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TIM O’CONNOR OBTAINS SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION OF RESTITUTION AND FORFEITURE PORTIONS OF JUDGMENT
Timothy P. O’Connor recently obtained a substantial reduction by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit of portions of the restitution and forfeiture ordered by a district …
JOHN MEYER TAKES OF COUNSEL STATUS
John Meyer, who co-founded Meyer & O’Connor, LLC, has taken an “of counsel” role at the firm. Mr. Meyer will be providing consulting services to the firm.
MEYER & O’CONNOR, LLC ISSUES UPDATE DISCUSSING SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 3(c) THAT TOOK EFFECT ON DECEMBER 1, 2021.
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC issued an Update discussing significant amendments to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 3(c), “Contents of the Notice of Appeal,” that took effect on December 1, 2021. …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC Offers CLE Seminar Regarding Qualified Immunity Decisions Of The Seventh Circuit, 2014 -2020: Procedural And Substantive Developments
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC has prepared a seminar regarding Qualified Immunity Decisions Of The Seventh Circuit, 2014 -2020: Procedural And Substantive Developments. The seminar includes extensive written materials and will …
AS PART OF JOINT DEFENSE, MEYER & O’CONNOR, LLC HELPS DEFEAT § 1782 APPLICATION BY TURKISH GOVERNMENT
As part of a joint defense involving a number of law firms, Meyer & O’Connor, LLC helped defeat an application by the Turkish government under 28 USC § 1782 to …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC, launches new website.
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC, launches new website on April 05, 2021 at https://meyeroconnor.com.
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor have been named 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers.
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor have been named 2021 Illinois Super Lawyers. Note: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of …
MEYER & O’CONNOR, LLC ISSUES UPDATE DISCUSSING SIGNIFICANT AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL RULES THAT TOOK EFFECT ON DECEMBER 1, 2020.
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC issued an Update discussing significant amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) and Federal Rule of Evidence 404(b) that took effect on December 1, 2020. …
MEYER & O’CONNOR, llc ISSUES UPDATE DISCUSSING SIGNIFICANT APPELLATE DECISIONS ISSUED DURING COVID LOCKDOWN
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC issued an Update discussing significant appellate decisions issued during the COVID lockdown. The update is available at this link.
Article By Timothy P. O’Connor Defending Qualified Immunity Published In Review Magazine
“Qualified Immunity,” an article by Timothy P. O’Connor arguing that proposals to eliminate or limit qualified immunity are misguided, has been published in the August 2020 edition of the Illinois …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC Offers CLE Seminar Regarding Qualified Immunity Decisions Of The Seventh Circuit, 2014 -2019: Procedural And Substantive Developments
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC has prepared a seminar regarding Qualified Immunity Decisions Of The Seventh Circuit, 2014 -2019: Procedural And Substantive Developments. The seminar includes extensive written materials and has …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtains summary judgment on majority of plaintiff’s claims in civil rights case.
On March 30, 2020, Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtained summary judgment on the majority of plaintiff’s claims in a civil rights case.
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor have been named 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor have been named 2020 Illinois Super Lawyers. Note: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of …
Meyer & O’Connor Issues Update Discussing Significant Amendments To FRE 807
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC issued an Update discussing significant amendments to Federal Rule of Evidence 807, the residual exception to the hearsay rule, that took effect December 1, 2019. The …
TIMOTHY P. O’CONNOR JOINS AAA ROSTER OF ARBITRATORS FOR COMMERCIAL CASES
Timothy P. O’Connor has become a member of the American Arbitration Association’s National Roster of Arbitrators for commercial cases. Mr. O’Connor already serves as an Arbitrator in consumer cases for …
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor Named 2019 Super Lawyers
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor have been named 2019 Illinois Super Lawyers. Note: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of …
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor Named 2018 Super Lawyers
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor have been named 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers. Note: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC Obtains Summary Judgment On Malicious Prosecution Claims
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtained summary judgment in a malicious prosecution lawsuit less than two weeks before the case was set for trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County. …
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor Named 2017 Super Lawyers
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor have been named 2017 Illinois Super Lawyers. Note: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC Obtains Confidential Resolution of Commercial Matter
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtained a confidential resolution of a commercial matter. Timothy P. O’Connor represented the firm’s client.
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor Named 2016 Super Lawyers
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor have been named 2016 Illinois Super Lawyers. Note: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of …
John Meyer quoted in Chicago Tribune article about government decision to drop drug conspiracy charges in a number of “stash house” cases
On January 30, 2015, the Chicago Tribune quoted John Meyer in a lengthy article discussing the government’s practice over the past decade of using informants to entice persons to rob …
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor Named 2015 Super Lawyers
John A. Meyer and Timothy P. O’Connor have been named 2015 Illinois Super Lawyers. Note: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certification of specialties in the practice of law …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtains sentence substantially below advisory guideline range
Meyer & O’Connor obtained a fifteen month sentence in a drug possession and illegal document case before Judge John W. Darrah in which the advisory guideline range was 51 to …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtains complete defense verdict in Federal Civil Rights Trial
Meyer & O’Connor obtained a complete defense verdict on behalf of defendants after a four-day jury trial before Judge John J. Tharp in a civil rights, tort case.
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtains $1.5 million settlement in commercial matter
Meyer & O’Connor and co-counsel obtained a $1.5 million settlement of claims against the former directors and officers of a failed financial institution after a two day pre-suit mediation before …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtains partial summary judgment in favor of Defendants in Federal Civil rights Case
Meyer & O’Connor obtained partial summary judgment on behalf of defendants that plaintiff’s claims that she was handcuffed too tightly were barred by state and federal immunity.
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtains favorable sentence in federal criminal case
Meyer & O’Connor obtained a 100 month (8.3 year) sentence in a drug manufacturing and gun possession case before Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer in which the advisory guideline range was life …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtains order suppressing seized marijuana in federal criminal case
Meyer & O’Connor obtained an Order suppressing seized marijuana after a one day evidentiary hearing before Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer. The court’s decision was the subject of a one page article …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtains hung jury, mistrial in federal criminal trial
Meyer & O’Connor obtained a hung jury and a declaration of a mistrial in a federal criminal case involving charges of unlawful firearm possession that was tried before Judge Elaine …
Meyer & O’Connor Obtains Reduced Sentence for Defendant in Wire Fraud, Structuring Case
Meyer & O’Connor recently obtained a six month reduction of the sentence of a man convicted in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois of wire …
Meyer & O’Connor Obtains Dismissal of Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtained the dismissal of a civil rights lawsuit in federal court. The district court dismissed with prejudice the plaintiff’s claims under sec. 1983 for deprivation of …
John Meyer completes widely reported “ponzi” scheme case
John A. Meyer has represented defendant in a 6.4 million dollar “ponzi” scheme case that has been widely reported in the news media. On January 14, 2011, after complex and …
Meyer & O’Connor Issues Quarterly Update for First Quarter of 2011
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC issued its Quarterly Update for the first quarter of 2011, which focuses on tortious interference with contract and tortious interference with prospective economic advantage.
ARTICLE BY TIMOTHY P. O’CONNOR REGARDING QUALIFIED IMMUNITY PUBLISHED IN REVIEW MAGAZINE
“Recent Developments In the Law Of Qualified Immunity In The Seventh Circuit,” an article by Timothy P. O’Connor, has been published in the September 2010 edition of the Illinois Municipal …
Meyer & O’Connor issues Quarterly Update for fourth quarter of 2010 discussing recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with respect to expert discovery and summary judgment
In December, 2010, Meyer & O’Connor issued its Quarterly Update for the Fourth Quarter of 2010 discussing recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with respect to expert discovery and …
Meyer & O’Connor issues Quarterly Update for Third Quarter of 2010 discussing perils of privileged email
In November 2010, Meyer & O’Connor issued its Quarterly Update for the Third Quarter of 2010, which focuses on some of the perils of conducting privileged communications by email, specifically how …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtains below guidelines sentence in identity theft/wire fraud/illegal access case
In October 2010, Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtained a below guidelines sentence in an identity theft/wire fraud/illegal access case. The firm’s client was charged with six counts of wire fraud, …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtains confidential settlement of commercial lawsuit
In September 2010, Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtained a confidential settlement of a commercial lawsuit. Timothy P. O’Connor represented the firm’s client.
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC presents to the annual conference of the Illinois Municipal League on recent developments in the law of qualified immunity in the Seventh Circuit
In September 2010, Timothy P. O’Connor and John A. Meyer made a presentation to the annual conference of the Illinois Municipal League on recent developments in the law of qualified …
Article on recent developments in the law of qualified immunity in the Seventh Circuit prepared by Meyer & O’Connor, LLC published in Review, the magazine of the Illinois Municipal League
Review, the magazine of the Illinois Municipal League, published in its September issue an article prepared by Timothy P. O’Connor discussing recent developments in the law of qualified immunity in …
Meyer & O’Connor issues Quarterly Update for second quarter of 2010 discussing fiduciary duties arising in contractual and other business relationships
In August 2010, Meyer &O’Connor issued its Quarterly Update for the Second Quarter of 2010, which focuses on fiduciary duties arising in the context of contractual and other business relationships. The …
John A. Meyer currently representing defendant in widely reported “ponzi” scheme case
John A. Meyer currently represents defendant in a “ponzi” scheme case that has been widely reported in the news media because of the defendants’ association with a prominent internet sports …
Timothy P. O’Connor presents at CBA Tort Committee Seminar on attorney-client issues in tort litigation
Timothy P. O’Connor made an oral and written presentation with respect to attorney-client privilege issues to the annual seminar of the CBA Tort Committee on March 4, 2010.
Meyer & O’Connor issues Quarterly Update for first quarter of 2010 discussing impact of the Supreme Court decisions in Twombly and Iqbal on state court pleading standards
In April 2010, Meyer &O’Connor issued its Quarterly Update for the First Quarter of 2010, which focuses on the impact of the United States Supreme Court’s decisions in Bell Atlantic …
Timothy P. O’Connor named a 2010 Illinois Super Lawyer for business litigation
Timothy P. O’Connor has been named a 2010 Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of business litigation. Note: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certification of specialties in the …
Timothy P. O’Connor obtains sentence of one day imprisonment (time considered served), ninety days community confinement and a fine, community service and supervised release in federal mortgage fraud prosecution
Timothy P. O’Connor obtained a sentence of one day of imprisonment (time considered served) and ninety days of community confinement in a mortgage fraud prosecution of a real estate investor …
John A. Meyer obtains split decision in federal criminal trial but sentencing guidelines range unchanged
John A. Meyer defended a firm client against drug and firearm possession charges in a federal jury trial. The jury acquitted the client of one of the drug possession charges …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC issues first Quarterly Update, discussing § 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act of 1996
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC issued its inaugural Quarterly Update, an informational service for clients, friends and acquaintances of the firm. The Quarterly Update will be issued four times a year …
Timothy P. O’Connor named a 2009 Illinois Super Lawyer for business litigation
Timothy P. O’Connor has been named a 2009 Illinois Super Lawyer in the area of business litigation. Note: The Supreme Court of Illinois does not recognize certification of specialties in the …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC prevails in Federal forfeiture action and obtains return of over $300,000 in funds seized from client
On April 18, 2008, U.S. District Court Judge Joan Lefkow ordered the government to return approximately $300,000 in cash to a Meyer & O’Connor, LLC client, which the court held …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC presents on § 230 of Communications Decency Act
On April 17, 2008, John Meyer and Timothy O’Connor made a presentation to the Corporate Law Departments Committee of the Chicago Bar Association entitled: “Section 230 Of the Communications Decency …
John Meyer of Meyer & O’Connor, LLC quoted in Chicago Tribune concerning recent significant changes In the Federal sentencing guidelines
On March 6, 2008, John Meyer was quoted on the front page of the Chicago Tribune as an authoritative source on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. On March 3, 2008, a new federal …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtains reversal of forfeiture judgment in the Seventh Circuit
On December 10, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated a judgment and summary judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Western …
Meyer & O’Connor, LLC obtains dismissal of all charges against client in widely publicized Federal public corruption case
As earlier reported in the firm news section, John Meyer had predicted on December 5, 2007, as quoted in the Chicago Tribune, that there was no federal jurisdictional to justify the …
John Meyer, of Meyer & O’Connor, LLC quoted in Chicago Tribune as predicting dismissal of federal charges against ex-city food inspector
On December 5, 2007, as reported in the headlines of the Chicago Tribune Metro section, two ex-city health inspectors were indicted on mail fraud charges. According to the Tribune article, the two former health …