Due to the important nature of the jail and police cases we handle at Budge & Heipt, our cases are frequently featured in the news. In addition, journalists and reporters often seek to interview our attorneys about our views on civil rights violations, including wrongful death or catastrophic injury by police or in jail or prison. Please take some time to read about our firm and our attorneys in the news, and review our blog to learn more about our firm and issues surrounding the cases we take. If you are a member of the media looking to connect with a member of our firm, please contact media@budgeandheipt.com.
NBC News is reporting on a case filed on May 24, 2017 by jail death attorneys Budge & Heipt. The case involves the death of Michael Sabbie, a pretrial detainee and father of four who was being held at the Bi-State Jail located on the border of Texas and Arkansas. From NBC News, May 25, […]
From the Colorado Springs Gazette, May 14, 2017: Cause-of-death finding bolsters cover-up claim in Fremont County jail inmate’s death By: Lance Benzel May 14, 2017 Updated: May 15, 2017 at 12:12 pm The El Paso County Coroner’s Office has issued a finding in the 2014 death of a Fremont County jail inmate that backs up […]
The New York Times is reporting on the verdict of an inquest jury into the jail death of Terrill Thomas. Budge & Heipt represents Mr. Thomas’s estate in connection with anticipated civil litigation arising from his death. From the New York Times: Milwaukee Jail Workers Should Be Charged in Dehydration Death, Jury Says By NIRAJ […]
The New York Times has published an article reporting on the jail death of Terrill Thomas, a pretrial detainee who died after being deprived of water in his jail cell. Budge & Heipt represents Mr. Thomas’s estate. From the April 25, 2017 New York Times: Milwaukee Inmate Died After Being Deprived of Water for 7 […]
NBC News is reporting on the inquest into the jail death of Terrill Thomas, a mentally-ill man who died from profound dehydration. Budge & Heipt represents Mr. Thomas’s estate. From NBC News: Jail Where Milwaukee Man Died After 7 Days Without Water Now Subject of Inquest by Kalhan Rosenblatt When his son died in police […]
The Huffington Post is reporting on a jail death case being handled by Budge & Heipt. The case arises from the death of a mentally ill man in the Milwaukee County Jail. The man, Terrill Thomas, died of profound dehydration after jailers cut off the water supply to his cell. Jail death attorneys Budge & […]
Hiring an Attorney for a Jail Death Case: What to Look For Litigating a case involving the wrongful death of a citizen in jail requires experienced attorneys. Jail death cases are unlike many other forms of litigation. Lawyers who lack experience in jail death lawsuits, or who treat jail death cases like other common lawsuits, […]
Jail death attorneys, Ed Budge and Erik Heipt, have been featured as part of an in-depth feature article in the April 2017 issue of Seattle Met Magazine: While in Custody: The Fight to Stop Jail Deaths in Washington State When an inmate dies in Washington state, the question of who is to blame often goes […]
The Everett Herald has published an in-depth story on a prison death case being handled by Budge & Heipt. From Sunday Everett Herald, February 26, 2017: At the Centralia home of Stephanie Powell Leisure, her brother’s ashes share space on a shelf with a toy bunny who also appears to have been well-loved. Gordon “Casey” […]
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting on the latest developments concerning the death of a jail inmate from dehydration. Budge & Heipt represents the estate of the deceased jail inmate, Terrill Thomas. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 22, 2017: Inquest ordered in inmate’s dehydration death Jacob Carpenter , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 5:05 p.m. […]
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