HOME OUR FIRM PROFESSIONALS SERVICES NEWS & KNOWLEDGE ILLINOIS LAW MANUAL CAREERS Litigation Category: Client Success Querrey & Harrow has long been known as a top-quality litigation firm. During many of the past 30 years, we have ranked at or near the top of all Illinois firms for the number of cases taken to trial, and our success rate has been outstanding. The following list of litigation successes includes only the most recent and biggest successes our attorneys have achieved: ** Prior results reported in this website do not guarantee similar outcomes. ** April 2018 - Q&H Wins Summary Judgment In Federal Trucking Insurance Fraud Case March 2018 - Q&H Wins Major Victory in Wrongful Conviction Case Defense December 2017 - Q&H Prevails in Appellate Court. $14 Million Verdict Against Client Overruled July 2017 - Guolee Obtains Dismissal of Construction Management Services Contractor July 2017 - Guolee and Schwartz Obtain Dismissal of Medical Imaging Center October 2016 - Q&H's Callicoat Prevails in Condominium Flood Litigation October 2016 - Chris Johnston Wins Not-Liable Verdict in Rear-End Accident Defense September 2016 - Guolee and Schwartz Obtain Dismissal of Consolidated Wrongful Death Auto Claims June 2016 - Burke and Callicoat Apply Judicial Estoppel and Defeat Federal Court Warehouse/Trucking Claim May 2016 - Guolee Assists Major Financial Institution in Wrongful Death Case March 2015 - Guolee Wins Appeal in Illinois Second District - Talking on Cellphone a "Self-Created Distraction" December 2014 - Guolee and Callicoat Obtain Summary Judgment For Furniture Installer June 2014 - Lemley and Rettberg Win First Amendment Retaliation Appeal January 2014 - Motion to Dismiss Interlocutory Appeal for Lack of Jurisdiction Granted January 2014 - Successful Forum Non Conveniens Motion Dismisses All Illinois Claims against Two Georgia Defendants Case Successes - January 2012 Christopher Keleher Wins in Sixth Circuit on Appointment in Criminal Appeal Rettburg and Lemley Obtain Dismissal of Municipal Federal Class Action Claim De Angelis Wins in Second District Appellate Court Case Successes - November/December 2011 Sharifi and Guolee Win in Federal Court Civil Rights Trial Lemley Wins in Seventh Circuit Case Successes - October 2011 Rochelle Wins "Not Liable" Verdict For Chicago Police Department Case Successes - September 2011 Keleher Wins In Seventh Circuit as Appointed Appellate Counsel Case Successes - July 2011 Q&H Wins Federal Case Where Client Municipality Sued By Hells Angels Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of $80 Million Putative Class Action Guolee Assists Skokie Park District on Use Agreement With The Talking Farm Case Successes - May 2011 Halstead Wins Bench Trial in Title Insurance Case Guolee Obtains Dismissal of Class Action Statutory Damage Claims Madormo Obtains Not Guilty For Client in Binding Arbitration Case Successes - April 2011 Q&H Obtains Summary Judgment in Premises Case Q&H Obtains Dismissal of Dram Shop Claim Case Successes - March 2011 Querrey &Harrow Obtain Dismissal On Behalf of Police Officer Who Pepper Sprayed An Intoxicated Judge Querrey & Harrow Obtain Important Victory For Taxpayers In Seventh Circuit Antitrust Decision Burden Obtains Summary Judgment for Homeowners Association Hat Trick of Success in Joliet Office Case Successes - January 2011 Halstead Obtains Judgment On Disbursement Claim Johnston Obtains Excellent Settlement On Severe Medical Claim Case Successes - December 2010 Rettberg and Callicoat Defeat First Amendment Political Retaliation Claim De Angelis Obtains Summary Judgment For Homeowners Association Q&H Wins Dismissal Of Civil Rights and Wrongful Death Claims Arising in Municipal Jail Guolee Successfully Defends Village Before IDHR Case Successes - November 2010 Q&H Successfully Defends Municipality's Issuance of Liquor License Case Successes - October 2010 Q&H Obtains Dismissal of Landlords' Suit Against Village Case Successes - September 2010 Guolee Obtains Dismissal in Two Serious Claims Q&H Defeats Another Police Excessive Force Claim at Trial Case Successes - August 2010 Q&H Defeats Section 1983 and Title VII Employment Claims Case Successes - July 2010 Q&H Wins Another Case for Chicago Police Department Rubin Completes Successful Copyright Mediation Between Trophy Manufacturers Case Successes - June 2010 Q&H Suburban Office Attorneys Complete Not Guilty "Hat Trick" Q&H Successful in Coverage Fight Involving Religious Order Case Successes - May 2010 Q&H Obtains Dismissal of Civil Rights Claims Against Three Officers Following From Fight and Arrest at Chicago White Sox Game Q&H Wins Two Civil Rights Cases in Seventh Circuit Case Successes - April 2010 Guolee Defeats FLSA Class Action Claim Case Successes - March 2010 Q&H Defeats Federal Civil Rights Claim Case Successes - February 2010 Q&H Obtains Not Guilty Verdict in Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Case. $16 Million Jury Demand Averted. Case Successes - January 2010 Q&H Obtains Dismissal in Construction Case Q&H Municipal Practice Group Defeats Civil Rights Claim Brought By Police Officer Q&H Wins Lawsuit Following Parking Spot Altercation Q&H Prevails in Longstanding Insurance Coverage Dispute Headlines Callicoat Wins MSJ In Defamation Case Guolee and Callicoat Prevail in Appellate Court. $11+ Million Flooring Claim Dismissed Callicoat Prevails in 3rd District Appellate Court Wrongful Death Claim Events & Seminars Manufacturer Product Recalls: Proactive Guidance To Reduce Risk SEMINAR ANNOUNCEMENT: MANAGING ENGINEERING LIABILITY AND RISK - OCTOBER 25, 2018 Schoumacher and Rabel to Speak at Engineering Law Seminar on May 30, 2018 Publications Q&H Construction Law Quarterly - October 23, 2020 Court Denies Applicability of Professional Services Exclusion Subcontractor’s Bond Claim Barred For Failure to Provide Proper Notice Copyright Querrey & Harrow