Author: Bailey Glasser

Survivors and Attorneys Speak Out About Sex Abuse in Cook County Juvenile Court System

“We’ve got folks as young as 9 years old who were abused. This happened over and over and over again from 1995 until current. It’s still going on. We will continue to have press conferences and file lawsuits until the folks in Springfield and Cook County hear us and do something.”

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“We’ve got folks as young as 9 years old who were abused. This happened over and over and over again from 1995 until current. It’s still going on. We will continue to have press conferences and file lawsuits until the folks in Springfield and Cook County hear us and do something.”

This was a statement made by BG partner D. Todd Mathews at a press conference last week in Chicago, where he, co-counsel, and several plaintiffs spoke about the abuse and injuries suffered at the hands of adult employees at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center between 1995 and 2022.

As detailed in the new round of lawsuits filed July 22, the State of Illinois; the Office of the Chief Judge for Cook County, Illinois; the Illinois Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice employees failed to protect children from rampant sexual abuse perpetrated by adult employees between 1995 and 2022, when hundreds of youths between 9-17 years old were systematically victimized. This filing comes on the heels of two other lawsuits filed this year, which now raises the total number of plaintiffs to nearly 400.

The Bailey Glasser team also includes founding partner Brian A. Glasser; partner and Mass Tort Practice Group Leader David Selby; and lawyer Samira Bode. Levy Konigsberg serves as co-counsel for the plaintiffs.

To watch the full press conference, visit here.

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Avoiding a Difficult Corporate Divorce: BG Successfully Reorganizes Media Company

BG Partner Jeff Craven guided the owner of a top D.C. media strategy and public affairs company through a “corporate divorce.”

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Avoiding a difficult corporate divorce: BG partner Jeff Craven recently served as counsel for the leader of a top D.C. media strategy and public affairs company who wished to buy out her two partners when their vision for the company was no longer aligned, which was complicated because the Operating Agreement didn’t provide sufficient guidance for the “corporate divorce.” A mediation also failed.

Jeff, and lawyers for the other partners, organized a structured process to draft a detailed Letter of Intent which, once executed, was easily converted to a Settlement Agreement and Release. The terms allowed our client to purchase the other two owners’ interests, largely on a deferred basis and with appropriate security devices and reasonable restrictive covenants that gave each party confidence that the longer-term outcome contemplated under the Agreement would be realized.

Through this process, the parties avoided litigation by finding a creative, balanced solution that allowed the parties to divide the assets while maintaining the business’s value.

Jeff Craven commented: “It’s often best to find a way to air out differences and identify counsel who can construct a creative and balanced approach where nobody is entirely happy and each party gives a little, but everyone can point to an important element of the deal that is valuable to them. As with marital assets, finding common ground can be dicey, but by being honest about what’s most (and least) important, creative counsel can help frame a way to divide the assets and craft a path forward so that the value of the business can be maintained, even as its pieces are held separately, and even on a secured debt basis.”

“The alternative, litigation, is almost always more upsetting and expensive. This is also a good reminder for entrepreneurs that having an Operating Agreement that covers the operating of an entity as well as its dissolution (in all of its forms) is a best practice,” he added.

Jeff understands the many lifecycles that companies experience and handles the beginning, middle, and end of many corporate issues. He also regularly acts as a fractional Outside General Counsel for companies who don’t need a full-time in-house counsel yet have sophisticated operations that could use sage corporate counsel.

For more about Jeff, visit here.
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Brian Glasser and Cary Joshi Named to 2025 Lawdragon Top 500 Litigators in America List

Brian A. Glasser and Cary Joshi have been named to the 2025 Lawdragon Top 500 Litigators in America List.

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Brian A. Glasser and Cary Joshi have been named to the 2025 Lawdragon Top 500 Litigators in America List.

Founding partner Brian A. Glasser is a fearless litigator who fights for his clients in state and federal courtroom across the country. Brian’s recent victories includes a judgment against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to the tune of $5 million related to an election fraud-related contest; against Johnson & Johnson for trying to bury 38,000 asbestos-related cancer claims in bankruptcy court; Monsanto related to its cancerous Roundup weed killer; and 3M related to claims by veterans harmed by defective military earplugs. Brian was named a “Top 200 Lawyer” in 2024 by Forbes Media in its first-ever list, and is Band One ranked by Chambers & Partners for his litigation prowess, among other accolades and rankings.

Cary Joshi is the firm’s Commercial & Environmental Litigation Practice Group Leader and is located in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She, along with Brian Glasser, won a $5 million arbitration judgment against Mike Lindell accountable for false allegations of election abuse, and in 2024 led a trial team that won a $40 million jury verdict in a federal fraud trial in Texas. Cary handles many of the firm’s high-impact litigations, including its Title IX work on behalf of female student-athletes across the country. Cary was recognized this year by Lawdragon in its 2024 Top 500 Civil Rights Lawyers, and is also ranked by Chambers & Partners.

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Bailey Glasser Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America Lists

Thank you for another year of recognition from The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®. According to Best Lawyers, these two categories represent the top 5% of lawyers across the United States.

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Thank you for another year of recognition from The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America®. According to Best Lawyers, these two categories represent the top 5% of lawyers across the United States.

Jonathan Marshall, partner and Contingency Practice Area Leader, was also named a Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” in the Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Plaintiffs category in Charleston, West Virginia, where our firm has its roots. We’re proud that Bailey Glasser lawyers in West Virginia and across the country received these recognitions, including in Washington, D.C., Idaho, Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Missouri.

This year marks our 25th anniversary, and we’re grateful to our clients who, for all these years, have trusted us with their high-stakes litigation and corporate matters. We appreciate everyone who participated in the 2025 selection process and warmly congratulate all lawyers across the country who have received this recognition.

 

Please visit here to see the full list of Bailey Glasser lawyers who received these recognitions.

 

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BG Lawyers Named to 2024 Benchmark 40 & Under List

Bailey Glasser partners Lori Bullock, Joshua Hammack, Elliott McGraw, and Nick Warden were named to Benchmark Litigation’s U.S. 2024 Benchmark 40 & Under Litigators List.

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Bailey Glasser partners Joshua Hammack, Elliott McGraw, and Nick Warden were named to Benchmark Litigation’s U.S. 2024 Benchmark 40 & Under Litigators List.

Joshua Hammack handles complex commercial litigation from inception through appeal, focusing on constitutional issues, statutory interpretation, intellectual property, product safety, insurance, contracts, and Title IX discrimination, among others. Just this year, Joshua argued a pair of appeals in the Second and Sixth Circuits concerning an issue of first impression—what it means to be a “consumer” under the Video Privacy Protection Act. Joshua also successfully argued a Title IX appeal before the Ninth Circuit, where the court vacated orders denying class certification for female student-athletes at Fresno State. Additionally, he secured an important appellate reversal last year in the Sixth Circuit, which agreed a challenged Kentucky law likely violated the Dormant Commerce Clause. Joshua was previously named to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation list, and is also a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, Appellate Practice and Commercial Litigation.

Elliott McGraw’s practice focuses on complex commercial disputes where she represents institutional investors and asset managers in contract and tort-based claims arising from financial fraud, accounting malpractice, and corporate malfeasance. Elliott also advises organizational and individual clients navigating government or internal investigations and has represented clients in front of Congressional committees, including the 2019 Impeachment Inquiry into then-President Donald Trump. Elliott was a member of the BG trial team that recently won a $40 million jury verdict in a Texas federal court in a fraud and breach of fiduciary duty case. She has also been recognized as a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, in Privacy and Data Security Law.

Nick Warden, a partner in our Boise, Idaho office, focuses his practice in commercial litigation, with a particular focus on complex business litigation in the agricultural, chemical, and finance industries including accounting and auditor malpractice. Nick has represented clients in appeals before the Idaho and Ninth Circuit appellate courts, as well as state and federal courts in Idaho, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Montana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Indiana, Illinois, and New York. Nick has been recognized as a Best Lawyers Ones to Watch, in Commercial Litigation and Litigation – Labor and Employment.

As set forth by Benchmark Litigation when announcing the awards: “[e]very year, Benchmark Litigation sets out to identify the best and brightest litigators across the US. While it is certainly not an easy task selecting from such a wide array of accomplished young lawyers, we are excited to reveal our list of the top emerging talent in litigation.”

Congratulations to all the lawyers receiving this recognition. To see the full list, please visit this link.

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