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Civil rights lawyers concentrate mainly on cases involving the unequal treatment and discrimination by age, race, gender, disability, marital status, religion and sexual orientation. A civil rights attorney can help a person who believes his or her protected rights have been violated determine the best way to proceed in filing a lawsuit.

Discrimination can take place in a number of different settings including educational institutions, places of employment, housing establishments, health care facilities, and many more. Civil rights cases begin with a person who has had his or her protected rights violated filing a complaint with the federal or state government. The victim of a civil rights violation can either file a claim with the government directly or file a private lawsuit. Civil rights lawyers are educated and trained in dealing with all types of civil rights cases.