Our Cases

Wrongful death suit brought against City and officers alleging officers acted willfully and wantonly when using deadly force against an armed individual. Appellate Court upheld Circuit Court’s granting of defendants’ motion for summary judgment, agreeing with arguments that deadly force was used in self-defense of the officers and in defense of others.

Lake County Coroner candidate thrown off the ballot after it was determined he was ineligible due to “party switching” for the same position during the election cycle; decision upheld by Appellate Court.

City successfully defended against multi-million dollar wrongful death suit brought alleging improper maintenance and failure to install proper warning barriers at train station property wherein decedent was killed by a drunk driver who crashed into the ticket building. Appellate Court affirmed the City’s motion for summary judgment.

Landmark case wherein the Village Police Pension Fund brought declaratory judgment action against the Village, alleging the Village breached statutory funding obligations. Appellate Court granted the Village’s motion for summary judgment on major issue in case.

First Illinois decision upholding revocation of massage parlor licenses based on a single act of on-premises prostitution.

Successful defense of administrative review complaint alleging Fire and Police Commission improperly suspended Plaintiff for misplacing police equipment against departmental rules.

Court upheld a jury trial verdict in favor of School District 229, finding that a pre-existing heart condition, not the actions of School District personnel, caused the death of a high school student and the School District used ordinary care under the circumstances. Court also determined the jury instructions given were proper.

Successfully defended the county electoral board’s decision to overrule the voter’s objections to party committee’s nomination and candidacy for office of State Senator.

Successful defense of allegations of violations of the Election Code which prohibit the appropriation of public funds for political or campaign purposes, and requires local political committee to file reports of campaign contributions.

Landmark election case where the city’s electoral board’s decision to sustain objections to candidates’ nomination papers for failure to give statutory notice was upheld.

Landmark election case removing state Senate candidate from the ballot after he failed the statutory party-switching requirement by voting in the most recent opposing party primary.

Landmark election case defending a challenge to compel the certification of a binding referendum question after the village clerk used her apparent conformity authority to withdraw certification because the petition was facially deficient.

Perhaps the last of the election recount cases involving punch card voting. Represented an unsuccessful mayoral candidate in a landmark election case overturning the election results after the election, and seating the unsuccessful mayor in office after votes were subtracted from the successful candidate for fraudulent conduct involving absentee ballots.

Successful challenge to sufficiency of public question referendum involving the issuance of bonds wherein the binding requirement of petitions was upheld.

Defended a challenge to compel the certification of candidates after the city clerk, pursuant to her apparent conformity authority, denied certification because the candidates’ statements of economic interests were not filed in the same calendar year as their nominating petitions, as required by the Election Code.

Landmark election case representing an unsuccessful state Representative candidate in a challenge involving a tie vote with voting irregularities and missing ballots, resulting in candidate winning the case and being elected Representative in the General Assembly.

Landmark “rule of three” case wherein police officer sought review of decision by civil service commission and police chief after police officer was passed over for promotion to corporal. The Appellate Court held that: (1) officer had no protected property right to promotion to corporal, and (2) commission and police chief did not violate statute…

The Appellate Court held that the candidate substantially complied with the petition filing requirements though the statement of candidacy was filed three days after the nominating petitions were filed, and was allowed to be placed on the election ballot.

Opponents of pollution control facility sought review, under the Environmental Protection Act, of Pollution Control Board’s decision allowing construction of facility. Appellate Court found that the public hearing conducted by village board of trustees was fundamentally fair.

Petitioner sought judicial review of decision by township electoral board that objector was not required to plead and prove standing to contest political candidate’s nominating petitions as part of prima facie case.

Landmark election case wherein it was held that improprieties in connection with petition circulation process warranted invalidation of entire signature sheets rather than just individual signatures. This case stands as one of the three “pattern of fraud” election cases regularly cited.

Signature requirements for nomination petition of candidate for sheriff of Cook County did not violate his equal protection, due process, or First Amendment rights.

Appellate Court held that finding of guilty did not constitute “conviction” of incumbent as such term is used in State Constitution and statutes relating to ouster.