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Kiernan, John A. Attorney

Kiernan, John A. Attorney from Washington District of Columbia works as Criminal Defense Lawyers, Discrimination & Civil Rights Lawyers, and Employment & Labor Lawyers. Feel free to contact us at the following contact information.

1250 Eye Street N.W. Washington District of Columbia, 20005
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(202)712-7000

(202)712-7100

www.bktc.net

jkiernan(at)bktc.net

Last updated 2023-10-26

Specialties of Kiernan, John A. Attorney:
  • Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Discrimination & Civil Rights Lawyers
  • Employment & Labor Lawyers
Criminal Defense Lawyers: A criminal defense lawyer, is a lawyer (mostly barristers) specializing in the defense of individuals and companies charged with criminal activity. Some criminal defense lawyers are privately retained, while others are employed by the various jurisdictions with criminal courts for appointment to represent indigent persons; the latter are generally called public defenders. The terminology is imprecise because each jurisdiction may have different practices with various levels of input from state and federal law or consent decrees. Some jurisdictions use a rotating system of appointments with judges appointing a private practice attorney or firm for each case.
Discrimination & Civil Rights Lawyers: In order for discrimination to trigger the protection of federal law it must be directed against an individual on account of their skin color, race, gender, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, or a limited number of other categories. Laws prohibiting discrimination based on race are strongest and have been on the books for the longest period of time. Other categories have been introduced more recently and may be expansive or restrictive depending on the category and context. A combination of legislation and Supreme Court interpretation of existing laws have led to an expansion of civil rights to include groups that were not previously protected. Transgender and homosexual victims were not, at one time, protected by anti-discrimination laws. In addition to extending protection to these individuals; legislative changes now also protect those perceived to belong to one of the enumerated groups by their persecutor. For example, if someone was denied a promotion at their job because they are believed to be homosexual they would now have an actionable claim of discrimination against their employer, even if they are actually heterosexual.

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