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• HSPRD Client Wins Bid to Capture CEO’s Assets in Casino Ch.7

  June 20, 2018

                      For the past ten years, HSPRD has represented […]

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• Deane Brown Awarded Certification Of Appreciation From ISBA

  June 20, 2018

  On June 15, 2018, HSPRD Partner Deane B. Brown was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation for serving as […]

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• Josh Karsh Elected Fellow of the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers

  June 19, 2018

            The firm is very pleased to announce that on June 9, the College […]

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• HSPRD’s Kelli Fennell Speaks on Migrant & Refugee Issues

  June 5, 2018

  HSPRD attorney Kelli Fennell, with Maria Hinojosa (Latino USA on National Public Radio) and Ester Trujillo (DePaul University), spoke […]

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• HSPRD Attends Annual Lunch for Women Employed

  June 1, 2018

  HSPRD was proud to attend the annual lunch for Women Employed, an organization doing crucial work to advocate […]

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• HSPRD’s Kalman Resnick was Interviewed by El Diario de Hoy

  May 21, 2018

  HSPRD’s Kalman Resnick was interviewed by El Diario de Hoy, one of El Salvador’s leading newspapers, on the […]

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• Immigration Officials Increase Audits of Companies

  May 16, 2018

  On Monday, May 14, 2018, The Seattle Times reported on a surge of companies audited by immigration officials to […]

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• ABOTA Illinois Law Day Luncheon Thank You

  May 3, 2018

  Thank you to Shanice Harris, Joyce Eriks and Ileana Cerpa for making things run smoothly at the ABOTA Law Day lunch.

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• Cathy Reiter President of ABOTA Presents Plaque to Dina Torrisi Martin

  May 2, 2018

  Cathy Reiter, President of the Illinois chapter of ABOTA, presents a plaque to the new member, Dina Torrisi Martin, at the ABOTA Law Day lunch on April 27, 2018.

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• HSPRD and CAIR-Chicago Sue DHS over Vetting Program Documents

  May 2, 2018

  Yesterday, HSPRD along with the Chicago office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Chicago) filed a federal lawsuit against the United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) and the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The lawsuit is seeking documents related to a secret government vetting program for citizenship applications, the Controlled Application Review & Resolution Program also known as “CARRP.”

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• Partner Adam Snyder Is Presenting At The 2018 HCP Conference In Atlanta

  May 1, 2018

  HSPRD partner Adam Snyder is presenting “Gone Viral,” a discussion on social media liability in the hospital pharmacy, at the 2018 HCP Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, this Wednesday.

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• Recent News On DACA

  April 26, 2018

  Judge John D. Bates of the Federal District Court of the District of Columbia told the Department of Homeland Security that it “must accept and process new as well as renewal DACA applications.”

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• Recent News On The Travel Ban

  April 26, 2018

  The Supreme Court heard arguments related to the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict travel from several majority-Muslim countries. In earlier proceedings, the lower courts have ruled that all three versions of the ban violate federal law and are unconstitutional.

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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

  HSPRD Partner Kalman Resnick will speak at a press conference at CAIR Chicago about the opposition to the Muslim Travel Ban. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hold oral argument on the ban.

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• HSPRD Files Class Action Lawsuit Against Private Probation Companies

  April 23, 2018

  HSPRD, along with Civil Rights Corps and attorney Kyle Mothershead, filed a federal class-action lawsuit brought by five named plaintiffs against two private probation companies and Giles County, Tenn., challenging their policies of extorting money from impoverished misdemeanor probationers and violating their constitutional and statutory rights.

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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. Torrisi Martin was officially elected by the National Board of Directors in January 2018 and will receive her membership plaque at the Illinois ABOTA Law Day Luncheon on April 27, 2018. 

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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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