Civil Rights Lawyer in Paterson
Paterson agreed to pay $132,500 to settle the firm’s excessive force case over a 2020 arrest and the pepper-spraying of people watching it.
Paterson, New Jersey
Holding Police Accountable in Paterson
Joel Silberman knows the Passaic County courts: after law school he served as a judicial clerk in the Superior Court of New Jersey in Passaic County. The nearest office is in Newark, at 744 Broad Street.
Local Cases
Cases and Investigations in Paterson
Police shootings and deaths in Paterson
Attorney General investigations from 2020 and a 2025 grand jury decision.
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Courts and Office
The Courts
Lawsuits arising in Paterson are filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, in Passaic County, or in federal court - the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, which sits in Newark.