CHICAGO – Today, the civil rights law firm Loevy + Loevy announced that six attorneys have been elevated to firm partnership, effective immediately.
“We are proud to welcome these outstanding attorneys as our latest partners,” says Jon Loevy, founding partner of the firm. “Each of them has more than proven that they exemplify the qualities our firm seeks and the values we hold. They are brilliant and creative attorneys; they fight for their clients with courage and compassion; and they are tireless in their commitment to securing justice.”
The new partners are:
Locke Bowman (Chicago): Locke E. Bowman has been a civil rights attorney for three decades, and has won over $100 million in settlements and verdicts for victims of police misconduct and wrongful conviction. Prior to joining Loevy & Loevy, Mr. Bowman was the Executive Director of the MacArthur Justice Center for 29 years. Mr.Bowman has also taught at The University of Chicago Law School and Northwestern University School of Law, where he is Clinical Professor of Law Emeritus.
Alison Leff (Chicago): Alison Leff represents clients in cases arising from wrongful convictions, police misconduct, and abuses in prisons and jails. Before Loevy, Alison litigated police misconduct and prisoners’ rights cases at the Civil Rights Group, LLC, which she co-founded. She was previously pro bono counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, managing the firm’s prisoners’ rights project, and a litigation partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, where she represented clients in complex commercial litigation.
Frank Newell (Chicago): Frank Newell represents whistleblowers in a variety of contexts, including IRS and False Claims Act whistleblower matters. He also has substantial experience representing clients who have brought constitutional claims arising from wrongful conviction, prison abuses, or police misconduct. Prior to joining Loevy & Loevy, Frank was an attorney at Sidley Austin LLP in Chicago, where he worked on a wide array of complex commercial litigation matters, and performed a substantial amount of pro bono work.
Megan Pierce (Chicago) represents clients in civil rights cases, including cases arising from wrongful convictions, police misconduct, unlawful detentions, and abuses in prisons and jails. Prior to joining Loevy & Loevy, Megan served as a law clerk to the Honorable David G. Campbell of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and the Honorable Ronald L. Gilman of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Mark Reyes (Boston): Mark Reyes has litigated cases in multiple jurisdictions with a focus on achieving justice for clients and serving the public good. Mr. Reyes’s work at Loevy + Loevy focuses on representing clients whose rights have been violated by law enforcement (including excessive force, wrongful imprisonment, and prisoner rights) or schools (including gender discrimination and sexual misconduct). Before joining Loevy & Loevy, Mark was a disability rights lawyer in Vermont, and served as a municipal lawyer for the City of Chicago.
Amy Robinson Staples (Kentucky) concentrates her practice on wrongful convictions, police misconduct, and other constitutional issues. In addition to her work at Loevy, Amy is a Senior Attorney with The Exoneration Project, where she fights for the wrongfully convicted. Previously, Amy worked with the Post-Conviction Branch of the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy and the Kentucky Innocence Project, where she successfully exonerated and obtained pardons for numerous individuals, including victims of domestic violence.
