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People's Law Office

Working with people and their movements for justice and liberation.

For 40 years, Peoples Law Office has successfully represented victims of the police and other government officials. We have fought for justice for people who have been tortured or physically abused, wrongfully arrested or convicted, unfairly sentenced to death, or targeted as a result of their political beliefs or organizing efforts on behalf of movements struggling for justice and liberation. Through our lawsuits we have uncovered secret abuses by police and government officials - including a torture ring inside the Chicago Police Department - and have recovered millions of dollars for our clients through settlements and trial verdicts.

As many of you know, we have been concerned about the effect on the Vodak case of the settlement of a different case about conditions of …

Many of you have received a class notification from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. This class notice relates to a settlement reached in a …

New Article on Burge
News posted on Sep 10th, 2010 by G. Flint Taylor
People’s Law Office partner Flint Taylor has recently written an article on the conviction of Chicago Police Commander Flint Taylor. Read More

Carlos Alberto Torres Released from Prison After 30 Years
News posted on Jul 26th, 2010

People’s Law Office celebrates the release of Carlos Alberto Torres, Puerto Rican political prisoner who has spent 30 years in federal prison for his participation in the Puerto Rican …

Torture Survivor Michael Tillman Files Lawsuit Against City
News posted on Jul 22nd, 2010

Peoples Law Office client and survivor of Chicago Police torture filed a lawsuit today against Jon Burge and other officers who tortured him, along with Mayor Daley, Cook County and …

Innocent Burge Torture Victim Represented by People’s Law Office Released from Prison
News posted on Jan 14th, 2010

After enduring over 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Michael Tillman, a victim of torture linked to indicted former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge, was …

News Coverage of Fred Hampton and People’s Law Office
News posted on Dec 4th, 2009

People’s Law Office co-founder Jeff Haas on Democracy Now
Jeff Haas on Chicago Public Radio show Eight Forty-Eight
Chicago Public Radio story of young Chicagoans remembering Fred Hampton