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In reply to the discussion: Sanders has the credibility Trump lacks on criminal justice reform [View all]Uncle Joe
(65,206 posts)2. Do you believe SC State Representative and attorney Justin Bamberg doesn't know about that?
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In 2015 he represented the family of police-shooting victim Walter Scott. In October 2015, Bamberg, an attorney with the law firm of Bamberg Legal in Bamberg, South Carolina, along with attorney L. Chris Stewart of Stewart Seay & Felton in Atlanta, Georgia, negotiated a $6.5 million pre-suit settlement on behalf of the Estate of Walter Scott to resolve claims for wrongful death and civil rights violations. It was the largest pre-suit settlement of its kind in South Carolina history.[4] The former officer, Michael Slager, pled guilty to federal civil rights violations and sentenced to 20 years for the murder of Walter Scott.[5]
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Bamberg has served as attorney for clients in some of the United States' most high-profile cases, particularly in regards to officer-involved incidents.[8][9] In addition to the Walter Scott case, Bamberg has represented the families of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana;[10] Bryant Heyward in Hollywood, South Carolina;[11] and Keith Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina.[12] Bamberg represented the family of 20-year old Kouren-Rodney Bernard Thomas of Raleigh, North Carolina, who was shot and killed by a neighbor when leaving a house party in August 2016 a shooting that drew comparisons to Trayvon Martin's death in Florida,[13] and "Jane Doe," an Orangeburg County, South Carolina woman who was allegedly coerced into performing a sex act by an on-duty deputy sheriff.[14] In 2017, Bamberg resolved the civil case against the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office pre-suit for $350,000, stating at the time: "Most officers and the departments in which they serve are amazing, and we should be grateful that they have dedicated their lives to serving and protecting us all; however, we must continue to fight against any abuse of power. And we will play an important role in addressing that issue."[15]
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In addition to his civil rights trial work, Bamberg has successfully represented individuals in personal injury and wrongful death matters, such as the fatal tractor trailer accident that claimed the life of a Bamberg City Councilwoman in 2015,[22] and a Duke University Hospital employee who was sexually assaulted by an unknown assailant while on the job.[23]
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Bamberg has been nationally recognized for his work as a trial lawyer, the Los Angeles Times having said of him: "Bamberg has emerged as a rising star in a quasi-fraternity of lawyers who bill themselves as both civil rights fighters and tort attorneys who can win millions of dollars in wrongful-death payouts."[26] In November 2016, Bamberg founded the trial lawyer firm Bamberg Legal, LLC,[27] a plaintiff litigation law firm focusing primarily on personal injury, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and civil rights/use of force litigation.[28] Bamberg was noted in August 2017 to have been "exploring" a possible run for governor in the State of South Carolina, the same stirring conversation on the possibility of the state having its first Democratic governor in over a decade.[29]
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Do you believe SC State Representative and attorney Justin Bamberg doesn't know about that?
Uncle Joe
Oct 2019
#2
Biden isn't "defending" the crime bill now in 2019, he's defending the crime bill...
George II
Oct 2019
#4
No he isn't - he's defending what the crime bill was in 1994, the bill that passed overwhelmingly...
George II
Oct 2019
#11
You know it Uncle Joe... Bernie has credibility alright, on this and most other issues!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Oct 2019
#5
Bernie, 2018: "I'll be honest with you. I really didn't know this was happening. I had no idea
betsuni
Oct 2019
#16
Let me guess, with Klobuchar's and Harris' backgrounds as prosecutors...
TreasonousBastard
Oct 2019
#17
Exactly... he's always being compared to Trump rather than the other Democrats.
NurseJackie
Oct 2019
#19
Sanders has the credibility Trump lacks... on pretty much ANYTHING. (n/t)
thesquanderer
Oct 2019
#18