James D. Montgomery & Associates

James D. Montgomery & Associates, Ltd.
HeadquartersChicago, Illinois, USA
No. of offices1
No. of attorneys8
Major practice areasPersonal injury
Wrongful death
Company typeLLC
Websitewww.jamesdmontgomery.com

James D. Montgomery & Associates, Ltd. is a Chicago-based personal-injury and wrongful-death law firm. The firm formerly served as the Chicago office of The Cochran Firm.

Attorneys

Partners
Associates
  • Daniel Watkins, II
  • Michelle M. Montgomery

Cases

  • The firm represents the family of Rekia Boyd, who was shot and killed by Dante Servin, an off-duty Chicago police officer.[2]
  • The firm represents the family of Anthony Kyser, who was choked to death by a CVS store manager in an alley after allegedly stealing some toothpaste from a CVS store.[3]
  • The firm represents the family of Ontario Billups, who was shot and killed by Tracey A. Williams of the Chicago Police Department while unarmed.[4]
  • The firm was the lead counsel for plaintiffs in the litigation arising from the E2 nightclub stampede.[5]
  • The firm achieved a $16 million settlement from the City of Chicago for the killing by a police officer of Latanya Haggerty.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Meet the Trustees - Board of Trustees". www.bot.uillinois.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  2. ^ "'Her Young Life Was Snuffed Out'". HuffPost. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  3. ^ "Rush seeks justice for man killed at CVS store". Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2012-01-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "TheDenverChannel.com - News - Johnnie Cochran 'Dream Team' Represents Victims' Families". Archived from the original on 2004-11-19. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
  6. ^ "Judge rethinks 3 cops in Haggerty - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.