It was 2 a.m. on a cold winter’s night in 2014 when police officers arrived at Connie Westfall’s upscale Southlake home to investigate an allegation that her 15-year-old son was trespassing at a neighbor’s house.

It should have been a simple inquiry over a minor incident. But the police encounter with Westfall, a partner and environmental lawyer with Clark Hill, escalated quickly.