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.

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“Hold him down!”

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

Michael S. Carrillo

2024 June

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

2026 June