Lombard, IL
Civil rights Lawyer at Lombard, IL
Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Contracts & Agreements, Personal Injury
OUTCOME: Judgment in clients' favor in Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Lawsuit filed in May 2011 which was pending in the federal Central District of Illinois - Springfield Division. The case challenges the prohibition on the carrying of firearms for self-defense.
OUTCOME: Case voluntarily dismissed following change in challenged law which allowed Plaintiffs to obtain the sought-after permits. Said change resulted from filing of lawsuit.
Plaintiffs filed suit against State of Missouri, through its relevant officials, to challenge the constitutionalitry of a State statute barring legal resident aliens from obtaining a concealed carry pe ... rmit.
OUTCOME: Won Judgment for Plaintiff - 05/01/2013
Resident of government subsidized housing filed suit for violation of Second Amendment rights when Defendant threatened to evict Plaintiff if he possessed a firearm in his residence.
OUTCOME: on appeal
American with Disabilities Act claim against former employer for constructive discharge due to disability.
OUTCOME: on appeal
Civil rights claim against County Sheriff's Deputy, Social Services employee and District Attorney for constitutional violations arising from prosecution of 6 year old boy for felony sexual assault
OUTCOME: dismissed following preliminary injunction and repeal of offending law
Challenge on Second and Fourteenth Amendment grounds to prohibition on legal aliens registering concealable firearms in Omaha.
OUTCOME: ongoing - victorious 7th Circuit rulings on July 6, 2011 and January 18, 2017
Challenge to the City's recently-passed firearms ordinance alleging that the City's ban on firearms ranges within City limits (despite a requirement of range training) violates residents' 1st, 2nd and ... 14th Amendment Constitutional rights.
OUTCOME: settled
Fourth Amendment false detention and excessive force claims against Sheriff deputies.
OUTCOME: U.S. Supreme Court ruling in clients' favor
The Firm was Plaintiff's counsel in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court's Second Amendment case, where the Court ruled the people's Second Amendment freedoms are applicable (incorporated) to state and loca ... l governments. The case was heard again by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled the McDonald Plaintiffs were prevailing parties for the purpose of seeking attorney's fees under the civil rights statutes.
OUTCOME: closed - settled as to most Defendants
The Firm was Plaintiff's counsel in one of the largest antitrust lawsuits in northern Illinois, involving antitrust claims against many of the major realtors in northwest Illinois.
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