Law Offices of John R. Holland

We specialize in advocating for the rights of people. In our practice we focus on nursing home and assisted living abuse and neglect. We also focus on civil rights. We are passionately committed to fighting for the rights of those who are not always able to advocate for themselves. We represent the elderly and disabled who have been abused or neglected in care facilities and individual plaintiffs in the vindication of their civil rights against the government and corporations who violate them,…

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We specialize in advocating for the rights of people. In our practice we focus on nursing home and assisted living abuse and neglect. We also focus on civil rights. We are passionately committed to fighting for the rights of those who are not always able to advocate for themselves. We represent the elderly and disabled who have been abused or neglected in care facilities and individual plaintiffs in the vindication of their civil rights against the government and corporations who violate them, including employers.

Our cases share a common goal of holding the powerful accountable for the victimization of those in their sway.

Our office is a small litigation practice. We are a boutique, not a factory. We often focus as a team on individual cases. Each of us knows each case. Our goal is to provide personal and involved representation to each of the people we represent. We engage in serious and sometimes very complex litigation, often involving governments and major corporations.

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect

Why do we sue nursing homes and assisted living facilities?

We sue nursing homes because they must be held accountable. The government regulates them but does not much act on what it finds. Nursing homes are cited, re-cited, then re-licensed but then inevitably allowed to continue to operate. Very few are closed. Occasionally they are fined.

John’s own personal experience with his mother being neglected in a nursing home lead to his interest in this area. He was in law school at U.C.L.A. His mother was in a coma and needed only to be frequently repositioned. Because she was not, she quickly developed a pie sized pressure ulcer on her spine, which he discovered when he picked her up to hug her. We understand the permanent feelings that come from such experiences.

We helped to establish the legal right to high quality nursing and rehabilitation care services for nursing home residents in safe, sanitary, accessible environments that maintain and promote the exercise and retention of their civil rights.

We believe that one of most important things that most nursing homes understand is money. We also believe that making nursing homes pay claims has the best and most realistic chance of holding them accountable.

We understand that entrusting a loved one to a nursing home is a difficult decision at best. We also understand the incredible sense of betrayal that we feel when our mothers or fathers or grandparents are neglected or abused. We understand that when this happens people need to speak out and hold these facilities accountable.

Civil Rights

Since the firm opened its doors in 1979, significant civil rights cases have also been an important passion. Our civil and constitutional rights have been eroding in the last thirty years and we are therefore determined to represent people whose rights have been trampled, including persons victimized by racial and national origin discrimination, sexual harassment, age and disability discrimination, religious discrimination, and First Amendment violations. The rights of the state (including local governments) have increased at the expense of individual liberties and we are especially interested in advocating for individuals who have been grievously wronged by governmental misconduct and abuse of power. Categories:   Malpractice Attorneys | Elder Law Attorneys | General Attorneys | Civil Rights Attorneys

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