James D. Montgomery & Associates
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 1 |
| No. of attorneys | 8 |
| Major practice areas | Personal injury |
| Company type | LLC |
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
- James D. Montgomery, Sr. James D. Montgomery, Sr. currently serves as a Trustee on the Board of Trustees to the University of Illinois.[1] Mr. Montgomery served as Corporation Counsel to the City of Chicago under Harold Washington.
- James M. Sanford
- John K. Kennedy
Associates
- Michelle M. Montgomery
- Daniel Watkins, II
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 is the lead counsel for plaintiffs in the litigation arising from the 2003 E2 nightclub stampede.[5]
- The firm achieved a $16 million settlement from the City of Chicago for the police-involved shooting death of Latanya Haggerty.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.uillinois.edu/trustees/meet.cfm
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/06/rekia-boyd-lawsuit-family_n_1408640.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7825888
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-11-19. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-06-06/news/0106060329_1_police-officer-chicago-police-board-latanya-haggerty