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State Directory- Child Custody and VisitationAfter graduating from law school, Robin practiced as an attorney for many years in a variety of areas of law which included litigating personal injury claims, child custody and marital disputes and handling probate and criminal matters among others. She subsequently moved to Chicago, and in 2008, she joined the law firm of Ed Fox & Associates, Ltd. While an attorney at Ed Fox & Associates, Ltd., Robin has been extremely successful in litigating claims of individuals and their families who have been injured because of the neglect and abuse by fellow residents and staff of nursing home, assisted living and psychiatric facilities and hospitals. She also has been extremely successful in helping clients who have been injured by the negligence of physicians and clients who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents caused by the negligence of others. As a prior nurse, Robin brings a wealth of knowledge and a unique perspective to each of her cases, which is perhaps her greatest asset to her clients.
- Adoption
- Paternity
- Criminal Defense
- Wrongful DeathMuch of the firm's practice focuses on litigation involving nursing homes, specifically nursing home abuse, nursing home negligence, and nursing home neglect, on behalf of current and deceased nursing home residents in addition to residents who suffered wrongful death as the result of abuse or negligence. Ed Fox & Associates, Ltd. aggressively pursues these cases, with the aim of obtaining relief for current residents or their relatives when the resident is deceased, and preventing further abuses.
- Traffic ViolationsEd has extensive trial experience in both state and federal court, winning his very first trial in 1987 on behalf of an African-American man (Tyrone Merritt) who was physically abused and wrongly accused of stealing his car, and much more recently, going to trial in a nursing home abuse case on behalf of the great aunt of the reporter Rene Ferguson, and settling the case after 8 days of trial for nearly 1 million dollars. The great aunt, Hattie Brown, was 100 years old and had passed away before the trial began. Most recently, in 2006, Ed won a $95,000 jury verdict for malicious prosecution on behalf of a man (Steven Schrader) who was wrongfully merely given traffic tickets. In April, 2007, Ed won a $415,000.00 jury verdict against the Chicago Park District on behalf of women who tripped in an uncovered pole vault box/hole on a track and broke her arm.
- Sex CrimesThe Nursing Home Care Act is found in the Illinois Statutes at 210 ILCS 45/1-101, et seq. This is the Act that governs the law that applies to the mistreatment of residents in most nursing homes. It defines “abuse” as any physical or mental injury, including injury caused by sexual assault, that is not accidental. It also defines “neglect” as a nursing home’s failure to provide, “adequate medical care, mental health treatment, psychiatric rehabilitation, personal care, or assistance with activities of daily living that is necessary to avoid physical harm, mental anguish, or mental illness of a resident.”
- BurglaryBeverly Thompson v. D. Wagner, Star No. 634, et al.: False arrest of a middle-aged woman who was a suspect in a burglary. Plaintiff was handcuffed by the defendant/police in the grocery store where she worked and brought out to a police car where she remained for less than 15 minutes until the police released her.
- MisdemeanorsBullocks v. City of Chicago: Plaintiff was an insulin dependent diabetic arrested for a misdemeanor. Plaintiff claimed that while in the Chicago Police Department’s custody for more than 24 hours he repeatedly requested that he be given his insulin but was ignored. After being transferred to the Cook County Jail he was transported via ambulance to the hospital and admitted for two days as a result of not receiving his insulin. Plaintiff did not suffer any long-term effects of as a result of the incident.
- AssaultCase settled for $370,000.00 despite fact plaintiff would have been in jail anyway for related charge of aggravated assault.
- MurderPernell v. The City of Chicago et al.: Police brutality case in which the plaintiff was prosecuted for a murder and was facing the death penalty if convicted. The plaintiff alleged that his confession was coerced in that he was locked in a room for roughly 5 days without food and bathroom privileges and beaten.
- KidnappingBrian Cooper v. Commander White and the City of Harvey: Fourth Amendment case based upon a false arrest. Mr. Cooper was accused by his estranged wife of kidnapping his own son which she reported to the defendant, a Commander in the Harvey Police Department. Mr. Cooper voluntarily went to the police station. When he could not immediately produce his son, Cooper was arrested under the child abduction statute. He was held in custody for less than 45 minutes. The Court ruled the arrest unlawful and the jury awarded damages.
- Intellectual Property7. Firm Intellectual Property. All of the Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, all content, text, graphics, video and sounds on the Firm Website, and all computer code associated therewith, are the valuable proprietary property of the Firm, its licensors and contributors, and are subject to copyright, trademark and other intellectual property protection. You acknowledge and agree that the Firm has expended substantial time and effort to create the Firm Website, and the Content and Services provided through the Firm Website, and that the Firm exclusively owns or has been licensed by third parties to use and sublicense all rights, title and interest therein and all associated information, data, databases, images and other material.
- Workers CompensationOf the many wrongfully terminated clients Garrett has represented, one case in particular was gratifying not just because a jury ultimately awarded the client 100% of what Garrett requested on his behalf, but because of who the client was. He was a mentally challenged man who had compiled a spotless record over several years of loyal employment, but nevertheless was fired because of his disability. In addition to representing dozens of employees who have been discriminated against because of their disability, race, gender, or age, Garrett has also successfully represented people who have been terminated because they filed workers compensation claims, and public sector employees who have been terminated in violation of their due process rights.
- Wrongful TerminationWhether the case involves nursing home abuse, police brutality, or wrongful termination, the firm's goal in every case is to achieve justice, right the wrongs that have been done, and maximize the compensation the client receives.
- Employment Discrimination
- Employment Contract
- Severance AgreementMany times, Ed Fox & Associates, Ltd. have taken on employment cases to help clients with a severance package, or address wrongdoing by an employee’s union because of a breach of the duty of fair representation. Other cases include those brought under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and First Amendment violations (also known as Shakman violations) concerning terminations because of political affiliation or speaking out on a matter of public interest. Police Misconduct and Civil Rights
- Sexual HarassmentSexual harassment claims are often in today’s news. Whether its Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, or an elementary school teacher, sex harassment occurs often in the work place and can be painful.
- Property Damage
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Personal InjuryConfidential: Excessive force and false arrest case against private security and City officers. Plaintiff suffered substantial bruising and contusions as a result of being thrown to the ground violently, kicked and punched. The incident occurred in the middle of the street in front of numerous witnesses. Personal Injury / Legal Malpractice
- Medical MalpracticeDiane Vela, as administrator of the Estate of Joseph Vela, deceased: Department of Veterans Affairs medical malpractice case in which the Plaintiff contended that the doctors at the VA failed to diagnose hospital acquired pneumonia. The VA contended that the clinical findings were inconsistent with pneumonia because there was no cough and no fever. The Plaintiff’s expert was instrumental in helping to obtain this settlement.
- Auto Accidents
- Disability Discrimination
- Probate