$180k Settlement Reached with Waukegan for Police Brutality
In 2007, Blake Horwitz earned a $180,000 settlement for Roy Castillo after he was brutalized by Waukegan police officers out front of his own home years earlier. As originally reported…
12 Lawsuit Filed in One Day to Jumpstart Police Accountability
In 2004, attorney Blake Horwitz filed 12 different lawsuits in one day against the City of Blue Island on behalf of citizens alleging police beatings, malicious prosecutions, and false arrests.…
Civil Rights Lawsuit to Remove Police Barriers at Apartment Complex
In 2008, attorney Blake Horwitz represented the owners of an apartment building in Rolling Meadows that had essentially been turned into a gated community by police barricades without their consent.…
Paralyzed Man Brutalized by Chicago Police
In 2008, attorney Blake Horwitz represented Daniel Casares, who is a quadriplegic, in a lawsuit filed in federal court after his civil rights were violated by multiple Chicago police officers.…
Nurse Settles for $78k for Her Unlawful Detention by Chicago Police Officer
In 2010, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm earned a settlement from the City of Chicago for nurse Lisa Hofstra after she was unlawfully detained for simply following hospital procedures when…
$100,000 Jury Verdict for Wrongful Arrest
In 2004, attorney Blake Horwitz won a $100,000 jury verdict in federal court for his client, Alfredo Oviedo, Jr., whose civil rights were violated by Joliet police officers. Oviedo Jr.…
7th Circuit Reverses: Wrongfully Convicted Man Can Sue
In 2019, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm earned a reversal from the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals for client Walter Goudy, a man suing investigators and prosecutors after spending 16…
$49,000 Settlement for College of DuPage Student Beaten by Cops in Class
In 2015, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Jackie Pazera against the College of DuPage and two campus police officers for violating Ms. Pazera’s…
Settlement Reached with Schaumburg for Actions of Corrupt Cops
In 2015, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm earned a $30,000 settlement for three clients, the Abel family, who were victims to a group of corrupt Schaumburg police officers. According to…