A.M. v. City of Chicago
Jan 01, 2012OUTCOME: Won
$787,250 jury award for a partially blind woman who was beaten by a female Chicago police officer. The beating made her vision worse, among other damages.
Clarendon Hills, IL
Civil rights Lawyer at Clarendon Hills, IL
Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Appeals, Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: Won
$787,250 jury award for a partially blind woman who was beaten by a female Chicago police officer. The beating made her vision worse, among other damages.
OUTCOME: Won
Client was accused of murder by two eyewitnesses, and the alleged murder weapon was found in his home.
OUTCOME: Won
Client was charged with attempting to disarm a peace officer and aggravated assault for allegedly grabbing an officer's weapon and pointing it at him.
OUTCOME: Settled
$900,000 settlement against the City of Chicago for malicious prosecution. The client confessed, and pleaded guilty in relation to a rape and murder, and served 6 years. DNA testing later exonerated ... him.
OUTCOME: Won
Won drug case in the Illinois Supreme Court based on a Chicago Police Officer's illegal search and seizure.