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title: Michael S. Carrillo
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# Michael S. Carrillo

Attorney Michael S. Carrillo graduated from Purdue University and obtained his J.D. from Whittier Law School in 2008. His practice focuses on civil rights and the representation of sexual-assault victims.

### Articles written by this author:

[![Photo credit:  Framestock at stock.adobe.com](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Carrillo-AdobeStock-440479012_535db5b908b14f766dfa970df651ba24.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/hold-him-down "Photo credit:  Framestock at stock.adobe.com")

## [“Hold him down!”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/hold-him-down "“Hold him down!”")

Litigating deaths caused by restraint and/or positional asphyxia while in law-enforcement custody

[Michael S. Carrillo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-carrillo "Michael S. Carrillo")

[2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june)

## [Excluding what the officer didn’t know at the time of the shooting](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/excluding-what-the-officer-didn-t-know-at-the-time-of-the-shooting "Excluding what the officer didn’t know at the time of the shooting")

Effective use of motions in limine can ensure the jury sees only the relevant facts in an excessive-use-of-force case

[Michael S. Carrillo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-carrillo "Michael S. Carrillo")

[2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june)