by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Mar 8, 2023 | Disability Law
Judy Heumann – often called the mother of the disability rights movement – was a fierce advocate of civil rights legislation for people with disabilities and a mentor to generations. She died on March 4 at age 75. Possibly most famous for leading the longest sit-in... by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Nov 8, 2022 | Disability Law, Local News
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Fair Housing Case Against the City of Springfield The Illinois Times recently profiled Kennedy Hunt P.C.’s major jury trial win in a years-long Fair Housing case the firm filed in 2016. On July 26, a federal jury rendered a verdict for $293,000 in... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jul 28, 2022 | Disability Law, Local News
SPRINGFIELD, IL. – Kennedy Hunt P.C. is thrilled to announce a jury trial win in a years-long Fair Housing Act case the firm filed in 2016. On July 26, a federal jury rendered a verdict for $293,000 in damages against the City of Springfield to victims of the... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jun 20, 2022 | Disability Law
Our client Mary Tomko is a 60-year-old woman with multiple severe physical and mental disabilities. For the past two years, Ms. Tomko has been a victim of unfair and unlawful discrimination from her property manager by their refusal to accept her requests for... 
by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Jun 8, 2022 | Disability Law
Gilead Community Services – a group home for men with mental health disabilities – was recently awarded nearly $5.2 million in damages in a fair housing case in Connecticut. Gilead is a non-profit for people with mental health disabilities and opened a six-person... by Kennedy Hunt, P.C. | Oct 11, 2021 | Disability Law
On Oct. 5, 2021, Kennedy Hunt, P.C. and our co-counsel Iowa Legal Aid received a favorable decision in Klossner v. Impact Communities, a significant housing discrimination case we filed in in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in 2020. This...