McNamara v. Swanson, Martin & Bell LLP

  1. January 31, 2022

    Ill. Firm, Impaired Ex-Partner End Dispute Over Firing

    Illinois firm Swanson Martin & Bell LLP and a former partner signaled Monday that they've ended their dispute over allegations the firm illegally fired the attorney after he'd developed a degenerative neurological condition.

  2. March 05, 2021

    Firm Denies Extreme Conduct In Impaired Atty's Bias Suit

    Swanson Martin & Bell LLP asked an Illinois federal judge Thursday to trim a former nonequity partner's lawsuit alleging he was fired after developing a degenerative neurological condition, saying he can't show the firm's alleged conduct was extreme or outrageous enough to support his claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress.

  3. January 28, 2021

    Neurologically Impaired Atty Hits Ill. Firm With Bias Suit

    A former nonequity partner with litigation boutique Swanson Martin & Bell LLP has accused the firm in Illinois federal court of firing him after he developed a degenerative neurological condition that affected his vision and that it coerced him into making "humiliating" phone calls to clients before he left.