Recently, our Appellate Department and Retail Department joined forces to successfully defend two grants of summary judgment in our clients’ favor. Each appeal involved a retailer’s notice of an allegedly dangerous condition, and spoliation of possible video footage was also addressed in one of the appeals. On appeal, both grants of summary judgment were upheld […]

Mr. Meyer recently secured the dismissal of a legal malpractice complaint on statute of limitation grounds. Summary judgment and a six-figure sanctions order was entered against the plaintiff in the underlying case, purportedly as the result of our client’s negligence. Because the plaintiff had filed the underlying action pro se and never withdrew his appearance, the clerk of […]

Mr. Meyer recently won a summary judgment in favor of a lawyer in a legal malpractice case that arose from a divorce proceeding. The divorce case had a long and sordid history: judgment was entered in 2001 but post-decree proceedings continued through the end of 2007. By that time, the plaintiff had already sued our […]

Mr. Meyer and Ms. Bartolucci on appeal, recently obtained an appellate affirmance of the dismissal of a legal malpractice case in Healy v. Worobec, et al (DuPage County; Appellate Court, Second District (Rule 23 Order)). In Healy, the plaintiff claimed that the attorneys he retained subsequent to a criminal plea to challenge his sentencing failed […]

Elizabeth S. Francis, Associate, was named Vice Chair of the Professional Responsibility Committee of The Chicago Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section for the 2012-2013 year. Congratulations Elizabeth on your accomplishment!

On May 31, 2012, Kevin O’Hagan spoke at the PLAN Regional in Hartford, CT on Cyber Liability and Data Breach Litigation.

On Wednesday May 30, 2012, James Balog presented and spoke on the topic of initial accident investigation during a training session for loss prevention employees for a major national retailer.

O’Hagan Spencer is pleased to announce the addition of W. Seth Howard. Seth joined the Chicago office on May 7, 2012 and will focuses his practice primarily on Products Liability, D & O, and Commercial Litigation. Welcome to O’Hagan Spencer Seth!

O’Hagan Spencer is pleased to announce the addition of Laura B. Bacon to our expanding Chicago office Laura will focus her practice in the areas of employment, profesional liability and condominium law.

We are pleased to announce our newest Partner, James W. Davidson. Congratulations Jamey!