James D. Montgomery & Associates
(Redirected from Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith & Montgomery)
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
|---|---|
| No. of offices | 1 |
| No. of attorneys | 8 |
| Major practice areas | Personal injury Wrongful death |
| Company type | LLC |
| Website | www.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
[edit]- 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
- Daniel Watkins, II
- Michelle M. Montgomery
Cases
[edit]- 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 killing by a police officer of Latanya Haggerty.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Meet the Trustees - Board of Trustees". www.bot.uillinois.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "'Her Young Life Was Snuffed Out'". HuffPost. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ "Rush seeks justice for man killed at CVS store". Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-08. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "TheDenverChannel.com - News - Johnnie Cochran 'Dream Team' Represents Victims' Families". Archived from the original on 2004-11-19. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
- ^ "Judge rethinks 3 cops in Haggerty - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22.