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Jul. 13, 2026

Pointer & Buelna is building a next generation civil rights law firm

After beginning his career alongside legendary civil rights attorney John Burris, Adanté Pointer launched his own Oakland litigation boutique focused on police misconduct, jail deaths and other civil rights cases. A traumatic encounter with law enforcement reinforced his commitment to representing people challenging government abuses.

Pointer & Buelna is building a next generation civil rights law firm
Patrick Buelna and Adanté Pointer

Adanté Pointer was already an established Oakland civil rights lawyer representing victims of police misconduct when a traffic stop changed his perspective.

"I was pulled over at gunpoint and threatened within the edge of my life and told they were going to shoot me and kill me," Pointer recalled. "I had to negotiate for my life or else I wouldn't be here. So, I really have the credentials of being treated in the very same - or similar - way as many ... (continued)

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