Chicago, IL
Civil rights Lawyer at Chicago, IL
Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense
OUTCOME: Settlement for $20 million
Litigation counsel for Juan Rivera, who was wrongfully convicted of a murder he did not commit and spent 20 years in prison as a result of alleged police misconduct. Case settled for $20 million, the l ... argest individual, pretrial settlement of a wrongful conviction case in U.S. history.
OUTCOME: Jury verdict of $12 million
Trial counsel for Ray Fox in civil rights lawsuit alleging that deliberate indifference by prison officials to Mr. Fox’s medical needs resulted in serious brain injuries. Jury returned a $12 million ve ... rdict for Mr. Fox, among the highest deliberate indifference verdicts in U.S. history.
OUTCOME: Settlement for $3 million
Litigation counsel for man wrongfully convicted of arson as a result of alleged police misconduct. On appeal of a motion to dismiss, won unanimous reversal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh ... Circuit. Judge Richard A. Posner’s opinion in the case is the first in the Seventh Circuit to recognize a federal claim of malicious prosecution. Case settled before trial for $3 million.
OUTCOME:
Appellate counsel for amici curiae former corrections administrators and experts in support of the Petitioner in a case examining what showing pretrial detainees must make to demonstrative the use of e ... xcessive force in violation of the Constitution. The amicus brief filed on behalf of our clients is cited by the Supreme Court in its opinion in favor of Petitioner.
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