RSHC news

Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila and three major law firms partner to support the Cook County Public Defender’s Office develop unique aspects for their new advocacy curriculum.

Matt Fischer and Brian O’Connor Watson successfully defended Deere & Company against claims of negligence and strict product liability after a two week trial in Independence, Missouri. The plaintiff sought millions of dollars in compensatory damages as well as punitive damages. The jury returned a verdict for Deere on all counts. Plaintiff has elected not to appeal the jury’s verdict.

The symposium, held in April 2016 at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, examined and outlined strategies and best practices for empowering women lawyers as lead counsel and trial counsel in litigation. The event was sponsored by The United States District Court, the Chicago Bar Association, the Black Women Lawyer’s Association and the Women’s Bar Association of Illinois.

Tal Chaiken, James Gaughan and Eli Litoff have been selected by the United States District Court and the Chicago Chapter of the Federal Bar Association to receive Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service for their work on behalf of Byron E. Adams in Adams v. Cullinan.

On April 19, 2016, Eddie Bolden walked out of jail, exonerated and a free man for the first time in 22 years, thanks to the efforts of private investigator Susan Carlson and a legal team led by RSHC founding partner Ron Safer.