Roshna Bala Keen

Batchelor v. City of Chicago et al. (N.D.Ill.) Obtained $7 million settlement for Corey Batchelor, who spent 15 years wrongfully imprisoned after being framed by Chicago police detectives.

Gray v. McInerney, et al. (N.D.Ill.) Co-trial counsel for Mr. Gray, who won $28 million verdict against Chicago detectives for fabricating and coercing his false confession when he was only 14 years old and causing him to spend 24 years in prison for an arson-murder he did not commit.

Hicks v. Clark et al. (N.D.Ill.) Counsel for Christopher Hicks, who brought due process and state-law claims against DCFS and Illinois Department of Children and Family Services for failing to protect him from abusive guardian. Resolved claims through settlement.

Holmes v. Sharp et al. (E.D. Mo.) Counsel for Michael Holmes, who was wrongfully convicted of drug crimes based on fabricated evidence and subsequently imprisoned for five years. Won $2.5 million jury verdict, affirmed by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, against two former St. Louis Metropolitan Police officers on claims of fabrication, malicious prosecution, and false imprisonment.

Johnson et al. v. City of Rockford et al. (N.D.Ill.) Secured multimillion-dollar settlement for Lumont Johnson and Anthony Ross for their wrongful convictions. Won reversal of adverse summary judgment rulings in Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

Kluppelberg v. Burge et al. (N.D. Ill.) Obtained multimillion-dollar settlement for James Kluppelberg, who was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent nearly 25 years in prison based on fabricated arson evidence and perjured testimony from a jailhouse informant.

Lemons v. City of Milwaukee et al. (E.D. Wis.) Litigation counsel for Ms. Lemons, who was sexually assaulted by an on-duty police officer. Obtained summary judgment against the individual officer and defeated summary judgment motions filed by the City of Milwaukee and three current and former police chiefs on municipal liability and failure-to-supervise claims. Obtained $2.5 million settlement.

McGee v. City of Chicago (Cook County Circuit Court, IL) Trial counsel for Mr. McGee in a trial that resulted in a $1.3 million verdict for a man falsely accused of murder.

Patterson v. City of Chicago et al. (N.D. Ill.) Obtained $4.2 million settlement for Maurice Patterson, who was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent eight years in prison before being exonerated by DNA evidence. Lawsuit alleged that Chicago Police Department and Illinois State Police crime lab withheld exculpatory evidence and deprived Mr. Patterson of a fair trial.

Peterson v. Heymes, et. al. (W.D. Mich.) Represented Jamie Peterson in district court and Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on claims that he had been manipulated into falsely confessing to a murder he did not commit, after DNA evidence exonerated Mr. Peterson and identified the actual perpetrator. Secured multimillion dollar settlement and precedent-setting appellate court ruling.

Pursley v. City of Rockford, Ill. et al. (N.D.Ill.) Trial and appellate counsel for Patrick Pursley, who was wrongfully convicted of murder based on alleged ballistics match. Secured multimillion dollar settlement from City of Rockford, as well as Certificate of Innocence and Illinois Appellate Court decision affirming COI.

Small v. City of Wilmington (E.D.N.C.) Litigation counsel for Johnny Small, who was wrongfully convicted of murder based on fabricated evidence, false witness testimony, and suppressed exculpatory evidence. Case settled for $7 million.

Ross v. State of Illinois (Ill.) Successfully overturned Mr. Ross’s wrongful conviction in state post-conviction proceedings. Obtained acquittal as co-trial counsel in criminal retrial.

Towler v. DeChant et al. (N.D. Ohio) Obtained a multi-million-dollar settlement for Mr. Towler in a civil rights lawsuit arising from his wrongful conviction and 29-year incarceration for rape, from which he was later exonerated by DNA testing.

Washington v. Baltimore Police Dep’t et al. (D. Maryland) Obtained $14 million settlement for Gary Washington following his wrongful conviction and imprisonment for a murder he did not commit. Won reversal in Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals of adverse summary judgment ruling involving issues of first impression.

Whitcomb v. Huskins et al. (W.D. Ark.) Obtained $1 million settlement for failure to offer meaningful pain management to Denise Whitcomb, who died in an Arkansas county jail from a preexisting and painful medical condition. Secured permanent improvements to the jail’s medical segregation policy as part of settlement.

Young v. Dart (N.D. Ill.) Trial and litigation counsel for a certified class of approximately 300,000 detainees at Cook County Jail who were subjected to improper strip searches. Following a liability trial and bellwether damages trials, the case resolved in a $55 million class settlement.

Obtained settlements in multiple Jane Doe actions against various municipalities for sexual assault by its police officers.