Class Action Attorney

At Maxted Law LLC, our goal is not merely to achieve justice for individual clients. We work to transform the systems of injustice that harm our clients, their families, and our communities. Maxted Law LLC is a social justice law firm. That means striving to end police violence, advocating against mass incarceration and the many harms caused by jail and prison abuses, ending systemic racism within these systems, and advocating for more just, safer, and equitable communities for everyone.

No one should have to fear being harmed or having their rights violated by law enforcement or government entities. No one should have to fear having their life permanently upended through excessive use of incarceration. We fight tirelessly to transform these systems so that they work to support our communities rather than destroy them.

Put simply, it isn’t enough to obtain financial settlements. Real change requires taking unjust policies and systems head on, through systemic litigation, community advocacy, and legislative and policy change.

Examples of our successful systemic litigation include:

• Rustgi v. Reams: obtaining a settlement with Weld County jail requiring substantial policy change to end policies and use of a contractor relating to excessive force in the jail. 

• Carranza v. Reams: winning a class action preliminary injunction against Weld County jail due to failure to protect people from COVID-19 at the beginning of the pandemic.

• Weikert v. Elder: winning a class action preliminary injunction against El Paso County jail in Colorado Springs due to failure to protect from COVID-19, including failure to provide masks to detained individuals.

• Winston v. Polis: securing a consent decree with CDOC to protect individuals from COVID-19. Dave Maxted also led the team succeeding on appeal to win a Court of Appeals ruling that the Governor may be sued for prison civil rights violations. 

• Lilgerose v. Polis: Dave Maxted filed a landmark class action lawsuit to end involuntary servitude in Colorado prisons, along with labor non-profit Towards Justice. A motion to dismiss filed by the Governor and CDOC was partially denied. The case remains pending.