In this tragic case, our clients' son was brutally murdered on a prison transport bus while officers sat idly by just feet away without intervening or protecting the young victim.  As a result of Mr. Hansel's argument above, Maryland's highest court rejected the officer's attempts to avoid liability.  Mr. Hansel is the second lawyer to argue and his delivery begins shortly after the 22 minute mark. 

Listen to Ashton Zylstra's argument against workplace racism in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.  This case includes heinous language and the unfair mistreatment of the only Black crew member.  The Court's  approach to the argument shows how much reform is needed to sharpen the law into a tool that might one day help end the impact of racism in the workplace.  This Court releases only audio, so there is no accompanying video.

When Daquan Wallace refused to join a gang, prison guards allowed gang members to attack him, leaving Daquan permanently  mute and triplegic.  Watch the opening argument delivered by Cary Hansel which resulted in both the highest verdict and the highest settlement in Maryland history in a case of correctional misconduct

Our lawyers seek justice both in and out of the courtroom.  Listen above to Tiana Boardman's testimony before the Maryland Senate in favor of police reform legislation.

Listen to Cary Hansel's argument before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in a case in which police failed to arrest a domestic abuser, who used his freedom to stab and murder his pregnant wife.  Mr. Hansel is the second attorney to argue and his delivery begins at approximately the 15 minute mark.

In the historic argument above, Cary Hansel successfully asked the Maryland Supreme Court to adopt a new claim for police misconduct and defeated claims of immunity, allowing collection of what was, at the time, the highest verdict against the notorious Prince George's County police department.  Mr. Hansel is the second attorney to argue and his delivery begins at approximately the 26 minute mark.

Hansel Law handles all forms of government liability.  In this case, which a court called "horrifying" a child was repeatedly attacked at school, to the point of two concussions, but the school system denied all responsibility, claiming to be immune from any claim that they have a duty to protect our children.  Cary Hansel's argument before the Maryland Supreme Court led to the defeat of these immunity claims and the protection of our children going forward.

Police shoot family pets on the pet's own property when the pet hasn't bitten anyone at an alarming rate.  The Department of Justice calls it an "epidemic." In this case, Cary Hansel asks the Maryland Supreme Court to hold police accountable for shooting and killing a Chesapeake Bay Retriever, the Maryland State Dog.  Mr. Hansel is the second attorney to argue and his delivery begins at approximately the 19 minute mark.