Verdict for $1.6 Million against City for Police Officer who was Disabled by High-Ranking Firefighter

In 2017, The Blake Horwitz Law Firm earned a $1.6 million verdict and eventual settlement from the City of Chicago for Joseph Smith, a 25-year Chicago police veteran who was left disabled by high-ranking Chicago firefighter Mark Altman. As part of the settlement, Altman, who is the son of ...

Lawsuit Filed Against City Exposing Firefighters’ “Code of Silence”

The Blake Horwitz Law Firm currently represents a Chicago firefighter with more than 20 years of experience who was assaulted by his superior for going against the Chicago Fire Department’s “code of silence.”  On March 25, 2018, the firefighter and Lieutenant Leonard Johnson, were responding to ...