Help finding a good lawyer?

[FuzzyPanther]

Soooo... what exactly are your monetary damages? Do you have a dollar figure that you lost due to this incident? Were there items of value belonging to you that are now not working/damaged? If I'm a "good" lawyer, how am I going to make any money from your case? (FYI: Being "accused of a crime I didn't commit", with no other information, is not going to make a penny in court.)

You also clearly stated: I was "asked" to be searched (person and vehicle). Anybody can "ask" you to buy them a hamburger, including the cop, the manager and the security guard. That isn't an infringement upon you, it is a request. No is an acceptable answer to a request. You conceded to the search, that's on you.

From what you've stated: This is a $5 lawsuit, "to prove you're right" kind of thing, and you will probably lose, because the judge will look at what's above, and be asking wtf. Any "good" lawyer will immediately realize you have no monetary damages, and not take your case.

I'm not trying to be an ass, but if you can't show monetary damages (and you want $$$ compensation), then you're wasting your time. If you're trying to prove a point, then you can hire an attorney and have fun with that, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.

[sunbunny]

Was this at Golden East Crossing? I can totally see it happening there. We haven't been in years, even though our mall is dead.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

This is basically the in store Loss Prevention mgr calling the cops to do the search... yes you have a case if totally clean. This happens all the time with over-aggressive Loss prevention guys..lawsuits that is.

You may want to reach out to the company and see what they will do after discussing options with a lawyer.

[thatlookseasy]

I think your best bet at getting money would be to get some publicity, threaten with a lawsuit, and make them pay for it to go away.

If you dont really want money, with enough pressure on the company you might be able to get the manager fired.