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• Nashville Channel 5 News Covers HSPRD Class-Action Lawsuit

  April 24, 2018

  Nashville Channel 5 News covered a recent federal class-action lawsuit filed by HSPRD, Civil Rights Corps, and attorney […]

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• HSPRD Kalman Resnick Speaks at CAIR Chicago Press Conference

  April 24, 2018

  Today, HSPRD Partner Kalman Resnick will speak at a press conference at CAIR Chicago about the opposition to […]

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• HSPRD Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Private Probation Companies

  April 23, 2018

  Today, HSPRD, along with Civil Rights Corps and attorney Kyle Mothershead, filed a federal class-action lawsuit brought by […]

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• Dina Torrisi Martin Elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates

  April 20, 2018

  Congratulations to HSPRD’s Dina Torrisi Martin for being elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Ms. […]

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• Stacey Cischke to Speak at Obstetric Malpractice Claims Conference

  April 19, 2018

  HSPRD Partner Stacey Cischke will be speaking at the ACI’s 17th Annual Advanced Forum on Obstetric Malpractice Claims […]

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• Chirag Badlani Recipient of 2018 Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 Award

  April 19, 2018

  Congratulations to HSPRD Partner Chirag Badlani on being named one of the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 in […]

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• HSPRD Attorneys Honored At Justice Circle Event

  April 18, 2018

  On April 17, 2018, HSPRD attorneys Matthew Piers, Caryn Lederer, and Kate Schwartz were honored by the Chicago […]

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• Supreme Court Overturns Part Of Law Requiring Deportation Of Certain Immigrants

  April 17, 2018

  Today, The Hill reported that President Trump’s first Supreme Court appointment, Justice Neil Gorsuch has cast the deciding […]

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• What You Need To Know About USCIS Announcement On H-1B Cap For FY2019

  April 13, 2018

  USCIS announced that it has completed the H-1B Cap random selection process for FY2019.  There were 190,098 H-1B […]

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• HSPRD Partner Spins at the House of Blues for Charity

  April 12, 2018

  Adam Snyder joined hundreds of other individuals to help raise funds for Chicago’s youth.

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• HSPRD Proudly Welcomes Wendy Davis

  April 10, 2018

  On April 9, 2018, HSPRD proudly welcomed Wendy Davis a former Texas State Senator and the founder of […]

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• John Oliver Examined Immigration Courts on “Last Week Tonight” (HBO)

  April 6, 2018

  On Sunday, April 1, 2018, John Oliver examined the dysfunction in America’s immigration courts on “Last Week Tonight” […]

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• HSPRD Celebrates MLK 50th Anniversary

  April 4, 2018

  Today, April 4th, marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Here at HSPRD we […]

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• Matthew Piers Spoke At Fourth European Symposium

  April 3, 2018

  HSPRD shareholder and president, Matthew Piers spoke about the False Claims Act, and the encouragement and protection of whistleblowers on […]

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• Latest News On Immigration Courts

  March 29, 2018

  Today’s NPR Morning Edition reported on Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ attempt to reshape the nation’s immigration courts and […]

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• HSPRD Attorney Chirag Badlani Speaks About Sanctuary Cities

  March 22, 2018

  On March 21, HPSRD Attorney Chirag Badlani spoke at the Segal McCambridge Public Affairs Forum about “Sanctuary Cities,” the […]

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• HSPRD Files Amicus Brief In Support Of DACA

  March 20, 2018

  HSPRD, together with the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) at Georgetown University Law Center, filed an […]

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• HSPRD Attorney Chirag Badlani Spoke at The Chicago Bar Association

  March 15, 2018

    On March 15, 2018, HSPRD Attorney Chirag Badlani spoke at The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) on Immigration […]

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• HSPRD Partners Try $14M Case to Not Guilty Verdict

  March 15, 2018

  HSPRD partners Stacey Cischke and Jennifer Heydemann obtained a Not Guilty verdict in favor of an Obstetrician-Gynecologist

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• HSPRD Partner Leads Discussion for Nursing Grand Rounds

  March 13, 2018

  HSPRD partner Adam Snyder led a discussion that included examples of how email, text messaging, and social media can be misused…

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• HSPRD Partner William B. Schiller Speaker & Panelist at AILA 2018

  March 12, 2018

    On March 12, 2018, HSPRD partner William B. Schiller was a speaker and expert panelist at the […]

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• Chicago Tribune Follow Up On Steven Cohen, Of Counsel To HSPRD, Oscar

  March 12, 2018

    Steven Cohen, HSPRD colleague and of-counsel, is one of the principal executive producers of the Oscar-winning documentary, […]

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• Full Story Of HSPRD Attorney Ian Wagreich On Fox 32 Chicago

  March 9, 2018

  In case you missed the clip of HSPRD Attorney Ian Wagreich on Fox 32 Chicago last night, we […]

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• HSPRD Attorney Ian Wagreich On Fox 32 News Tonight @5 pm

  March 8, 2018

  Tune into Fox 32 News tonight at 5 pm to hear HSPRD Attorney Ian Wagreich speak on immigration. […]

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• Happy International Women’s Day

  March 8, 2018

  Today is International Women’s Day (March 8, every year), commemorating and celebrating women’s achievements and the movement for women’s rights.

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• Recent News With DACA, What You Need to Know About Renewals

  March 8, 2018

  In recent news, two federal courts have ruled against the administration’s efforts to terminate DACA, while one has ruled […]

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• Steven Cohen, Of Counsel to HSPRD, Wins Oscar

  March 6, 2018

  Steven Cohen, HSPRD colleague and of-counsel, is one of the principal executive producers of the Oscar-winning documentary, “Icarus.”  […]

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• HSPRD Attorney Christopher Wilmes Moderating Panel on Immigration

  March 1, 2018

            HSPRD Attorney Christopher Wilmes is moderating a panel on immigration on Thursday, March […]

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• U.S. Supreme Court Denies Request to End DACA Program

  February 26, 2018

  Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the Trump administration’s request to immediately review the legality of the Deferred […]

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• USCIS New Policy Memorandum on 3rd Party Placements for H-1B Workers

  February 23, 2018

  On February 22, 2018, USCIS issued a new policy memorandum that purports to align with President Trump’s Buy […]

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• HSPRD Partner Presents to Advocate Sherman Hospital

  February 21, 2018

  On February 20, 2018, Adam Snyder ed a discussion on new perspectives in digital liability for leadership at Advocate Sherman Hospital.

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• Background Checks with Bogus Results: HSPRD Partner on WGN

  February 20, 2018

  Christopher Wilmes was featured on WGN News regarding his efforts to protect employees from bad background check information.

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• Ian Wagreich Speaks to International Students at UW-Madison

  February 16, 2018

  HSPRD Partner Ian Wagreich talked with students about how they can best prepare themselves for life after F-1 student status.

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• HSPRD Partners Obtain Defense Verdict for Chicago-area Hospital

  February 14, 2018

  Dina Torrisi Martin and Maire Dempsey secured a decisive victory for their client on February 13, 2018.

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• HSPRD’s Chirag Badlani Speaks at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

  February 9, 2018

  On February 9, 2018, HSPRD’s Chirag Badlani spoke at a symposium called “Out on Bail: A Dialogue on […]

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• HSPRD Attorney Kate Schwartz on WGN Today

  February 9, 2018

  HSPRD files a lawsuit against the City of Chicago under the Illinois Bill of Rights for the Homeless […]

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• HSPRD Attorney Kate Schwartz Quoted in Chicago Tribune

  February 7, 2018

  HSPRD has filed a lawsuit against the City of Chicago under the Illinois Bill of Rights for the […]

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• The Wall and The Gate: Book Reading and Discussion with Michael Sfard

  February 6, 2018

  HSPRD is proud to have Michael Sfard in the office today for a book reading and discussion on […]

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• HSPRD Trial Victory in John Crane Inc. V. Admiral Insurance Co.

  February 5, 2018

  Daniel Waitzman and Christopher Johnson of HSPRD’s Insurance Coverage team won a trial victory in John Crane, Inc. […]

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• 4 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers Listed Under Immigration Law Were from HSPRD

  February 1, 2018

  HSPRD is proud to announce that four of the 14 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers listed with a primary […]

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