park, Westminster, and Yorba Linda. The firm's Newport Beach office serves as its headquarters, and a dedicated police misconduct page exists for Newport Beach (steeringlaw.com/police-misconduct-attorney-newport-beach/). ### Riverside County URL: https://steeringlaw.com/riverside/ Description: Jerry L. Steering is a police misconduct attorney in Riverside County, CA, suing the police since 1984 for false arrests, excessive force, and wrongful deaths. Keywords: police misconduct attorney riverside, police misconduct attorney in riverside, riverside police misconduct attorney, police misconduct attorney riverside county Cities served in Riverside County include: Banning, Beaumont, Blythe, Calimesa, Canyon Lake, Coachella, Corona, Desert Hot Springs, East Hemet, Eastvale, Hemet, Indian Wells, Indio, Jurupa Valley, La Quinta, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, Norco, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Perris, Rancho Mirage, Riverside, San Jacinto, Temecula, Temescal Valley, and Wildomar. ### San Bernardino County URL: https://steeringlaw.com/san-bernardino/ Description: Jerry L. Steering is a police misconduct attorney in San Bernardino County, CA, suing the police since 1984 for false arrest, excessive force & wrongful deaths. 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Steering has been suing the police since 1984 for excessive force and wrongful deaths. Keywords: police misconduct attorney santa barbara county, police misconduct attorney santa barbara, santa barbara police misconduct lawyer Cities served in Santa Barbara County include: Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, Guadalupe, Lompoc, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Solvang, and Summerland. ### Ventura County URL: https://steeringlaw.com/police-misconduct-attorney-ventura-county-ca/ Description: Police Misconduct Attorney in Ventura County, CA, Jerry L. Steering has been suing the police since 1984 for false arrests, excessive force, and wrongful deaths. 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