Civil and Human Rights Litigation

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DiCello Levitt is recognized across the United States as a leader in civil and human rights litigation. We represent people who have faced discrimination, sexual harassment and assault, human trafficking, wrongful death, and other violations of fundamental rights. Our team of visionary advocates has litigated—and won—some of the most consequential rights-based cases in modern history.

We are at the forefront of cases involving systemic abuses and individual harm, including sexual violence, exploitation, and trafficking, as well as groundbreaking actions holding corporations accountable for their role in fueling racially motivated violence. We also represent survivors of widespread sexual abuse by high-profile perpetrators and institutions.

[DiCello Levitt] is frequently sought after for its expertise in civil rights, sexual assault and discrimination litigation.

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Our work has earned national recognition, including being named Civil Rights Law Firm of the Year in 2024 by ALM and The National Law Journal, and our attorneys have been honored with Public Justice’s prestigious Trial Lawyer of the Year award.

We are dedicated to pursuing justice for those whose rights have been violated—and our attorneys have the experience and know-how to ensure that powerful individuals, corporations, and governmental institutions are held accountable.

Representative Matters

Wichita and Affiliated Tribes v. Burgum
DiCello Levitt represents the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California in a landmark class action lawsuit against the United States government for misusing tribal funds to finance the Federal Indian Boarding School Program, which separated Native children from their families and inflicted widespread physical, cultural, and intergenerational harm. The suit seeks an accounting of the misused funds and a reckoning for one of the most devastating chapters in American history. For more information, read our complaint.

John Does 1–5 v. World Wrestling Entertainment LLC, et al.
DiCello Levitt represents survivors of sexual abuse in a major lawsuit against World Wrestling Entertainment LLC. The survivors—known within WWE as “Ring Boys”—were underaged boys groomed, exploited, and assaulted by a company insider while leadership failed to act. The suit seeks accountability from WWE, Vincent and Linda McMahon, and TKO Group for enabling systemic and pervasive abuse that silenced victims for decades. For more information, read our case study.

In re Jane Does 1–57 v. Peter Nygard, et al.
DiCello Levitt represents dozens of survivors seeking justice against disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who for decades used wealth and influence to run an international sex trafficking operation built on coercion, intimidation, and abuse. More than 130 women have come forward, exposing a system of exploitation that targeted women and minors around the world. For more information, read our case study.

More Representative Matters

Arnold Black v. Detective Randy Hicks

DiCello Levitt won a record $50 million civil rights verdict against the City of East Cleveland on behalf of Arnold Black, a completely innocent man who East Cleveland officers severely beat and then locked in a storage closet for four days without food or access to a bathroom. After learning of the suffering of Black at the hands of the city, a Cuyahoga County jury returned the historic verdict—one of the largest civil rights verdicts for any single person in the history of the United States. 

Jada Walker, et al. v. City of Akron

DiCello Levitt successfully represented the family of Jayland Walker against the City of Akron, Ohio, where officers shot and killed the unarmed 25-year-old in a hail of more than 90 bullets as Jayland ran away from them. In addition to securing a multimillion dollar settlement on behalf of Walker’s family, DiCello Levitt supported the creation of a nine-member Citizens’ Police Oversight board, which Akron residents voted to establish just months after Walker’s death.

Rolle, et al. v. City of Orlando, et al.

DiCello Levitt represents the family of Kaia Rolle, who, at just six years old, was arrested, zip-tied, and booked by officers after her elementary school reported the first grader to authorities for having a temper tantrum. Kaia’s family enlisted DiCello Levitt in hopes of ensuring that six-year-old little boys and girls who suffer temper tantrums won’t be subjected to being treated like adult criminal offenders.