Cases
Our attorneys are knowledgeable and experienced in various of areas of the law. To read more about the types of cases we bring, please see more below.
Employment Law
Employees are given rights under federal and state laws. Our office protects those rights, including fighting workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation, as well as retrieving unpaid compensation and overtime wages.
Education Law
Education law cases brought by our office ensure children receive the education they are entitled to under state and federal laws. Our attorneys are highly experienced in special education law as well as other cases that arise in the school setting.
Civil Rights Law
From city ordinances that violate the Fair Housing Act, to sexual harassment by state employees, our office fights back to protect our clients’ civil rights.
Artificial Intelligence Discrimination
The emergence of artificial intelligence is creating new legal questions about regulation, accessibility, and possible discrimination in areas like schools, housing, and labor. Recently, the governor of Illinois signed legislation that prohibits the use of artificial...
Trump Administration Guts Department Overseeing Special Education
The Trump administration is laying off a substantial number of federal workers amid the government shutdown. According to NPR, the White House is now gutting the office responsible for overseeing special education, and making sure states provide special education...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Complaint Against Ladue School District and the Special School District of St. Louis County
On September 23rd, 2025, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against the Ladue School District and the Special School District of St. Louis County for alleged disability and gender discrimination and retaliation in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act. At the...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Complaint Against Carbondale Community High School
On September 18, 2025, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against Carbondale Community High School District 165, Board of Education, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Illinois, for discrimination in violation of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Disability Discrimination Lawsuit against Cahokia School District #187 Board of Education
Kennedy Hunt P.C. recently filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Cahokia School District #187 Board of Education in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, alleging that the public school district violated the Individuals with...
News Coverage: Has state abandoned ‘Missouri Model’ of juvenile justice? Lawsuit says yes.
St. Louis Post Dispatch columnist Tony Messenger recently covered Kennedy Hunt P.C. 's human rights case against the Missouri Department of Youth Services. Our lawsuit alleges our client, who suffers from autism and attention deficit disorder among other diagnoses,...
New York Times: Judges Openly Doubt Government as Justice Dept. Misleads and Dodges Orders
The New York Times recently published an article about the shifting relationship between judges and Justice Department lawyers. The change, as the Times reports, comes as some judges from across the country are now casting doubt on the long-held trust between judges...
Rhode Island Becomes First State to Mandate Workplace Accommodations for Menopause
The governor of Rhode Island recently signed a new law, making that state the first in the U.S. to mandate workplace accommodations for menopause. This groundbreaking law means that employers across Rhode Island will now be legally required to provide timely and...
Disability Rights Groups Fear More Funding Cuts 35th Years After the ADA was Signed into Law
This summer marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a landmark law that has completely reshaped the rights and accommodations people with disabilities are awarded in this country. The ADA provides comprehensive civil rights protection for...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Disability Discrimination Complaint Against Campbell R-II School District in the Dunklin County Circuit Court of Missouri
On June 16, 2025, Kennedy Hunt P.C. filed a complaint against the Campbell R-II School District, alleging that the school district repeatedly violated the rights of our client, a minor child with disabilities. According to the lawsuit, in 2019, our client was paddled...