Ezekiel Thackston
Founding partner
Founded the firm to take cases against police and sheriff’s departments, and still argues its appeals.
Ezekiel grew up in Montgomery and came back after law school to represent people the city’s institutions had failed. He handles the firm’s police and sheriff misconduct cases and its appeals.
He asks every new client the same first question: what happened, in your own words, from the start.
Takes cases about
- Police and sheriff misconduct
- Federal appeals
- Civil rights litigation
Credentials
Admitted to practice
Alabama
1992
District of Columbia
1997
Courts
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Education
J.D., Howard University School of Law
B.A., Morehouse College
Languages
English
Memberships
Alabama State Bar
National Bar Association
How I read a new case
I read the video before I read the report. If they agree, the case is usually smaller than people fear. If they do not, the gap between them is where the case begins.
Then I ask what the person wants. For some it is money. For some it is an apology, a changed policy, or a record that says what really happened. I would rather know that before we file.