Boston Civil Rights Attorney

Your civil rights are fundamental protections guaranteed by law. When those rights are violated, experienced legal representation can help you understand your options, protect your interests, and pursue appropriate legal remedies.

Greater Boston

Fighting for Your Rights in Greater Boston

Shannon Frison represents individuals in serious civil rights matters involving employers, institutions, government actors, law enforcement, and other entities. These cases can involve discrimination, constitutional violations, police misconduct, accessibility, equal protection, and other fundamental rights.


A retired Massachusetts Superior Court Judge and experienced trial attorney, Shannon brings courtroom perspective, careful legal analysis, and strategic advocacy to complex civil rights matters.

Strategic Advocacy in Serious Civil Rights Matters

Courtroom Experience

Civil rights litigation may involve Massachusetts state courts or federal courts, depending on the claims and circumstances involved. Shannon's judicial and trial experience provides perspective on courtroom procedure, evidence, legal arguments, and case strategy.

Challenging Institutions & Government Conduct

Civil rights matters can involve employers, institutions, government agencies, law enforcement, and other organizations. Shannon approaches these cases with careful preparation, strategic judgment, and attention to the specific legal protections at issue.

Civil Rights Matters Shannon Frison Handles

Shannon Frison represents clients in a range of serious civil rights matters, including:

Workplace Discrimination

Representation involving allegations of discrimination based on race, sex, disability, religion, age, national origin, and other legally protected characteristics.

Housing Discrimination

Matters involving alleged discriminatory practices by landlords, lenders, housing providers, or other parties involved in housing access.

Police Misconduct

Representation involving allegations of excessive force, unlawful arrest or detention, racial profiling, and other potentially unconstitutional law-enforcement conduct.

Voting Rights

Matters involving alleged interference with or unlawful denial of protected voting rights.

Public Accommodations & Disability Access

Representation involving accessibility, exclusion, unequal treatment, and other protections applicable to individuals with disabilities.

Gender & Sex Discrimination

Matters involving discrimination, harassment, unequal treatment, and other alleged violations based on sex or gender.

First Amendment Rights

Representation involving issues related to freedom of speech, religious expression, peaceful assembly, protest, and petitioning the government.

Education & Accessibility

Matters involving equal access, disability accommodations, discrimination, and other protected rights within educational settings.

Concerned That Your Civil Rights Have Been Violated?

If you believe your civil rights have been violated, contact Shannon Frison to discuss the circumstances of your matter and the legal options that may be available.

Shannon provides strategic representation in select serious civil rights matters involving discrimination, government conduct, police misconduct, constitutional protections, accessibility, and other protected rights.

Available for select state and federal matters. Representation outside Massachusetts is evaluated based on the matter and applicable jurisdictional requirements.


The information on this website is provided for general informational purposes and does not constitute legal advice.

Viewing this website or contacting Shannon Frison does not by itself create an attorney-client relationship.

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Each matter is different and depends on its specific facts, evidence, procedural circumstances, and applicable law.