Brittany Newell has extensive litigation experience in numerous areas with many years of focused experience in education law and employment law. She has counseled clients on an array of matters including student issues, employee matters, board concerns, personal...
By: Steven D. Hall Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski (No. 19-968, Mar. 8, 2021) and held that a student’s claim for nominal damages will sustain a cause of action against a school that would otherwise have to be...
By: Steven D. Hall As a follow up to an update we provided last year, Mickes O’Toole can report continued success in litigating on behalf of school districts and individual school administrators who were accused of violating the constitutional rights of parents who...
Steven Hall, an attorney with Mickes O’Toole, wrote a chapter included in the 2020 Edition of Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education (IICLE). The chapter focuses on the topic of Parties under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and has been published in...
Mickes O’Toole attorney, Steven Hall, will be honored for his service to the Legal Advice Clinic as part of the Federal Pro Bono Services Seminar to be held on April 8, 2020 at the Eagleton Courthouse. Congratulations to Steven! Additionally, Steven will be...
By: Steven D. Hall Background Anyone with a Facebook account or a Twitter handle will likely recognize that there are certain subjects that families from across America don’t seem to get tired of debating. One such subject is the risk and benefits of immunizations,...
Mickes O’Toole attorney Steven Hall recently visited with students at a local middle school. The purpose was to discuss with the class how the courts work and how trial are conducted. Steven (along with fellow Mickes O’Toole attorney Brittany Newell) were appointed...
