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John Burris, Nisenbaum & Curry John Burris, Nisenbaum & Curry your partner in the fight for justice. You are not alone. BNC fight Since 1985 in CA
In 1985, John L. While Mr.

Burris created a law firm committed to serving largely underserved clients. Burris's practice initially focused on criminal defense, he quickly shifted to an emphasis on civil rights litigation, particularly in police misconduct and racial and sexual discrimination in employment. Today, the firm serves the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Central California, Los Angeles, and Southern California. With a commitment to fight for justice worldwide! Protecting Everyone
Over the years, John Burris, Benjamin Nisenbaum, Ayana Curry, DeWitt Lacy, and associated counsel have represented everyday people. Including victims of police misconduct whose names became synonymous with police reform, such as Rodney King, Oscar Grant, and Theresa Sheehan. BNCL attorneys have also represented several public officials and high-profile clients: Earl Sanders, the former Chief of Police of San Francisco, recording artist Tupac Shakur, actor Del Roy Lindo, NFL player Keyshawn Johnson, NBA players Gary Payton and Jason Kidd, and Aaron Goodwin (former sports agent for NBA phenomenon LeBron James). Becoming a Top Firm
BNCL has been and will continue to be instrumental in social reforms of police policy, governing racial profiling, Asphyxiation, Canines, Deadly Force, Tasers, In-Custody deaths, and other inhumane practices. Our work has also changed police department protocols for crowd control tactics and handling the mentally impaired. In addition, BNCL has been successful in identifying and rooting out police corruption and sexual abuse, including the infamous "Oakland Riders" case.

09/29/2026

An affidavit unsealed Tuesday said the officer who shot Wilber Garcés Pérez was not wearing a body camera and another officer turned his camera off.

Federal investigators interview key witness to Alex Pretti shooting, attorneys say
09/10/2026

Federal investigators interview key witness to Alex Pretti shooting, attorneys say

Wynnie Savageford gave federal investigators an account of what she saw during the Jan. 24 confrontation that ended in Pretti’s death, her attorneys said.

08/16/2026

A 72-year-old woman says her civil rights were violated when an ICE agent in Manhattan sprayed her with mace.

07/28/2026

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07/16/2026

Discover the story of John Burris, one of America’s premiere civil ...

06/27/2026

The parents of former All-Pro NFL running back Doug Martin say excessive force by police and delayed medical care led to his death last year, according to a wrongful death lawsuit.

06/11/2026

Today, we hear from John Burris, one of the civil rights attorneys who spearheaded the legal fight to reform the Oakland Police Department. Burris says, after 23 years of federal oversight, the department has been reformed.

06/01/2026

The family of a Fairfield High School student who was struck multiple times by a police officer last month announced Monday that they were filing a claim against the city of Fairfield, alleging excessive force and civil rights violations.

The law office of John Burris, an Oakland-based attorney who represented Rodney King after he was severely beaten by Los...
05/28/2026

The law office of John Burris, an Oakland-based attorney who represented Rodney King after he was severely beaten by Los Angeles police officers in 1991, has taken on damages clients in Minnesota. He said he anticipates filing around 80 tort claims stemming from the immigration enforcement actions there. Burris said the experience has given him flashbacks to the period before King’s beating and the subsequent protests over police brutality, when officers felt they could act with impunity. “There’s [now] a more fundamental understanding that bad stuff does happen,” he said. “Everyday people are not as willing as they once were to just accept a police officer’s perspective.”

Dozens of U.S. citizens and immigrants are seeking millions in damages, alleging excessive force, wrongful detention and other abuses by federal agents during immigration raids.

Press conference in Pocatello Idaho for family of 17 year non verbal autistic boy. Lawsuit filed in Idaho federal court....
04/04/2026

Press conference in Pocatello Idaho for family of 17 year non verbal autistic boy. Lawsuit filed in Idaho federal court. In town bringing family and media up to date of case re case status.

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