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.
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Lands Jury Trial Win in Fair Housing Case Against the City of Springfield
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 City’s...
NITA: Justice Through the Lens of the Next Generation
A new white paper from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) offers new suggestions for creating better access to justice and the legal system for vulnerable people. The white paper – titled “Justice Through the Lens of the Next Generation” – was authored...
Title IX: 50 Years Later and Still Falling Short
Title IX – the landmark civil rights law that prohibits sex discrimination in public schools – turns 50 this summer. And there is much to celebrate with this monumental anniversary of Title IX. Though the law is widely tied to sports, gender equality in athletics was...
Nicole A. Matlock Now a Partner at Kennedy Hunt P.C.
Kennedy Hunt P.C. is pleased to announce the addition of Nicole A. Matlock as a Partner in the firm. Nicole is passionate about employment rights and has exclusively represented individuals in employment or civil rights-related matters in the St. Louis area since...
Kennedy Hunt P.C. Files Complaint Against Masinelli Management and Construction
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...
Memorial Honoring Enslaved People Who Filed Freedom Suits Coming to St. Louis
A new memorial is coming to the St. Louis Civil Courthouse. It’s honoring the estimated 400 enslaved people who petitioned the Missouri Courts for their freedom in the time between the Louisiana Purchase and the Emancipation Proclamation. The monument will honor the...
Group Home Gets Over $5 Million In Punitives Against a Municipality In a Fair Housing Case
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...
Harvard Implicit Bias Test Recommended for Reducing Bias in Schools
Harvard University’s widely used implicit bias study – also known as Project Implicit – measures a person’s unconscious stereotypes and attitudes toward different identity groups. Implicit bias has harmful effects on our thoughts, behaviors, and actions. Since...
Office for Civil Rights Finds LAUSD failed students with disabilities during the pandemic
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently found the Los Angeles Unified School District failed its students with disabilities during the pandemic. The OCR found the district – the nation’s second-largest – did not provide students with...
NEW YORKER: A Promising Court Victory for Mobile-Home Residents
A recent New Yorker article describes a case we are fighting alongside Iowa Legal Aid as “a promising court victory for mobile-home residents”. The New Yorker has followed the story of our client, Suellen Klossner, since March. Ms. Klossner is a 62-year-old woman...