Representative Results

$98,650,000 Verdict. Jean v. Guyger, a police wrongful death shooting of 26-year-old Botham Jean as he sat peacefully in his own home.  

$27,000,000 Settlement. Co-Counsel in Schaffer, as Trustee for the Next of Kin of George P. Floyd, Jr. v. City of Minneapolis, Derek Chauvin, et al, wrongful death case resulting from the murder of George Floyd.  

$21,300,000 Verdict. Co-Trial Counsel in an April 2019, police chase trial resulting in a verdict against the City of Chicago. 

  • $5,000,000 Settlement. Co-Counsel in Ambler v. Williamson County, a Texas police positional asphyxia case causing the death of Javier Ambler II. 

  • $4,930,000 Verdict. April 2023 police emergent driving incident resulting in the death of an 83-year-old woman and injuries to other passengers. 

  • $4,250,000 Settlement. Police shooting and wrongful death case of a 24-year-old Chicago resident against the City of Chicago. 

  • $4,000,000 Settlement. Co-Counsel in a North Carolina police shooting of a young volunteer attempting to aid churchgoers resulting in his death. 

  • $2,000,000 Settlement. Jail suicide case resulting in a settlement with agreed changes to the jail and medical processes that led to the death.  

  • $1,350,000 Verdict. Co-Trial Counsel in police shooting trial where decedent experiencing a mental health episode and threatening to harm himself with a kitchen knife. 

  • $1,050,000 Settlement.  A police shooting wrongful death against Oklahoma City Police Department, where the decedent was suffering a mental health episode.

  • $1,300,000 Settlement. Indiana multi-plaintiff police pursuit resulting in injuries to three individuals.  

  • $950,000 Settlement. A jail’s failure to provide medical aid after a detainee’s cellmate repeatedly informed a corrections officer that he was having trouble breathing.

  • $700,000 Settlement. Confidential settlement in a case involving the sexual assault of a minor. 

  • $650,000 Settlement. Police shooting resulting in multiple injuries to unarmed subject. 

  • $600,000 Settlement. Police pursuit resulting in a collision with a pedestrian that led to significant injuries to his back and legs. 

  • $600,000 Settlement. A failure to provide medical aid case where the decedent was experiencing suicidal ideations, with settlement after successfully defeating qualified immunity at the District Court and the 7th Circuit. 

  • $500,000 Settlement. Sexual assault and harassment case against predator vendor allowed to have contact with employees by employer.