California Attorney Shawn McMillan on Why He Fights CPS: “They’re Stealing Kids”

Shawn McMillan

McMillan gained national headlines at the end of 2016 in a case against Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) when a jury awarded his client, Rafaelina Duval, $3.1 million in damages for wrongfully seizing her child.

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