Barry Scheck, Peter Neufeld and the late Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr., formed the Firm in 1998 to formalize their efforts to address individual and systemic civil rights violations nationwide. The Firm currently represents those who have been victims of police, prison and other forms of official misconduct, as well as those who have been wrongfully convicted. In addition to its core civil rights practice, the Firm is involved in discrimination, First Amendment and other constitutional litigation

CNS has successfully represented numerous clients in police abuse and wrongful conviction cases against police departments throughout the country. These cases have led to significant systemic reforms in police departments nationwide and numerous large monetary settlements for our clients.